Allied health outcomes research using a collaborative distance approach.

As part of an activity sponsored by the Coalition for Allied Health Leadership, individuals representing various allied health disciples formed a team to develop a presentation and bibliography on outcomes research in allied health. Team members worked with each other while geographically separated, and concluded that several factors contributed to the difficulty the team encountered in working together in a truly collaborative manner. However, the team's efforts did result in a viable presentation on outcomes research in allied health to include definition and parameters, a discussion of the multidimensional nature of treatment and its effects, suggested schema, and comparisons of several outcome-assessment instruments. In addition, a bibliography on outcomes research in allied health was produced.