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Author Greenhalgh, Trisha M

Title Understanding research methods for evidence-based practice in health 1e
Published Melbourne : Wiley, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (155 pages)
Contents Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; About the authors; CHAPTER 1 Introduction to research, the research process and EBP; Opening scenario; 1.1 The meaning of 'evidence-based practice'; 1.2 Apprehension towards evidence-based practice; 1.3 Before you start: formulate the problem; CHAPTER 2 Asking questions and searching for evidence; Opening scenario; 2.1 Different types of searching for evidence; 2.2 Differences between primary and secondary research; 2.3 Effective search strings; 2.4 Other avenues for how to search for evidence; CHAPTER 3 Reviewing literature; Opening scenario
3.1 Is a paper worth reading at all?3.2 Reviewing the methods of primary research papers; 3.3 Reviewing the methods of secondary (review) papers; CHAPTER 4 Qualitative research; Opening scenario; 4.1 Qualitative research explained; 4.2 The difference between qualitative and quantitative research; 4.3 Qualitative methodologies and data collection strategies; 4.4 Evaluating papers that describe qualitative research; CHAPTER 5 Quantitative research; Opening scenario; 5.1 Why and how quantitative research is done; 5.2 Quantitative research designs; 5.3 Measurement; CHAPTER 6 Levels of evidence
Opening scenario6.1 Clinical questions in healthcare; 6.2 Matching clinical questions to NHMRC levels of evidence; 6.3 How bias threatens the validity of research evidence; 6.4 Evaluating the evidence -- levels of evidence, grades of recommendations and practice guidelines; 6.5 Levels within levels; CHAPTER 7 Statistics for the non-statistician; Opening scenario; 7.1 The authors 'setting the scene'; 7.2 Storing quantitative data in a data set; 7.3 Descriptive statistics for summarising sample characteristics; 7.4 Probability and confidence
7.5 Measuring effects on health from treatments in clinical trials7.6 Summarising treatment effects from multiple studies of interventions in a systematic review; CHAPTER 8 Mixed methods research; Opening scenario; 8.1 An overview of mixed methods research; 8.2 Different mixed methods designs; 8.3 Integration in mixed methods research; 8.4 Mixed method design considerations; CHAPTER 9 Sampling; Opening scenario; 9.1 Understanding the terminology around sampling; 9.2 Types of sampling; 9.3 Sampling error; 9.4 Calculating sample size; CHAPTER 10 Ethics; Opening scenario; 10.1 Ethical principles
10.2 The role and function of human research ethics committees10.3 Judging the ethical aspects of a published journal article; CHAPTER 11 Getting evidence into practice; Opening scenario; 11.1 Adoption of evidence-based practice (EBP); 11.2 Encouraging individuals to implement evidence-based practice; 11.3 Organisational support of evidence-based practice; 11.4 The patient perspective in evidence-based practice; CHAPTER 12 Challenges to evidence-based practice; Opening scenario; 12.1 When evidence-based practice is done badly; 12.2 When evidence-based practice is done well
Notes 12.3 Achieving evidence-based practice
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ISBN 9780730344148
0730344142