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Research methods in health :

Additional authors: Liamputtong, Pranee, -- 1955-
Published by : Oxford University Press, (South Melbourne, Vic. :) Physical details: xliv, 516 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ISBN:9780195568172 (pbk.). Year: 2010 List(s) this item appears in: Nursing2018 | Kukum 2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The science of words and science of numbers : research methods as foundations for evidence-based practice in health -- 2. What is ethical research? -- 3. The in-depth interviewing method in health -- 4. Focus groups in health research -- 5. Narrative enquiry and health research -- 6. Ethnography as health research -- 7. Using grounded theory in health research -- 8. Phenomenology and rehabilitation research -- 9. Using clinical data-mining as practice-based evidence -- 10. 'Clear at a distance, jumbled up close' : observation, immersion and reflection in the process that is creative research -- 11. Measure twice, cut once : understanding the reliability and validity of the clinical measurement tools used in health research -- 12. Single-subject experimental designs in health research -- 13. Surveys and questionnaires in health research -- 14. How do we know what we know? Epidemiology in health research -- 15. Clinical trials : the good, the bad and the ugly -- 16. Evidence-based health care --17. Evidence-based practice in therapeutic health care -- 18. Everything you wanted to know about systematic reviews but were afraid to ask -- 19. Integrated methods in health research -- 20. The use of mixed methods in health research -- 21. Collaborative participatory research with disadvantaged communities -- 22. Making sense of qualitative data -- 23. Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS) -- 24. Data analysis in quantitative research -- 25. How to read and make sense of statistical data -- 26. Presentation of research findings : writing a qualitative and quantitative research report.

Introduces students to qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research methods, and demonstrates its relevance to evidence-based practice. Author from La Trobe University, Australia.

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