title: PTEVAL: a computerized home-based physical therapy intervention instrument.
abstract: The determination of physical therapy treatment protocols, based on an in-home evaluation of a patient, is a complex task. The specific rules for treatment indications are individually simple, but numerous and hence time-consuming and prone to error using pencil-and-paper methods. This paper describes PTEVAL, a computerized Point-of-Care instrument designed to support the intervention protocols of an ongoing clinical trial. With appropriate modifications and extensions, PTEVAL can be a model for instruments used in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center At Yale, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Charpentier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface