Procedures for using clinical practice guidelines.
- Overview
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- Title:
- Procedures for using clinical practice guidelines.
- Authors:
- Hargrove P, Griffer M, Lund B
- Journal:
- Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch.
- Publication date:
- 2008 Jul
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 3
- First page:
- 289
- Last page:
- 302
- Link to pubmed:
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18596287
- Publication type:
- Journal
- Free text
PURPOSE:
This article provides information about clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to facilitate their application to the practice of speech-language pathology. CPGs are sets of recommendations based on evidence, including expert clinical opinion, that have been developed by a panel of reviewers. In this article, CPGs are defined and their components and rationale for use are discussed. A guide for analyzing CPGs critically and recommendations for applying them to clinical practice are also described.
METHOD:
Two of the authors and 1 graduate student in speech-language pathology independently evaluated a CPG from the early intervention literature using the guide described in the article. An illustrative evaluation of a CPG is presented to facilitate application of the proposed critiquing guide.
RESULTS:
The guide was revealed to have high interrater reliability. However, analysis of the raters' responses to the individual items revealed problems with 3 items. The authors present possible resolutions and/or explanations for the problems.
CONCLUSION:
By using the proposed guide, speech-language pathologists can increase their application of research to clinical practice, thereby enhancing their skills in informed clinical decision making.
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Procedures for using clinical practice guidelines. Hargrove P, Griffer M, Lund B. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2008 Jul; 39(3):289-302.