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      A systematic review of pragmatic language interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder

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          There is a need for evidence based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to limit the life-long, psychosocial impact of pragmatic language impairments. This systematic review identified 22 studies reporting on 20 pragmatic language interventions for children with ASD aged 0–18 years. The characteristics of each study, components of the interventions, and the methodological quality of each study were reviewed. Meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of 15 interventions. Results revealed some promising approaches, indicating that active inclusion of the child and parent in the intervention was a significant mediator of intervention effect. Participant age, therapy setting or modality were not significant mediators between the interventions and measures of pragmatic language. The long-term effects of these interventions and the generalisation of learning to new contexts is largely unknown. Implications for clinical practice and directions for future research are discussed.

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          Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences

          Jacob Cohen (2013)
          <i>Statistical Power Analysis</i> is a nontechnical guide to power analysis in research planning that provides users of applied statistics with the tools they need for more effective analysis. The Second Edition includes: <br> * a chapter covering power analysis in set correlation and multivariate methods;<br> * a chapter considering effect size, psychometric reliability, and the efficacy of "qualifying" dependent variables and;<br> * expanded power and sample size tables for multiple regression/correlation.<br>
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            Better reporting of interventions: template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide.

            Tammy C Hoffmann, Paul P Glasziou, David Moher … (2014)
            Without a complete published description of interventions, clinicians and patients cannot reliably implement interventions that are shown to be useful, and other researchers cannot replicate or build on research findings. The quality of description of interventions in publications, however, is remarkably poor. To improve the completeness of reporting, and ultimately the replicability, of interventions, an international group of experts and stakeholders developed the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide. The process involved a literature review for relevant checklists and research, a Delphi survey of an international panel of experts to guide item selection, and a face to face panel meeting. The resultant 12 item TIDieR checklist (brief name, why, what (materials), what (procedure), who provided, how, where, when and how much, tailoring, modifications, how well (planned), how well (actual)) is an extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement (item 5) and the SPIRIT 2013 statement (item 11). While the emphasis of the checklist is on trials, the guidance is intended to apply across all evaluative study designs. This paper presents the TIDieR checklist and guide, with an explanation and elaboration for each item, and examples of good reporting. The TIDieR checklist and guide should improve the reporting of interventions and make it easier for authors to structure accounts of their interventions, reviewers and editors to assess the descriptions, and readers to use the information.
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              Bias in clinical intervention research.

              Lise Lotte Gluud (2006)
              Research on bias in clinical trials may help identify some of the reasons why investigators sometimes reach the wrong conclusions about intervention effects. Several quality components for the assessment of bias control have been suggested, but although they seem intrinsically valid, empirical evidence is needed to evaluate their effects on the extent and direction of bias. This narrative review summarizes the findings of methodological studies on the influence of bias in clinical trials. A number of methodological studies suggest that lack of adequate randomization in published trial reports may be associated with more positive estimates of intervention effects. The influence of double-blinding and follow-up is less clear. Several studies have found a significant association between funding sources and pro-industry conclusions. However, the methodological studies also show that bias is difficult to detect and appraise. The extent of bias in individual trials is unpredictable. A-priori exclusion of trials with certain characteristics is not recommended. Appraising bias control in individual trials is necessary to avoid making incorrect conclusions about intervention effects.
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                Contributors
                Jacobus P. van Wouwe: Role: Editor
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS One
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS ONE
                Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
                Journal ID (pmc): plosone
                Title: PLoS ONE
                Publisher: Public Library of Science (San Francisco, CA USA )
                ISSN (Electronic): 1932-6203
                Publication date (Electronic): 20 April 2017
                Publication date Collection: 2017
                Volume: 12
                Issue: 4
                Electronic Location Identifier: e0172242
                Affiliations
                [1 ]School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
                [2 ]Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
                [3 ]College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
                TNO, NETHERLANDS
                Author notes

                Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

                • Conceptualization: LP RC NM AJ.

                • Data curation: LP.

                • Formal analysis: LP RC.

                • Investigation: LP RC NM RS.

                • Methodology: LP RC NM AJ.

                • Supervision: RC NM AJ.

                • Writing – original draft: LP.

                • Writing – review & editing: LP RC NM AJ RS.

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                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4209-7168
                Article
                Publisher ID: PONE-D-16-42252
                DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172242
                PMC ID: 5398499
                PubMed ID: 28426832
                SO-VID: af7db630-df63-40c0-92dc-4d09e12c4574
                Copyright © © 2017 Parsons et al
                License:

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

                History
                Date received : 24 October 2016
                Date accepted : 1 February 2017
                Page count
                Figures: 6, Tables: 5, Pages: 37
                Funding
                The authors received no specific funding for this work.
                Categories
                Subject: Research Article
                Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
                Subject: Neuroscience
                Subject: Cognitive Science
                Subject: Cognitive Psychology
                Subject: Language
                Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Cognitive Psychology
                Subject: Language
                Subject: Social Sciences
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Cognitive Psychology
                Subject: Language
                Subject: Social Sciences
                Subject: Sociology
                Subject: Communications
                Subject: Social Communication
                Subject: People and Places
                Subject: Population Groupings
                Subject: Age Groups
                Subject: Children
                Subject: People and Places
                Subject: Population Groupings
                Subject: Families
                Subject: Children
                Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Developmental Psychology
                Subject: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
                Subject: Autism Spectrum Disorder
                Subject: Social Sciences
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Developmental Psychology
                Subject: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
                Subject: Autism Spectrum Disorder
                Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
                Subject: Behavior
                Subject: Verbal Behavior
                Subject: Verbal Communication
                Subject: Research and Analysis Methods
                Subject: Database and Informatics Methods
                Subject: Database Searching
                Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Emotions
                Subject: Social Sciences
                Subject: Psychology
                Subject: Emotions
                Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
                Subject: Behavior
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