Policy-Making Theory as an Analytical Framework in Policy Analysis: Implications for Research Design and Professional Advocacy

Policy studies are a recent addition to the American Physical Therapy Association's Research Agenda and are critical to our understanding of various federal, state, local, and organizational policies on the provision of physical therapist services across the continuum of care. Policy analyses t...

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Published inPhysical therapy Vol. 96; no. 1; pp. 101 - 110
Main Author Sheldon, Michael R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.01.2016
Subjects
Advocacy
Ergonomics
Federalism
Government agencies
Health care policy
Health policy
Health Services Research
Humans
Incentives
Injuries
Interpretation and construction
Medicaid
Medical policy
Musculoskeletal Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational safety
Organizational Policy
Physical therapists
Physical therapy
Physical Therapy Specialty
Policy Making
Practice
Prevention
Public policy
Regulation
Researchers
Societies
State government
Studies
Theory
United States
United States
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Summary:Policy studies are a recent addition to the American Physical Therapy Association's Research Agenda and are critical to our understanding of various federal, state, local, and organizational policies on the provision of physical therapist services across the continuum of care. Policy analyses that help to advance the profession's various policy agendas will require relevant theoretical frameworks to be credible. The purpose of this perspective article is to: (1) demonstrate the use of a policy-making theory as an analytical framework in a policy analysis and (2) discuss how sound policy analysis can assist physical therapists in becoming more effective change agents, policy advocates, and partners with other relevant stakeholder groups. An exploratory study of state agency policy responses to address work-related musculoskeletal disorders is provided as a contemporary example to illustrate key points and to demonstrate the importance of selecting a relevant analytical framework based on the context of the policy issue under investigation.
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ISSN:0031-9023
1538-6724
DOI:10.2522/ptj.20150032