Assessing Interventions

Traditional and Innovative Methods
1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-8039-4771-9
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

Reihe: Research Methods for Primary Care

Research methods for primary care often require adaptation of methodologies that were developed for other health care fields. To help meet the distinct needs of researchers in primary care, Assessing Interventions takes a comprehensive look at specific research methods that can be used to assess interventions in primary care settings--successfully. This information-packed volume is divided into four parts and covers such issues as assessing interventions in primary care and two major assessment strategies: quantitative methodologies (the traditional approach), and qualitative methodologies (some of which are new to primary care). It also explores topics such as principles and approaches to measures of self-report, assessing a smoking cessation intervention, and assessing primary health care delivery. The final section presents a panel discussion that outlines possible future directions; in particular, the challenge for the primary care discipline to define its own foci of research activities. Assessing Interventions will be useful for both new and experienced researchers, whether practitioner-oriented or professional. Writers and reviewers of grant applications and scientific papers will also find this volume invaluable. "The book clearly attains its goals. Research by generalists for generalists and others is early in its evolution. Books like this help those who are just beginning to explore the field find support and encouragement to foster critical self-examination of what we do rather than having our practice determined by those who are not generalists. I recommend it to all, not just researchers but to those who reflect on what they do." --Canadian Family Physician

Autoren/Hrsg.

Norton, Peter G.

Tudiver

Tudiver, Fraser (Fred)

Bass, Martin J.

Tudiver, Fred

Dunn, Earl V.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
Traditional Interventions in Primary Care - Steven H Gehlbach
Issues of Control
Intervention Studies in Primary Medical Care - John Bain
Trials and Tribulations
PART TWO: TWO MAJOR APPROACHES TO ASSESSING INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
Randomized Trials for Assessing Interventions in Primary Care - Robert H Fletcher
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Multi-Faceted Community-Based Support Program - E Ann Mohide
Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Homeopathic Treatment for Plantar Warts - Michel Labrecque
Randomized Trials in Primary Care - Allan Donner
A Discussion
Theoretical Considerations of Qualitative Method - Janis H Jenkins
Behavioral Science Research of Relevance to Primary Care Interventions
Hearing a Word, Sensing What's Wrong, Finding a Way - Dennis G Willms
Physicians' Responses to Patients' Concerns
Qualitative Designs for Assessing Intervention in Primary Care - Milton H Seifert
Examples from Medical Practice
Qualitative Designs for Assessing Interventions in Primary Care - Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good
A Discussion
PART THREE: SELECTED TOPICS IN ASSESSING INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
Using Measures of Self-Report - Rebecca Henry
Principles and Approaches
Using Instruments of Self-Report to Assess Interventions - Fred Tudiver
Examples
Lifestyle Assessment and Change - Harvey A Skinner
Theory, What Theory?
Assessing a Smoking Cessation Intervention in Primary Care - Douglas M C Wilson
Assessing Primary Health Care Delivery - J Ivan Williams
An Example of Assessing Health Care Delivery - Anthony J Reid
Analyzing Large Data Sets - Charlyn Black et al
The Sioux Lookout Project as an Example of a Large Data Set - Earl V Dunn
Meta-Analysis in Primary Care - Andrew D Oxman and Sylvie J Stachenko
Theory and Practice
Options for Nurses in the Primary Care Setting - Carol L McWilliam
PART FOUR: PRIMARY CARE INTERVENTIONS IN THE FUTURE
Examining Primary Care Interventions in the Future - John Bain et al