Is There a Research-Practice Dosage Gap in Aphasia Rehabilitation?

ABSTRACT: Purpose Aphasia intervention research aims to improve communication and quality of life outcomes for people with aphasia. However, few studies have evaluated the translation and implementation of evidence-based aphasia interventions to clinical practice. Treatment dosage may be difficult to translate to clinical settings, and a mismatch between dosage in research and clinical practice threatens to attenuate intervention effectiveness. The purpose of this study is to quantify a potential research-practice dosage gap in outpatient aphasia rehabilitation. Method This study utilized a two-part approach. First, we estimated clinical treatment dosage in an episode of care (i.e., treatment provided from outpatient assessment to discharge) via utilization in a regional provider in the United State

SUBMITTER: Cavanaugh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702848 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature