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External Validity in Research on Rehabilitative Interventions: Issues for Knowledge Translation. FOCUS Technical Brief No. 33
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Dijkers, Marcel P. J. M. – SEDL, 2011
This issue of "FOCUS" discusses external validity and what rehabilitation researchers can do to help practitioners answer the question "How far can we generalize this finding-- is it applicable to other clients/patients, with different characteristics, in dissimilar settings treated by other clinicians?," which clinicians and…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Generalization, Information Dissemination, Validity
When the Best Is the Enemy of the Good: The Nature of Research Evidence Used in Systematic Reviews and Guidelines
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Dijkers, Marcel P. J. M. – SEDL, 2009
Evidence-based practice, according to authoritative statements by the founders of this approach to health care, involves using the "best available" evidence in addition to clinical expertise and patient preferences to make decisions on the care of patients. However, many systematic reviewers interpret "best available" as…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Literature Reviews, Guidelines, Research Design