The Use of Single Case Research Designs in Rehabilitation Studies: A Special Issue of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863771645 ISBN 13: 9780863771644

Publisher: Psychology Press, 1991

Synopsis

This collection of essays on physiotherapy presents examples from a number of different clinical areas: outpatients, community care, neurological rehabilitation and the intensive care unit.

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Synopsis

The papers collated in this Special Issue have been produced by practising clinicians rather than established research workers. The approach adopted indicates that it is possible to evaluate everyday practice in an objective manner in a variety of clinical situations. The authors have presented examples from a number of different clinical areas: outpatients, community care, neurological rehabilitation and the intensive care unit. They suggest that there is a need to establish a more objective database in physiotherapy if any strong claims are to be made about the different therapeutic techniques that are standardly employed. The authors argue that group studies are difficult to implement and that the results may be difficult to evaluate. They suggest that the small N approach is a useful method of establishing generality of findings in addition to answering some of the criticisms of simple AB designs applied to a single case. One of the studies included in this issue illustrates the use of small N designs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863771645
• ISBN 13: 9780863771644
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80
• Editor: Riddoch Jane