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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3/e provides the foundations that are necessary for finding and interpreting research evidence across all healthcare professions. This book has been revised to reflect the most current changes in the field of clinical research in rehabilitation and medicine, including the growing emphasis on evidence-based practice (EBP) that has become central to all of health care and the new vocabulary that is being integrated into research and practice across disciplines. There is also a new chapter on systematic reviews and meta-analysis as well as expanded content related to clinical decision making, including likelihood ratios, pretest and posttest probabilities, minimally important change and number needed to treat. Book News Annotation:This is the new edition of a comprehensive reference for both
students and health care practitioners, aimed at enhancing critical
understanding of published research as well as offering detailed
guidance on how to do research. Arrangement is in five parts, each
focusing on a different phase of the research process, from concept
to dissemination of results. Appendixes offer information of
statistical procedures, power analysis, transformation of data, and
informed consent. The authors are affiliated with the Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:This is the new edition of a comprehensive reference for both students and health care practitioners, aimed at enhancing critical understanding of published research as well as offering detailed guidance on how to do research. Arrangement is in five parts, each focusing on a different phase of the research process, from concept to dissemination of results. Appendixes offer information of statistical procedures, power analysis, transformation of data, and informed consent. About the AuthorDr. Leslie Portney is the Director of Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy for the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Leslie graduated with a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the MGH Institute, a PhD in Gerontology from Boston University, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Medical College of Virginia, and a Certificate in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a licensed physical therapist in both New York and Massachusetts. Leslie has authored a multitude of books and has contributed to a variety of different publications including the PT—Magazine of Physical Therapy. Leslie is currently a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and on the Task Force on Uniform Outcomes Assessment.
Dr. Mary Watkins is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy for the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Mary graduated with a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the MGH Institute and a Master of Science from Boston University. Mary is a licensed physical therapist in Massachusetts, a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. Mary has authored many book chapters and contributed to a number of different publications including the Journal of Hand Therapy, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation and the Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Table of ContentsPart I: Foundations of Clinical Research 1. A Concept of Clinical Research 2. The Role of Theory in Clinical Research 3. Ethical Issues in Clinical Research
Part II: Concepts of Measurement 4. Principles of Measurement 5. Reliability of Measurements 6. Validity of Measurements
Part III: Designing Clinical Research 7. Asking the Research Question 8. Sampling 9. Validity in Experimental Design 10. Experimental Designs 11. Quasi-Experimental Designs 12. Single Subject Designs 13. Exploratory Research: Observational Designs 14. Descriptive Research 15. Surveys and Questionnaires 16. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Part IV: Data Analysis 17. Descriptive Analysis 18. Statistical Inference 19. Comparing Two Means: The t-test 20. Comparing More Than Two Means: Analysis of Variance 21. Multiple Comparison Tests 22. Nonparametric Tests for Group Comparisons 23. Correlation 24. Regression 25. Measures of Association for Categorical Variables: Chi-Square 26. Statistical Measures of Reliability 27. Statistical Measures of Validity 28. Epidemiology: Measures of Risk 29. Multivariate Analysis 30. Data Management
Part V: Communication 31. Writing a Research Proposal 32. Reporting the Results of Clinical Research 33. Evaluating Research Reports What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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