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Treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity in assistive technology outcomes research.

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Lenker, JA; Fuhrer, MJ; Jutai, JW; Demers, L; Scherer, MJ; DeRuyter, F
Published in: Assist Technol
2010

Recent reports in the rehabilitation literature have suggested that treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity have important implications for the design, results, and interpretation of outcomes research. At the same time, there has been relatively little discussion of how these concepts bear on the quality of assistive technology (AT) outcomes research. This article describes treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity as interconnected facets of AT outcome studies that fundamentally affect the interpretation of their findings. The discussion of each is elucidated using case examples drawn from the AT outcomes research literature. Recommendations are offered for strengthening these components of AT outcomes research.

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Assist Technol

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ISSN

1040-0435

Publication Date

2010

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

129 / 138

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Self-Help Devices
  • Research
  • Rehabilitation
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
 

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Lenker, J. A., Fuhrer, M. J., Jutai, J. W., Demers, L., Scherer, M. J., & DeRuyter, F. (2010). Treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity in assistive technology outcomes research. Assist Technol, 22(3), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400430903519910
Lenker, James A., Marcus J. Fuhrer, Jeffrey W. Jutai, Louise Demers, Marcia J. Scherer, and Frank DeRuyter. “Treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity in assistive technology outcomes research.Assist Technol 22, no. 3 (2010): 129–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400430903519910.
Lenker JA, Fuhrer MJ, Jutai JW, Demers L, Scherer MJ, DeRuyter F. Treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity in assistive technology outcomes research. Assist Technol. 2010;22(3):129–38.
Lenker, James A., et al. “Treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity in assistive technology outcomes research.Assist Technol, vol. 22, no. 3, 2010, pp. 129–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/10400430903519910.
Lenker JA, Fuhrer MJ, Jutai JW, Demers L, Scherer MJ, DeRuyter F. Treatment theory, intervention specification, and treatment fidelity in assistive technology outcomes research. Assist Technol. 2010;22(3):129–138.
Journal cover image

Published In

Assist Technol

DOI

ISSN

1040-0435

Publication Date

2010

Volume

22

Issue

3

Start / End Page

129 / 138

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Self-Help Devices
  • Research
  • Rehabilitation
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science