Purposeful sampling is widely used in qualitative research for the identification and selection
of information-rich cases related to the phenomenon of interest. Although there are several …

The wide variety of dissemination and implementation designs now being used to evaluate
and improve health systems and outcomes warrants review of the scope, features, and …

Generalization, which is an act of reasoning that involves drawing broad inferences from
particular observations, is widely-acknowledged as a quality standard in quantitative …

Clinical trials have been the main tool used by the health sciences community to test and
evaluate interventions. Trials can fall into two broad categories: pragmatic and explanatory …

Background The CONSORT statement is intended to improve reporting of randomised
controlled trials and focuses on minimising the risk of bias (internal validity). The applicability …

Background. One of the reasons for the slow and uncertain translation of research into
practice is likely due to the emphasis in science on explanatory models and efficacy designs …

Objective: A workgroup commissioned by the Alzheimer's Association (AA) and the National
Institute on Aging (NIA) recently published research criteria for preclinical Alzheimer disease …

Report of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Injury-Interdisciplinary
Special Interest Group, Disorders of Consciousness Task Force: Seel RT, Task Force Chair …

Abstract Sixty veterans (54 men, 6 women) with chronic military-related posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) participated in a wait-list controlled trial of cognitive processing therapy …

This review summarizes key factors that have interfered with translation of research to
practice and what public health researchers can do to hasten such transfer, focusing on …