Sue...thanks for the discussion...Having been an OT for 20 years I have to say that EBP has not always been the focus and I tended to do what I was taught in school and field work and what has worked for me in the past but I have started progressing to more review of articles and seeing what is out there to confirm what I am doing...I am really enjoying this! I am now in school for my MS in gerotology and I have learned more about research and how to really do it...having a BS in OT, research was not a component in my learning....I think it is really exciting to focus on EBP....I have also consulted with a PT coworker/manager of mine regarding modalities. I know a controversial topic probably, but he is getting a phD in PT and he has done much research on electrical modalities and the evidence does not show that it "works".....( if I understand him correctly). I plan to do more research on this and have chosen to continue with manual type therapy of course with function and not modalities in my practice. I do not plan to progress towards certification as I had planned to do....I love hands on therapy..... By the way, I do tend to write ST goals for prerequisite skills with function of course reflected in the same goal...I do plan to relook this.....I don't do cookbook evals so my evals are never the same...the goals always are specific to my patient so I can't say I do it all the time....thanks for the reminder of what we really need to focus on.... Ron...I appreciate and gain alot from this OT list...thank you! Lisa Sloan, OTR/L
--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Sue O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Sue O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OTlist] expertise To: [email protected] Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 7:32 PM Just did a huge lit review on this topic for my dissertation - the literature documents a very interesting phenomenon, where all kinds of health professionals (MDs, nurses, OT, PT, SLP, and numerous others), when asked, typically express a positive attitude towards research and evidence-based practice (think it's necessary, think it will advance their profession, improve client care, etc), but other than in certain pockets, the vast majority do not use evidence based practice, even when there is evidence available. In the literature, EBP is described as including things like searching for evidence, reading and appraising the literature, applying research findings to practice, conducting any kind of research on one's own practice, and/or being involved in clinical studies. This is not only consistent across the health professions, it is consistent across time, going back from the 1980s to the present. Hopefully as more contemporary students, who are being taught more EBP skills, enter the work force, this may change, but there is also some intriguing evidence that suggests that health professionals say what they think they are supposed to say about EBP, but really don't think that using and/or creating research evidence is important, or an integral part of their role... Ron, at least you are being honest about it! What do others think? Sue Ordinetz *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 9/7/2008 at 7:14 PM Ron Carson wrote: > >At this point, I must confess a small secret. I do not like research; >I don't like doing it or reading it. I KNOW it's important but I am >just NOT a research man. As such, I tend to never focus on the >research question(s) that you mention, but maybe I should. -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
