A Therapist Is in Need of a Mechanism to Create

question 5

Multiple Choice

A therapist is in need of a mechanism to create interventions designed for prevention that are goal oriented and of determinate duration.To address this specific need,the therapist should consult which model of clinical decision-making?

• A)Sullivan's clinical decision-making algorithm for treatment or referral of patients with neurological disorders
• B)Schenkman's integrated framework for decision-making in neurological physical therapist practice
• C)Rothstein and Echternach's Hypothesis-Oriented Algorithm for Clinicians II (HOAC II)
• D)The five elements of patient/client management of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice

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Definitions:

Carryover Effects

A phenomenon in repeated measures designs where the effect of previous condition(s) carries over to influence performance in subsequent condition(s).

AB Design

A basic experimental design consisting of a control phase (A) followed by a treatment phase (B), used primarily in behavior analysis to assess the effect of a treatment or intervention.

Randomized AB Design

An experimental design involving random assignment to two groups, A (control) and B (treatment), to examine the effect of a variable.

ABAB Design

Another name for Reversal Design, illustrating the sequence of observational and intervention phases: A (baseline) followed by B (intervention), another A (withdrawal of intervention), and final B (re-introduction of intervention).