Overview

Learn the foundations to becoming an evidence-based health practitioner.Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice introduces students to various research techniques they can use throughout their degree and into a range of health settings. It teaches qualitative and quantitative research methods of finding evidence to help students make informed decisions in their practice and for their clients.This new edition has been updated to reflect the increasing importance of evidence-based practice. It questions what type of evidence we need in health-care practice and explains how a research approach can help acquire the most suitable evidence for the situation. This book also addresses timely changes in conducting research, including internet and social-media research, research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and making sense of research data in a meaningful way.NEW TO THIS EDITIONFive new chapters highlight the increasing importance of evidence-based practice:Chapter 1: Introducing Evidence-based Practice in Health CareChapter 4: Ethics in Health ResearchChapter 14: Mixed Methods and Evidence-based Health CareChapter 15: Internet and Social Media as Research Tools for Evidence-based PracticeChapter 16: Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesA stronger focus on data analysis and interpretation.Updated Stop and Think boxes enable students to practise their research skills to generate evidence and critically reflect on their own responses to important issues discussed.Updated Practice Exercises encourage students to translate theory into practice.Updated Research in Practice boxes provide real-world examples that demonstrate how research can be applied to clinical practice in health care.

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Author:   Liamputtong
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Edition:   4th edition
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9780190330378

ISBN 10:   0190330376
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   12 October 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I: Methods and Principles1. Introducing Evidence-based Practice in Health Care2. The Science of Words and the Science of Numbers: Research Methods in Health3. Getting Started: Designing and Planning a Research Project4. Ethics in Health ResearchPart II: Qualitative Approaches and Practices5. The In-depth Interviewing Method in Health6. Focus Groups in Health Research7. Narrative Enquiry and Health Research8. Grounded Theory in Health ResearchPart III: Quantitative Approaches and Practices9. Reliability and Validity of Clinical Measurement Tools10. Single-case Experimental Designs in Health Research11. Surveys and Questionnaires in Health Research12. How Do We Know What We Know? Epidemiology in Health Research13. Clinical Trials: The Good, the Bad and the UglyPart IV: Mixed Methods Research and Systematic Reviews14. Mixed Methods and Evidence-based Health Care15. Internet and Social Media as Research Tools for Evidence-based Practice16. Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples17. Metasynthesis and Qualitative Evidence in Health Care18. Systematic Reviews and Evidence-based KnowledgePart V: Making Sense and Presenting Data19. Making Sense of Qualitative Data20. Computer-assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS)21. Data Analysis in Quantitative Research22. Writing and Appraising Research Reports

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