SPIN means:
High sensitivity - rule in
no false positives
SNOUT means:
High specificity - rule out
no false negatives
2 mains ways to test statistical significance
- P-value
- confidence interval
List the levels of evidence pyramid from top to bottom.
- Systematic reviews
- clinically appraised topics
- critically appraised individual articles
- randomized controlled trials
- cohort studies
- case-controlled studies
- background info / expert opinion
APTA does not (2):
- make laws such as the practice act
- grant professional licenses
requirements for APTA membership (3):
- graduation from or enrollment in accredited program
- signed pledge of ethics
- fees
6 benefits of APTA:
- legislative efforts
- information
- continuing education
- professional development
- research
- reimbursement
level of organization of states for APTA is called:
chapters
APTA local segments of the chapter are called:
districts
____ are specialization groups of APTA, part of the individual sections
SIGS
____ allows for members with similar interests to meet or consult in APTA.
sections
similar to sections, composed of members from the same category
assemblies
highest policy making body of the APTA
house of delegates
composed of 15 members, carries out and communicates decisions and mandates of the house of delegates
board of directors
created by house of delegates in 2005, brings attention to issues involving PTAs
PTA Caucus
organization that accredits all PT and PTA programs
CAPTE
PICO stands for:
- Patient, population, or problem
- intervention, prognostic factor, or exposure
- Comparison or Intervention (optional)
- Outcome you would like to measure or acheive
a statement of the expected relationship between variables
hypothesis
The degree to which one rater can obtain the same rating on multiple occasions of measuring the same variable
intrarater reliability
The degree to which two or more raters can obtain the same ratings for a given variable
interrater reliability
CO regulations state that a PT may supervise up to __ non-PT personnel, including PTAs, aides, techs, CNAs, etc.
4
ability to imagine yourself in another person’s place and to understand the other person’s feelings, ideas, desires, and actions
empathy
harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another
sympathy
3 stages of empathy:
- cognitive stage
- crossing over stage
- coming back to own feelings stage
