2. INTRODUCTION OF EBP
DEFINITION OF EVIDENCE
HIERARCHY OF EVIDENCE
HISTORY OF EBP
COMPONENTS OF EBP
AIMS OF EBP
ADVANTAGES OF EBP
DISADVANTAGES OF EBP
BARRIERS IN EBP
RESEARCH Vs. EBP
OBJECTIVES
3. EBP IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT, BUT IT HAS BECOME MORE EXPLICIT IN
MANY COUNTRIES OVER RECENT YEARS.
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE IS AN EMERGING AND INCREASING THEME IN
REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY.
EBP PROMOTES THE COLLECTION,INTERPRETATION,&APPLICATION OF
VALID EVIDENCE IN CLINICAL DECISION MAKING.
THE CONSCIENTIOUS,EXPLICIT AND JUDICIOUS USE OF CURRENT BEST
EVIDENCE IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE CARE OF INDIVIDUAL
PATIENT.IT MEANS INTEGRATING INDIVIDUAL CLINICAL EXPERTISE WITH
THE BEST AVAILABLE EXTERNAL CLINICAL EVIDENCE FROM SYSTEMATIC
RESEARCH.(SACKETT D,1996)
INTRODUCTION OF EBP
4. The available body of facts or information indicating
whether a belief or proposition is true or valid .
An evidence could be –
Patient reported
Clinician observed
Research derived
DEFINITION OF EVIDENCE
5. HIERARCHY OF EVIDENCE
LEVEL
• IA
• IB
• IIA
• IIB
• III
• IV
TYPE OF EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OR META
ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIALS
EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM AT LEAST RANDOMISED
CONTROLLED TRIAL
EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM AT LEAST ONE WELL DESIGNED
CONTROLLED STUDY WITHOUT RANDOMISATION
EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM AT LEAST ONE OTHER TYPE OF
WELL DESIGNED QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM WELL DESIGNED NON-
EXPERIMENTAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES
EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM EXPERT COMMITTEE REPORTS OR
OPINIONS AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF RESPECTED
AUTHORITIES( ADAPTED FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL
EXCELLENCE (2001)
6. SINCE THE EARLY 1990’S, FOLLOWING THE RISE OF EBM
(EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE), THE CONCEPT OF
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
PHYSICAL THERAPY.
THE FIRST PUBLICATION ON THIS TOPIC CAME OUT OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MAATRICHT, NETHERLANDS.
TODAY,THE MAJOR STUDY CENTRE FOR EVIDENCE –
BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY BASED IN THE SCHOOL OF
PHYSIOTHERAPY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA.
HISTORY OF EBP
8. IMPROVE THE CARE OF PATIENTS, CARERS &
COMMUNITIES.
REDUCE VARIATIONS IN PRACTICE .
USE EVIDENCE FROM HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH TO
INFORM PRACTICE.
MAKE DECISION MAKING MORE TRANSPARENT.
INTEGRATES PATIENT PREFERENCES INTO DECISION-
MAKING.
AIMS OF EBP
9. Ability to evolve and individualize care of patients.
Reduce cost of the patient care.
Enhance expertise of medical professional providing
your care.
ADVANTAGE OF EBP
10. Includes shortage of evidence .
Oversight of common sense.
The length of time & difficulty of finding of valid
credible evidence.
DISADVANTAGE OF EBP
11. LACK OF VALUE FOR RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
DIFFICULITY IN BRINGING CHANGE
LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE MENTORS
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EBP
LACK OF TIME & SKILLS
BARRIERS IN EBP
12. RESEARCH Vs. EBP
RESEARCH
Research is about developing
new knowledge or to validate
existing knowledge based on a
theory.
EBP
EBP involves innovation in
terms of finding and
translating the best evidence
into clinical practice.
Editor's Notes
III Eg Comparative studies,correlation studies, and care studies