Journal articles

[Elisha Li]

Hi! NOt sure if this is a question that can be answered, but when it comes to recommended articles to read, could the PCS reference specific articles in their questions? For example, would we be expected to know certain study components or statistics?

[Jessica Lewis]

Elisha,
It is a hard question to answer, but I think the test question writers would know as they are writing questions that it would be extremely difficult for test takers to have memorized all critical articles in our field. I will say that I think it is very important to have our Clinical Practice Guidelines memorized as best you can (concussion, CMT, gait analysis, DCD). I would also have some of the general takeaways of other key articles under your belt (something like Novak’s stoplight article comes to mind). As far as memorizing specific statistics and small details, I don’t think your time will be well spent doing that. Focus on big takeaways instead!
Jessica

[Helen Carey]

Ditto!

Also, I think it is unrealistic for therapists to have MDC or MCID values memorized (I certainly don’t and I have published some values for the TUG test). A good question should include any pertinent values in the stem, from the literature, to use in answering the question. In clinical practice, we would look up those values, but understand how to use them to interpret change in test scores.

Helen

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