Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Augment Altern Commun. 2011 Dec;27(4):292-303. doi: 10.3109/07434618.2011.630022.
Identifying and rating the outcomes of an intervention is not a new concept, but has gained impetus and currency with the emergence of evidence-based practice to support clinical decision making. In this paper, we present a metaphor as a unifying framework for the many different goals and outcomes that may come into focus across extended interventions with individuals who use aided communication. The metaphor is that of skydiving. We explore the value of this metaphor in understanding outcome measures for interventions, using analysis of interview data collected with adults who have used high-tech aided communication devices over many years.
确定和评估干预措施的结果并不是一个新概念，但随着循证实践的出现，它为支持临床决策提供了动力和依据。在本文中，我们提出了一个隐喻，作为一个统一的框架，用于在与使用辅助沟通的个体进行的长期干预中可能出现的许多不同的目标和结果。这个隐喻是跳伞。我们探讨了这个隐喻在理解干预措施的结果衡量指标方面的价值，使用了对多年来使用高科技辅助沟通设备的成年人的访谈数据进行分析。
