Research Agenda for Physical Therapy From the American Physical Therapy Association

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Author(s)Stevens-Lapsley, Jennifer
Author(s)Hicks, Gregory E.
Author(s)Zimney, Kory
Author(s)Slaven, Emily J.
Author(s)Manal, Tara Jo
Author(s)Jeffries, Lynn M.
Date Accessioned2024-01-17T18:54:08Z
Date Available2024-01-17T18:54:08Z
Publication Date2023-09-15
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad126. © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Physical Therapy Association.
AbstractResearch agendas play an important role in directing scholarly inquiry in a field. The Research Agenda for Physical Therapy From the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) outlines research priorities that are vital to advancing physical therapist practice and the profession. The development of the research agenda included multiple iterative steps and feedback from stakeholders. A research agenda subgroup (n = 6) of the APTA Scientific and Practice Affairs Committee (SPAC), with APTA staff support, gathered information on existing research agendas, developed draft priority descriptions, and gathered feedback via surveys. The subgroup first conducted an environmental scan of the research agendas in the physical therapy and rehabilitation fields. To gather information about research priorities, APTA’s Technology and Organizational Performance department distributed a survey to 3 samples. APTA staff organized the feedback, and SPAC edited and synthesized a draft agenda. This draft was sent out in survey form to the original samples and to members of the APTA Academy of Research. Concurrently, a repeat environmental scan was conducted. A final draft of the research agenda was sent for final review to a smaller cohort (n = 95) that included content experts in each of the main categories of the agenda as identified by the APTA Academy of Research. The SPAC research agenda subgroup reviewed and incorporated the information into the final draft. The final research agenda includes priorities in topical areas (population health, mechanistic research, clinical research, education/professional development research, health services research, and workforce development) identified as key in the evolution of our profession. Impact The Research Agenda for Physical Therapy From APTA identifies research priorities within the profession vital to advancing the practice and profession of physical therapy. The research agenda has 6 key areas of focus: population health research, mechanistic research, clinical research, education and professional development research, health services research, and workforce research. Researchers, funding agencies, and public policy makers can use the research agenda to concentrate research efforts around these areas.
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CitationJennifer Stevens-Lapsley, Gregory E Hicks, Kory Zimney, Emily J Slaven, Tara Jo Manal, Lynn M Jeffries, Research Agenda for Physical Therapy From the American Physical Therapy Association, Physical Therapy, Volume 103, Issue 10, October 2023, pzad126, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzad126
ISSN1538-6724
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33840
Languageen_US
PublisherPhysical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
KeywordsAPTA
KeywordsResearch
KeywordsAgenda
KeywordsPhysical Therapy
KeywordsAmerican Physical Therapy Association: History
KeywordsAmerican Physical Therapy Association: Policies
KeywordsPositions
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TitleResearch Agenda for Physical Therapy From the American Physical Therapy Association
TypeArticle
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