Using Evidence Based Practice to Decide on an Outcome Measure

Course overview

Outcome measures are routinely used in the field of rehabilitation. Outcome measures are tools used to assess a patients current status. These tools should be able to detect and quantify change in a patients health function or perception throughout rehabilitation and beyond. Outcome measures are used for different purposes including identifying meaningful change for a person evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention identifying areas for improvement and demonstrating the impact and value of rehabilitation services. While the significance of outcome measures is acknowledged determining the most suitable measure for a particular patient or scenario can be challenging. In this course Benita Olivier explains how rehabilitation professionals can use the evidence-based practice process to select the most fitting outcome measure for their specific context. Physiopedia Plus courses are accessed through a monthly ($31) or yearly ($237) membership. Use discount code CEBROKER30 to get 30% discount on yearly full or pro membership. This will give you access to ALL 600+ approved courses, live and recorded webinars, anatomy and technique videos, podcasts, journal articles and books.