Gross M T, Sekerak D K, Allen D D
Division of Physical Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599.
Phys Ther. 1994 Oct;74(10):963-8. doi: 10.1093/ptj/74.10.963.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an example in a technical research report would affect application of content to hypothetical patient problems and to future patients.
Subjects were 69 physical therapists who routinely used isokinetic equipment in the treatment of patients with knee joint pathologies.
Thirty-five subjects (group 1) read a research report that described mathematical models for predicting preinjury quadriceps femoris and hamstring muscle performance. The report included an example of applying the information. The remaining 34 subjects (group 2) read the same research report with the example omitted. Subjects were asked to select appropriate prediction models and determine preinjury knee torques for two hypothetical patients. Subjects were also contacted 6 to 12 weeks after initial data collection to determine whether they had applied research report results in their treatments of patients.
Chi-square analyses indicated manuscript type was not related to the selection of correct models, but group 1 subjects computed correct torque values more frequently than did group 2 subjects. Insufficient data were available regarding application of research report content to patients.
The results indicate application of technically oriented research reports may be enhanced by including examples of applications. (Gross MT, Sekerak DK, Allen DD. Effect of including a clinical example on the ability of physical therapists to apply information in a technical research report.
本研究旨在确定技术研究报告中的一个示例是否会影响将内容应用于假设的患者问题以及未来的患者。
69名物理治疗师，他们在治疗膝关节疾病患者时常规使用等速设备。
35名受试者（第1组）阅读了一份研究报告，该报告描述了预测伤前股四头肌和腘绳肌肌肉表现的数学模型。报告包括应用该信息的一个示例。其余34名受试者（第2组）阅读了省略该示例的相同研究报告。要求受试者为两名假设的患者选择合适的预测模型并确定伤前膝关节扭矩。在初始数据收集后的6至12周，还联系了受试者，以确定他们是否在治疗患者时应用了研究报告的结果。
卡方分析表明，手稿类型与正确模型的选择无关，但第1组受试者比第2组受试者更频繁地计算出正确的扭矩值。关于将研究报告内容应用于患者的数据不足。
结果表明，通过包含应用示例可能会增强以技术为导向的研究报告的应用。（格罗斯MT、塞凯拉克DK、艾伦DD。包含临床示例对物理治疗师在技术研究报告中应用信息能力的影响。
