Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editors Contributing Authors Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice FCAHS Chapter 2 Development of Evidence-Based Knowledge Chapter 3 Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner Chapter 4 Outcome Measurement in Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Chapter 5 Asking Clinical Questions and Searching for the Evidence Chapter 6 Evaluating the Evidence Chapter 7 Systematically Reviewing the Evidence Chapter 8 Evaluating the Evidence: Economic Evaluations Chapter 9 Knowledge Translation Chapter 10 Strategies to Build Evidence Into Practice Chapter 11 Evidence Synthesis Practice Tools: Guidelines, Algorithms, Clinical Pathways, Prediction Rules, and Patient Decision Aids Chapter 12 Communicating Evidence to Clients, Managers, and Funders Chapter 13 Moving Evidence Into Practice: Case Examples of the Knowledge-to-Action Cycle at Work Appendix A Quality Appraisal for Clinical Measurement Studies: Evaluation Form and Guidelines Appendix B Outcome Measures Review: Form and Guidelines Appendix C Qualitative Review: Form and Guidelines Appendix D Quantitative Review: Form and Guidelines Appendix E Evaluation of Quality of an Intervention Study: Form and Guidelines Appendix F Critical Appraisal Prognostic Study: Form and Guidelines Appendix G Worksheet for Evaluating and Using Articles About Diagnostic Tests Appendix H Taxonomy of Knowledge Translation Interventions Financial Disclosures Index

Reviews

“I use this book to refine my capacity for judging and using evidence in my own clinical practice, as well as in working with students in an occupational therapy graduate program. The Third Edition has enough updates and new content to support replacement of the Second Edition…The book will be on my desk!”

- Carla Wilhite, OTD, OTR/L, University of New Mexico, Doody’s Review Service“This updated edition of Law and MacDermid’s text is a highly recommended resource for educational settings as well as for practice teams looking to enhance the evidence-based nature of their practice.”

- Tanya Rihtman, Coventry University, British Journal of Occupational Therapy“This textbook will appeal to beginners wishing to develop a better grasp of EBP as well as seasoned practitioners wishing to attain exemplary practice. The sheer number of examples, solutions, and models provided will support readers in defining an optimal process to conduct EBP in their milieu. This book is convincing in its demonstration of the importance of EBP for continuing professional development as well as for the advancement of the profession.”

- Julie Lapointe, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy