RT Book, Section
A1 Riddle, Daniel L.
A1 Stratford, Paul W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180746338
T1 How Can I Establish a Target Goal Value for My Patient?
T2 Is This Change Real?
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803629578
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180746338
RD 2024/04/18
AB Therapists  are  routinely  faced  with  the  challenge  of  making  prognostic  judgments  for  their  patients.  For  example,  patients  often  ask  questions  like  “Will  my  back  pain  go  away  completely?”  or  “Will  I  be  able  to  walk  without  this  limp?”  These  types  of  questions  are  classic  prognostic  questions  and  are  some  of  the  most  difficult  to  answer  in  patient  care.  In  our  view,  they  are  difficult  to  answer  for  two  main  reasons:  (1)  the  volume  of  literature  on  prognosis  is  less  than  that  for  other  types  of  clinical  decisions,  particularly  for  certain  disorders,  and  (2)  these  types  of  questions  can  be  very  broad  in  nature,  which  make  it  difficult  to  provide  a  clear  and  concise  answer.