The role of external validity in evidence-based practice for rehabilitation

    Authors

    L. E. Schutz; K. O. Rivers;D. L. Ratusnik

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Rehabil. Psychol.

    Keywords

    randomized clinical trials; evidence-based practice; research design; generalizability; cognitive rehabilitation; TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; COGNITIVE; REHABILITATION; CLINICAL-PRACTICE; HEALTH-CARE; TASK-FORCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; NEUROREHABILITATION; RECOMMENDATIONS; METAANALYSIS; Psychology, Clinical; Rehabilitation

    Abstract

    Objective: To advance a methodological convention that balances concern for rigor (i.e., internal validity) with equal concern for relevance (i.e., external validity). Method: Conceptual. Results: A rating format for relevance is derived, determined, and applied to cognitive rehabilitation. Implications: The evidentiary base for applying research to practice can be properly determined through expert analysis of multidimensional criteria.

    Journal Title

    Rehabilitation Psychology

    Volume

    53

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    294

    Last Page

    302

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000258890000005

    ISSN

    0090-5550

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