340 – The Power of Qualitative Research in Speech and Language Pathology – Beatrice Manduchi PhD, MSc, BSc (SLP)

<p>While we often like to talk about research findings that shows us statistical significance in data and solid numbers we can lean on for treatment approaches…</p> <p>What about the kind of data that ISN’T objectively measured?</p> <p>The kind that shows us what patients or other clinicians experience think, or believe.</p> <p>I’m talking about qualitative research!</p> <p>Is qualitative research viewed as “less reputable” than quantitative research?</p> <p>What kind of valuable information can we pull from patient experiences, opinions, and views?</p> <p>Beatrice Manduchi PhD, MSc, BSc (SLP) is here to talk all about it in today’s episode of the Swallow Your Pride podcast!</p> <p>Beatrice is a speech-language pathologist who went from clinician to researcher and is currently working as a postdoc fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Beatrice specializes in dysphagia, particularly in head and neck cancer.</p> <p>Tune into this episode to take a break from numerical data and explore the world of qualitative research and its impact on dysphagia!</p> <p>Link to show notes: https://syppodcast.com/340</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>Qualitative Research Interest (00:03:20)<br /> Importance of Qualitative Methods (00:05:17)<br /> Qualitative Research vs. Quantitative Research (00:06:07)<br /> Impact of Qualitative Research on Dysphagia (00:09:37)<br /> Patient Perspectives in Research (00:10:51)<br /> Integrating Qualitative Research with Clinical Practice (00:12:14)<br /> Conducting Qualitative Research (00:15:02)<br /> Data Saturation in Qualitative Research (00:17:22)<br /> The Role of Frameworks in Qualitative Research (00:20:18)<br /> Passion for Patient-Centered Research (00:22:18)<br /> Understanding Bias in Interviews (00:23:16)<br /> Nuances of Interview Guides (00:24:18)<br /> Proactive vs. Reactive Therapies (00:26:11)<br /> Patient Comfort with Therapies (00:29:00)<br /> Streamlined Processes in Therapy (00:30:22)<br /> Patient Education Importance (00:32:52)<br /> Setting Diet Goals (00:33:56)<br /> Shared Decision-Making Challenges (00:38:01)<br /> Surprising Findings from the Study (00:39:17)<br /> Next Steps in Research (00:41:22)</p> <p>The post <a href="https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com/340-the-power-of-qualitative-research-in-speech-and-language-pathology-beatrice-manduchi-phd-msc-bsc-slp/">340 – The Power of Qualitative Research in Speech and Language Pathology – Beatrice Manduchi PhD, MSc, BSc (SLP)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://swallowyourpridepodcast.com">Swallow Your Pride Podcast</a>.</p>