Aerodigestive Research Core Laboratory, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 Mar 10;31(2):664-677. doi: 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00267. Epub 2022 Feb 24.
This tutorial will provide speech-language pathologists with practical considerations and pragmatic tools for interpreting and critically evaluating a meta-analysis. Meta-analysis, which is a statistical procedure that involves combining research data across multiple high-quality research studies, is often considered the highest level of research evidence. Although meta-analyses are commonly deployed in clinical research after completing a systematic review, few clinicians or clinician scientists within the field of speech-language pathology receive formal training to conduct, interpret, or assess meta-analyses to determine the effectiveness of a treatment or procedure for evidence-based practice.
Clinicians within the field of speech-language pathology may use the foundational knowledge and practical guidelines outlined in this tutorial about meta-analyses to expand their knowledge of research methods and to shape their clinical practice.
本教程将为言语语言病理学家提供实用的考虑因素和实用工具，以解释和批判性地评估荟萃分析。荟萃分析是一种统计程序，涉及合并多个高质量研究的研究数据，通常被认为是最高级别的研究证据。尽管荟萃分析在完成系统评价后经常用于临床研究，但言语语言病理学领域内很少有临床医生或临床科学家接受过进行、解释或评估荟萃分析的正式培训，以确定治疗或程序的有效性，从而进行循证实践。
言语语言病理学领域的临床医生可以使用本教程中关于荟萃分析的基础知识和实用指南来扩展他们对研究方法的了解，并塑造他们的临床实践。
