TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Portney, Leslie G. A1 - Watkins, Mary P. PY - 2017 T2 - Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3e AB - As we approached the revision of this text for the third edition, we realized that the prevailing paradigms of clinical research in rehabilitation and medicine had continued to evolve over the past 10 years, and that we had to address several important changes in the research landscape. Probably the most notable of these changes is the emphasis on evidence-based practice (EBP) that has become central to all of health care. The World Health Organization's adoption of the International Classification of Functioning and Disability (ICF) has created a new vocabulary that is being integrated into research and practice across disciplines. Questions related to diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision making are prominent in research literature, and phrases like "responsiveness," "minimally important change" and "number needed to treat" are becoming essential to EBP. Attitudes about clinical research have emphasized the responsibility of every clinician to better understand how to apply evidence to patient care, and the gaps in our research knowledge have become more evident as we often search for answers that are not there. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138249423 ER -