I’ll start with just a little bit of background. It’s interesting that in contrast to a large number of studies that have been done with children who have cochlear implants, there really is a major gap in the evidence on children who are hard of hearing and wear hearing aids....
The following is a transcript of the presentation video, edited for clarity. So thinking about implementation generally, what is implementation? Today, I’m just using the term as a construct to describe a lot of different types. But it is research that addresses complex, real-world variables in practice settings. And it...
The following slides accompanied a presentation delivered at ASHA’s Clinical Practice Research Institute. Success in practice research requires strong links to clinicians, administrators and community organizations Strategically planning how to develop these links prior to the study will often result in: Goals Understanding Expectations Understanding the culture and expectations of...
The following slides accompanied a presentation delivered at ASHA’s Clinical Practice Research Institute. Another approach to analyzing data from group comparison studies. Instead of comparing means, dichotomize the event (outcome) of interest as “present” or “absent” in individual patients within the groups. Then compare the distribution of events in the...
