Welcome to speechBITE™speechBITE™

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How can speechBITE™ help you?

What is speechBITE™?

Free website for all to search the literature

Covers the entire scope of speech pathology

All treatment studies contain empirical data

Only trials where the population have a communication/swallowing disorder or are ‘at risk’

Study types Systematic Reviews Randomised Controlled Trials Non-randomised controlled trials Case Series Single Case Experimental Designs

Ratings, a score out of 10 on the PEDro scale for randomised controlled trials and group comparison studies - “believability”

Based on PsycBITE™ www.psycbite.com

PsycBITE provided 455 treatments studies

54 PEDro ratings for RCTs and group comparison studies

The speechBITE™ team

Dr Leanne Togher, Project Leader, Senior NHMRC Research FellowThe University of Sydney

A/Prof Michelle Lincoln, The University of Sydney

Dr Emma Power, The University of Sydney

Dr Tricia McCabe, The University of Sydney

Dr Natalie Munro, The University of Sydney

Kate Smith- speechBITE™ Project manager, The University of Sydney

Elizabeth Murray- speechBITE™ Research Assistant, The University of Sydney

Members of the NSW EBP Network

Speech Pathology Australia

Thanks to our supporters

Where are we now?

Launched in May 2008 by Professor Mark Onslow

1085 studies in total and always growing

239 subscribers from all over the world

124 treatments studies with ratings

How can speechBITE™ help you?

In terms of the 5 step EBP Process (NSW Speech Pathology Evidence Based Practice Network Resource Package, 2006):

1. Form clinical question

2. Search for best evidence

3. Critique study

4. Implement/ evaluate your findings

5. Share your findings

EBP NetworkspeechBITETM

Frequently Asked Questions Does it have full text?

No, but you may obtain full text from: Publisher of journal Library PubMed: www.pubmed.com

Why is there no abstract? We have not been given permission to display that abstract at the time.

Why are there no articles for my search? We are continuing to build up the database, check back later.

Do you include literature reviews? Systematic reviews and treatment studies only that contain empirical data.

Do you include assessment / prognosis studies? No

Do you include qualitative studies? No How do I become a rater?

Running training workshops in 2009.

Any other questions?

Explore it for yourself at: www.speechBITE.com