Dr. Roger M. Nelson

1) Evidence Based Physical Therapy: An International Perspective. Roger M. Nelson, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA, Professor and Director Physical Therapy Department, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania, USA.

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the methods used by the community of health-care professionals who use the evidence-based approach in their daily encounters with patients/clients. The traditional approach used by Dr. Sackett will be discussed in detail with specific examples to the physical therapy community. Additionally examples of international cooperative experiences in evidence-based physical therapy will be presented.


2) Patients Satisfaction : An Important outcome for Physical Therapy. Roger M. Nelson, PT, Ph. D., FAPTA, Professor and Director Physical Therapy Department, Lebanon Valley COllege, Annville, Pennsylvania, USA.

The satisfaction with care is a multidimentional event. Two major domains of satisfaction are clinically related and non-clinically related. The clinically related items refer to the direct interaction of the therapist with the patient. The non-clinical items refer to the some of the surroundings where the care is given. This paper will discuss the development of a valid instrument to measure patient satisfaction. The instrument's further development will be discussed in detail.