Health Management and Outcome Assessments

At the end of this course, the students are expected to: 1. discuss the general principles in selecting outcome measures that guides decision making in physiotherapy; 2. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the general principles of measurement and outcome measures and their psychometric properties; 3. demonstrate the ability to select appropriate outcome measures for specific conditions and patients; and 4. demonstrate the skills to monitor the status of patents using the relevant outcome measures and tools.

Definition of health measurement. population and individual health statistics. physiotherapy measurement and clinical decision making. outcomes assessment and selection and integration of outcome measures into clinical practice. development of clinical measuring instruments. measurement of specific variables including vital signs, pain, disability, functional performance. anthropometric variables, physical fitness measurement (stress test), lung function tests, motor function tests. Psychometric properties including validity, reliability, utility, sensitivity and specificity, and clinically important change. measurement of specific variables including disability. Health-related quality of life, satisfaction with life, mental status. Activities of daily living functions, stress and many others.