R Project in the Clinic

Authors

Matthew Asmus, Chapman UniversityFollow
Brianna Roberts, Chapman UniversityFollow
Brittney Tanaka, Chapman UniversityFollow
Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, Chapman UniversityFollow
Richard Beuttler, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Chapman access only poster or presentation

Publication Date

Spring 5-14-2015

Faculty Advisor(s)

Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, Richard Buettler

Abstract

Background.

The R project is a free online statistical environment which allows users to import, analyze, and produce visual representations for data. R may be useful in a busy clinical environment to provide objective evidence of progress in physical therapy for clients and payers.

Objectives.

Demonstrate how R can efficiently document physical therapy outcomes to justify treatment to patients and third party payers.

Case Description.

Case 1: Functional Independence Measures, collected once a day for 48 days, were used in inpatient rehabilitation to track progress of bed mobility, transfers, wheelchair mobility, gait, and stairs.

Case 2: Alberta Infant Motor Scale, independent sitting and quadruped time recorded biweekly for 8 weeks utilized to tracking gross motor development in a typically developing infant.

Case 3: Knee passive range of motion and hop tests recorded once a week, while Landing Error Scoring System and Knee Outcome Survey scored every 6 weeks, to track a male for 6 months after an ACL reconstruction and meniscal repair.

Outcomes.

For each case, R was used to create graphs that visually illustrate progress of each individual. These graphs include stacked line and scatter line plots to show change over time.

Limitations.

Basic statistical knowledge is a suggested prerequisite, however R is convenient once the program is downloaded and foundation in R basics is established.

Conclusions.

R was successfully used to track patient progress in various types of Physical Therapy settings. R was helpful in visually demonstrating objective patient progress over time.

Comments

Presented at the Spring 2015 Student Research Day at Chapman University.

Access to this poster is restricted to Chapman University students, faculty, staff, and affiliates.

Recommended Citation

Asmus, Matthew; Roberts, Brianna; Tanaka, Brittney; Grant-Beuttler, Marybeth; and Beuttler, Richard, "R Project in the Clinic" (2015). Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters. 83.
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cusrd_abstracts/83