Evidence-Based Practices in Health Care: Social Work Possibilities

Within the health care community, discussions abound that include phrases like evidence-based practice, evidence-based research, and evidence-based interventions. Zlotnik and Galambos discuss varying factors undergirding this discourse; explorations of the types of research designs that should resul...

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Published in:Health & social work 2004-11, Vol.29 (4), p.259-261
Main Authors: Zlotnik, Joan Levy, Galambos, Colleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical medicine
Clinical outcomes
Company service development
Control Groups
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Educational Policy
Evidence
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health care
Health care industry
Health Policy - trends
Human services
Humans
Lifelong Learning
Medical research
Practice
Research Methodology
Service development
Services
Social Work
Social workers
United States
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Summary:Within the health care community, discussions abound that include phrases like evidence-based practice, evidence-based research, and evidence-based interventions. Zlotnik and Galambos discuss varying factors undergirding this discourse; explorations of the types of research designs that should result in the "best" evidence; initiatives to highlight and disseminate demonstrated effective programs; and policies that seek to identify evidence-based practices and promote their use.
ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854
DOI:10.1093/hsw/29.4.259