The Use of Patient-centered Outcome Measures by Hand Therapists: A Practice Survey

Purpose The purpose of this survey was to gain greater insight into hand therapists' use of patient-centered outcome measures and to serve as a tool for better understanding the use of outcome measures in clinical practice. Future research may be useful to gather further data from practicing ha...

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Published in:	Journal of hand therapy Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 356
Main Authors:	Valdes, K, Algar, L.A, Connors, B, Cyr, L, Dickman, D, Lucado, A, Naughton, N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01-07-2016 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Clinical medicine Perceptions Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Studies Therapists
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Summary:	Purpose The purpose of this survey was to gain greater insight into hand therapists' use of patient-centered outcome measures and to serve as a tool for better understanding the use of outcome measures in clinical practice. Future research may be useful to gather further data from practicing hand therapists who are not members of ASHT in order to most effectively promote use of patient-centered outcome measures and to improve patient care.
ISSN:	0894-1130 1545-004X
DOI:	10.1016/j.jht.2014.08.005