Therapies intervention

Ciccone CD. Basic pharmacokinetics and the potential effect of physical therapy interventions on pharmacokinetic variables. Phys Ther. 1995 75 343-351. 

Boundary clarification is a requirement to successful collaboration (McDaniel et al., 1992), particularly when multiple mental health providers participate in one case. Regardless of the degree one has earned, patients and family members may refer to all health care professionals as doctor and have skewed expectations about who is responsible for what. For example, patients commonly discuss medication with their nonprescribing therapist and occasionally solicit advice on how much medication to take, when to take it, and whether to discontinue its use. Similarly, patients report the progress of a therapy intervention with their psychiatrist or family physician. 

Occupational therapy prevents deterioration after stroke and facilitates patient independence but the exact nature of the occupational therapy intervention to achieve maximum benefit remains to be defined (Legg et al. 2006). 

Should we begin hormone-replacement therapy (intervention compared with no intervention) to prevent cardiovascular events (outcome) in this asymptomatic postmenopausal woman with a family history of coronary artery disease (patient) ... 

Bunning, Karen. Speech and Language Therapy Intervention Frameworks and Processes. London Wliurr, 2004. Examines topics such as the construction, enactment, and processes of intervention. Discusses cultural aspects and how to enhance communication with the patient. 

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