Standardized instruments for measuring patients’ activity limitations and participation restrictions have been advocated for use by rehabilitation professionals for many years. They are important in direct management of individual patient care and for the opportunity they provide the profession in collectively comparing care and determining effectiveness.
Learn more on the push to adopt standardized outcome measures from the APTA resources on Outcome Measures. Additionally, browse the links below to inform yourself on various outcome measures, and the APTA Outcomes Registry.
Specific Outcome Measures (Acute Care)
Additional resources
Registry
- Physical Therapy Outcomes RegistryThe registry is an organized system for collecting data to evaluate patient function and other clinically relevant measures for the population of patients receiving physical therapist services.
Outcome Resources
- Course: Raising the Bar: Tips to Measure and Improve the Quality for PT Practices
- Evidence & Research
Podcasts & Videos
- Video: Research to Practice: Outcome Measures for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis – 6/5/13
- Podcast: Developing Preferred Outcomes Measures for the Stroke Population – 5/15/12
- Podcast: Standardization of Outcome Measures: A First Step Towards Identifying Best Clinical Practice – 11/17/11
Tests and Measures
- Guide to Physical Therapist Practice – Test & Measures
- PTNow: Database of Tests & Measures
- OPTIMAL Data Collection Instrument
ining effectiveness.
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