In the Scandinavian cruciate ligament and hip fracture registers, the patients are also asked to complete an outcome questionnaire (Gjertsen et al. 2008, Granan et al. 2009).
Students not wishing to participate in the study will be taught via the traditional didactic approach and not be asked to complete an outcome assessment.
The barriers associated with lack of time involved not only the amount of time required for both patients and clinicians to complete an outcome measure [ 7, 22, 25, 28], but also the number of patients seen by a clinician [ 24, 31] and institutional restrictions which may limit the amount of time available to spend with patients [ 24].
Handelsman et al. (2007) define learning goals as the content that students will know and the skills that students will have after successfully completing an exercise; outcomes explain the way student performance indicates mastery.
Additionally, a survey form was mailed to all patients who agreed to complete a functional outcome questionnaire.
All servicemen completed a functional outcome questionnaire American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons/Scoliosis Research Society (AAOS/SRS) with emphasis on pre- and posttreatment function, pain, and satisfaction.
In addition to the above work, Schweickert and colleagues completed a prospective, outcome assessor-blinded, randomized trial of EM and occupational therapy in two centers in the USA [ 12].
The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the Sclerosis Hospitals rehabilitation program for MS patients were investigated in a longitudinal study [ 8], in which participants completed a single outcome instrument (FAMS questionnaire) to measure quality of life at referral, admission, discharge and up to five months after discharge.
Thus, normalisation of hamstring isokinetic function seems not to be an automatic outcome of completing a progressive football-specific rehabilitation programme.
Once the assessment is completed, outcome measures (outcomes) can be calculated based on a composition of items across domains [ 9].
