Roberts / Priest Healthcare Research

A Handbook for Students and Practitioners
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-68958-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 310 Seiten, E-Book

Research is an integral component of any undergraduate healthcarecourse, and is also vital for continuing professional development(CPD). This book is an invaluable guide for students andpractitioners who need to acquire a wide range of relevant skills,and it will equip them not only to assess the quality of publishedstudies and apply findings to clinical practice, but also toundertake research themselves.
An experienced team of contributors provide detailedexplanations of the main concepts and methods used in criticalappraisal of published research, and guide the reader inintegrating these quality indicators into their own studies toensure rigour in planning, design, and execution. Drawing on bothquantitative and qualitative approaches, the authors write with anemphasis on the development of sound research skills throughcase-based illustrative examples and scenarios, with helpfulsummaries and practical exercises throughout. They also give adviceon writing abstracts, presenting papers at conferences, andliaising with publishers. Ultimately, this text will enable readersto have full confidence in understanding, undertaking, anddisseminating empirical research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, Paula

Priest, Helena

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
PART 1 THEORY AND PRACTICE.
1 Why healthcare research? (Michael Traynor).
2 Approaches to healthcare research (OliverSlevin).
3 Taking the first step: Developing a researchproposal (Leslie Woods, Helena Priest and PaulaRoberts).
4 What do we know already? Searching theliterature (Susan Smith and David Bird)
5 Can we trust the evidence? Critically reviewing a researchpaper (David Rogers).
6 Conducting ethical research in healthcare (HelenaPriest and Paula Roberts).
7 Quantitative research methods: Gathering and making sense ofnumbers (David Clark-Carter).
8 Qualitative research methods: Gathering and making sense ofwords (Helena Priest and Paula Roberts).
9 Making your case: Writing for your audience (MikeBrough, Susan Smith, Paula Roberts and Helena Priest).
10 Sharing research knowledge (Paula Roberts, ColinMacduff, Tim Smale and Helena Priest).
PART 2 RESEARCH IN ACTION.
11 Combining research methods: Case studies and actionresearch (Rebecca Jester).
12 Involving vulnerable people in research (Helen Combes andRanil Tan).
13 Involving older people and carers in a research project: The'virtual' steering group (Sue Ashby and SianMaslin-Prothero).
14 Involving people with intellectual disabilities in research:Participation and emancipation (Mike Gibbs and SueRead).
15 Researching with children and young people (JacquelineCollin and Geraldine Lyte).
16 Researching organizations: Evaluating a 'partnership forolder people project' (Roger Beech, Brenda Roe, MichelleRussell, Bernard Beech and Deborah Gent).
Postscript (Paula Roberts and Helena Priest).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Paula Roberts is Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursingand Midwifery at Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
Helena Priest is Senior Lecturer in the School ofPsychology at Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.