Deck 3: Development and Delivery of Intervention Strategies

Question 1

Which component of evidence-based practice carries the least weight when making decisions?

A) Personal experience
B) Best available evidence
C) Patient values and preferences
D) Personal experience,best available evidence,and patient values all carry the same weight.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which common tool used in the examination of orthopedic injuries is contraindicated when the patient suffers from dementia or disorientation?

A) Weight-bearing status
B) Pain
C) Sensation
D) Flexibility

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What are the first three steps of the problem-solving approach?

A) Obtain a medical history,identify patient limitations and restrictions,and prioritize problems
B) Obtain a medical history,review the evidence,and set treatment goals
C) Identify patient limitations and restrictions,prioritize problems,and set treatment goals
D) Identify patient limitations and restrictions,set treatment goals,and review the evidence

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When treatment planning,what largely determines the types of modalities that will resolve a pathology?

A) Stage of the healing process
B) Length of application
C) Amplitude at which the modality is applied
D) Type of insurance carried by the patient

Question 5

Which of the following goals is quantifiable and measures function?

A) Increase passive dorsiflexion by 2 degrees
B) Increase active dorsiflexion
C) Increase active dorsiflexion to allow patient to climb stairs unassisted
D) Increase active assistive dorsiflexion

Question 6

Which factors should be considered when determining if a therapeutic modality would be effective in treating a specific condition? Select all that apply.

A) What is the cost of the therapeutic modality?
B) Does the modality produce the physiological response to promote healing?
C) Can the modality affect the target tissue?
D) Does the device improve patient outcomes?
E) What is the ease of applying the modality?

Question 7

When determining the best method for heat application,which surface would best be served with a whirlpool over a moist heat pack?

A) Thigh
B) Lower leg
C) Ankle
D) Upper arm

Question 8

When based on ______________,treatment goals can be used as the basis for research on treatment efficacy.

A) outcome measures
B) patient preference
C) cost effectiveness
D) short-term goals

Question 9

In order to develop a logical treatment sequence in the problem-solving approach,problems should be prioritized based on what?

A) Cause-and-effect relationship to the patient's functional limitations
B) Importance of the treatment to the patient
C) Importance of the treatment to the clinician
D) Cost of the proposed intervention

Question 10

According to the World Health Organization,which is an environmental contextual factor that can help determine a patient's level of function/disability?

A) A person's gender
B) A person's profession
C) A person's life experiences
D) Social attitudes where a person works

Question 11

Which of the following are considered external factors that affect the development of a treatment plan? Select all that apply.

A) Expertise of the staff
B) Financial constraints
C) Type of available equipment
D) Patient's motivation
E) Support the patient receives from friends and family

Question 12

PICO is a mnemonic that provides structure for developing clinical questions.When developing a clinical question,what part of the mnemonic represents the therapy being considered?

A) Patient
B) Intervention
C) Comparison
D) Outcomes

Question 13

What is the purpose of "Condition" in the ABCD goal-writing structure?

A) To identify the person performing the task
B) To describe the task using action terms
C) To define the tools or techniques used in obtaining the goal
D) To identify the quality with which the task will be performed

Question 14

The problem-solving approach to developing an intervention strategy is a logic-based technique that uses what components? Select all that apply.

A) Clinical examination findings
B) Patient's long-term goals
C) Best available evidence
D) Cost of the interventions
E) Supplies of the facility

Question 15

Which statement accurately describes long-term goals?

A) Long-term goals are revised more often than short-term goals.
B) There are typically more long-term goals than short-term goals.
C) Long-term goals focus on restoring participation.
D) Long-term goals tend to address specific pathologies.

Question 16

Planning a treatment and rehabilitation program requires the integration of what complex skills? Select all that apply.

A) Clinical examination skills
B) Knowledge of pathology
C) Identification of the patient's level of function
D) Identification of the patient's participation restrictions
E) Knowledge of the current costs associated with common modalities

Question 17

In which component of the problem-solving approach would you identify the stage of the healing process?

A) Medical history
B) Recognition of the problem
C) Goal setting
D) Treatment planning

Question 18

Which common tool used in the examination of orthopedic injuries can be measured with a handheld dynamometer?

A) Active range of motion
B) Muscle function assessment
C) Hypertrophy
D) Sensation

Question 19

Which is most useful when determining the efficacy of an intervention?

A) Minimum detectable change
B) Minimally clinically important change
C) Maximum detectable change
D) Maximally clinically important change

Question 20

Which databases are designed to answer clinical questions through the incorporation of publications from multiple databases? Select all that apply.

A) PEDro
B) Cochrane
C) PubMed
D) SPORTDiscus
E) Google