Instrumentos para avaliar a prática baseada em evidências na fisioterapia: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

Introduction: Evidence-Based Practice can be defined as the use of relevant scien-tific evidence to guide clinical decision making and optimize health outcomes of patients. Objectives: To identify, to evaluate and to describe the assessment tools of Evidence-Based Practice in the training of physiotherapists that are translated and adapted into Brazilian Portuguese, through a systematic review. Methods:We carried out systematic searches in electronic databases: Embase, SciELO, CINAHL, PubMedand ERIC, and four groups of search terms were used. Results: Of the 707 studies identified, only five were selected for review in full text and of these, none met the inclusion criteria for the study. Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrated the lack of tools assess the Evidence-Based Practice in Physical Therapy, translated and adapted into Brazilian Portuguese.