Systematische Literaturstudien und Metaanalysen im physiotherapeutischen Kontext verstehen

Zusammenfassung

Hintergrund: Von den in der Praxis tätigen Physiotherapeuten wird vermehrt evidenzbasiertes therapeutisches Handeln erwartet. Dies setzt voraus, dass sie sich kontinuierlich über die neusten Forschungsergebnisse informieren. Die jährlich zunehmende Anzahl an Neupublikationen vor allem im Bereich der (randomisierten) klinischen Studien macht es Berufsangehörigen im Gesundheitswesen zeitlich oft schwer, sich neben ihrem Praxisalltag auf dem neusten Wissensstand zu halten. Mit systematischen Literaturstudien und Metaanalysen kann dem zunehmenden Information overflow auf eine effiziente Art und Weise entgegengewirkt werden.

Ziel/Methode: Die vorliegende Arbeit bringt Hintergrundinformationen und die Systematik systematischer Literaturstudien und Metaanalysen in einen physiotherapeutisch verständlichen Kontext.

Ergebnisse: Metaanalysen stellen eine systematische und quantitative Methode der Zusammenführung evidenter Ergebnisse aus individuellen vergleichbaren Studien dar, um wichtige (physio-)therapeutische Fragestellungen zu beantworten.

Schlussfolgerung: Für praktizierende Physiotherapeuten besitzt die Fähigkeit des Lesens und des kritischen Interpretierens von Metaanalysen einen großen Stellenwert in Bezug auf das evidenzbasierte therapeutische Handeln.

Abstract

Background: Practicing physiotherapists are increasingly expected to work evidence-based. This requires that they continuously catch up with the latest research findings. Due to the annually growing number of new publications predominantly in the field of (randomised) clinical studies health care professionals have time problems to keep up with the actual state of knowledge alongside with their daily practice. Systematic literature studies and meta-analyses can efficiently counteract this growing information overflow.

Objective/Method: This article adjusts background information and the systematics of systematic literature studies and meta-analyses to a physiotherapeutically comprehensible context.

Results: Meta-analyses generate a systematic and quantitative method of consolidating evident results of individual comparable studies in order to answer important (physiotherapeutic) questions.

Conclusion: With a view towards evidence-based therapeutic management the ability of reading and critically interpreting meta-analyses is very important for practising physiotherapists.

Schlüsselwörter

systematische Reviews - Metaanalyse - Physiotherapie

Key words

systematic reviews - meta-analysis - physiotherapy

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