Miller PA, McKibbon KA, Haynes RB "A quantitative analysis of research publications in physical therapy journals" PHYSICAL THERAPY 83 (2): 123-131 FEB 2003 and two other papers from Physical Therapy 83 (2): 123-131 FEB 2003
Eugene Garfield
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Tue Jul 15 15:30:06 EDT 2003
Patricia A. Miller : pmiller at mcmaster.ca
Alan M. Jette : ajette at bu.edu
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TITLE A quantitative analysis of research publications in physical
therapy journals
AUTHOR Miller PA, McKibbon KA, Haynes RB
JOURNAL PHYSICAL THERAPY 83 (2): 123-131 FEB 2003
Document type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 26
Times Cited: 0
Abstract:
Many physical therapists depend on their-quality evidence. The purpose of
this professional journals for high study was to evaluate the rigor of
research and review articles in 4 national physical therapy journals.
Subjects and Methods. All articles in 6 consecutive issues of the Australian
Journal of Physiotherapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Physiotherapy
Canada, published between January 2000 and June 2001 (N = 179) were
reviewed. One trained reviewer identified the type and purpose of each
article and assessed the rigor of treatment and review articles according to
explicit criteria. Results. The majority of articles reviewed
were original studies (56%). The majority of the research articles that
dealt with human health care (66%) addressed topics that were not directly
applicable to the provision of patient care such as measurement topics and
studies on subjects without identified pathologies or impairments. Of the
179 journal articles, 19 met the standards for rigor (11%). The majority of
these articles dealt with treatment. The pass rate per journal was as
follows: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 10% (4/42); Physical Therapy,
15% (7/47); Physiotherapy, 12% (4/34); and Physiotherapy Canada, 7% (4/56).
Discussion and Conclusion. Because such a small percentage of articles in
these professional journals were identified as having direct application to
patient care, physical therapists should attempt to access other
sources of information to find additional high-quality evidence. A larger
sample with a greater number of issues per journal may have yielded
different results and indicated different trends, and further research
appears to be warranted.
Author Keywords:
clinical research, evidence-based practice, publications and audiovisual
materials
KeyWords Plus:
EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, TRIALS, BIAS
Addresses:
Miller PA, McMaster Univ, Sch Rehabil Sci, Hamilton, ON, Canada
McMaster Univ, Sch Rehabil Sci, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Hamilton Hlth Sci, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Univ Pittsburgh, Ctr Biomed Informat, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Publisher:
AMER PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC, ALEXANDRIA
IDS Number:
640ZN
ISSN:
0031-9023
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TITLE A quantitative analysis of research publications in physical
therapy
journals - Invited commentary
AUTHOR Jette AM
JOURNAL PHYSICAL THERAPY 83 (2): 131-132 FEB 2003
Document type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 2
Times Cited: 0
Addresses:
Jette AM, Boston Univ, Sargent Coll, Boston, MA 02215 USA
Boston Univ, Sargent Coll, Boston, MA 02215 USA
Publisher:
AMER PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC, ALEXANDRIA
IDS Number:
640ZN
ISSN:
0031-9023
Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year
BEATTIE P PHYS THER 80 499 2000
HAYNES RB ANN INTERN MED 113 724 1990
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TITLE A quantitative analysis of research publications in physical
therapy journals - Author response
AUTHOR Miller PA, Haynes RB
JOURNAL PHYSICAL THERAPY 83 (2): 133-133 FEB 2003
Document type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 1
Times Cited: 0
Publisher:
AMER PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOC, ALEXANDRIA
IDS Number:
640ZN
ISSN:
0031-9023
Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year
BINKLEY JM PHYS THER 79 371 1999
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