PTEVAL: a computerized home-based physical therapy intervention instrument

Proc AMIA Symp. 2000:136-40.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aged
  • Clinical Protocols
  • Computer Peripherals
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Frail Elderly
  • Health Services for the Aged
  • Home Care Services*
  • Humans
  • Physical Therapy Modalities*
  • Point-of-Care Systems*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Research Design
  • User-Computer Interface