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Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure
This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.
Jun 16, 2022/Test & Measure
The EPIC Lift Capacity test (ELC) is used to evaluate lifting capacity through different vertical ranges necessary to carry out the occupational demands required for lifting on an occasional or frequent basis.
Dec 28, 2022/Test & Measure
This brief self-report measure was developed to help identify people who may have generalized anxiety disorder.
Jan 4, 2023/CPG
This guideline recommends measurement tools that health care providers should use to screen for and assess cancer-related fatigue in individuals with cancer.
Apr 22, 2022/Test & Measure
URICA measures a using a patient's readiness to change self-reported questionnaire that categorizes the patient into one of the 4 following stages: precontemplation, contemplation, action, or maintenance.
Feb 1, 2019/Article
The number of violent events in the workplace seems ever more prevalent. How can PTs and PTAs best protect themselves and their patients?
Feb 1, 2018/Article
With relaxed state laws and wider availability, use of cannabis and cannabinoids is increasing throughout the United States. PTs and PTAs need to know how patients can be affected in both positive and negative ways.
Mar 1, 2018/Article
It's time to replace unfounded fears with evidence-based facts. Doing so will best ensure optimal treatment of an underserved population and will better meet caregivers' needs.
Last year, CMS proposed significant changes in the home health and skilled nursing settings, seeking to improve the value of payment in postacute care. PTs and PTAs must understand what's behind these efforts, what they need to do, and what may lie ahead.
PTs who are passionate about using motor learning explain why it's so important to physical therapist practice.
