Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I: Principles of evidence-based physical therapy practice. Evidence-based physical therapist practice -- What is evidence? -- The quest for evidence : getting started -- Part II: Elements of evidence. Questions, theories, and hypotheses -- Research design -- Research subjects -- Variables and their measurement -- Validity in research designs -- Unraveling statistical mysteries : description -- Unraveling statistical mysteries : inference -- Part III: Appraising the evidence. Appraising evidence about diagnostic tests and clinical measures -- Appraising evidence about prognostic (risk) factors -- Appraising evidence about interventions -- Appraising evidence about clinical prediction rules -- Appraising outcomes research -- Appraising evidence about self-report outcomes measures -- Appraising collections of evidence : systematic reviews -- Appraising collections of evidence : clinical practice guidelines -- Appraising qualitative research studies -- Part IV: Evidence in practice. Patient or client preferences and values -- Putting it all together -- Appendix A. Calculation of confidence intervals -- Appendix B. Additional evidence appraisal tools available on the Internet -- Appendix C. Additional calculations for evidence-based physical therapist practice