In the United States, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795 000
per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20 years is estimated at 6.5 …

Introduction E vidence‐based medicine (EBM) has emerged as an effective strategy to
improve health care quality. The aim of this study was to systematically review and carry out …

Background Although modifying diets, by thickening liquids and modifying the texture of
foods, to reduce the risk of aspiration has become central to the current management of …

Purpose This study examined assessment procedures used by speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) when assessing children suspected of having speech sound disorders …

Methods: This mixed-method study used 8 focus groups of allied health professionals and
managers and a questionnaire of all participants to explore the attitudes and barriers to EBP …

Purpose School-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) routinely work with team
members to make recommendations regarding an intervention program's intensity and …

Systematic reviews can be a tremendous asset in the implementation of evidence-based
practice, because they minimize some of the most-documented barriers to evidence-based …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to consider some of the ramifications that arise when a
discipline newly endorses evidence-based practice (EBP) as a primary guiding principle …

Background: There is currently a paucity of research investigating what speech and
language therapists, in particular, perceive are the greatest barriers to implementing …

Purpose In 2004, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association established its position
statement on evidence-based practice (EBP). Since 2008, the Council on Academic …