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Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice

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Publisher Comments:

Provides the foundations that are necessary for finding and interpreting research evidence across all healthcare professions. 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.  For those in the health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and exercise physiology.

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.

Synopsis:

This book serves as a comprehensive reference for a variety of research situations. This edition reflects the popular approaches to analysis and design, and addresses the focus of health-care related research through the 1990s and into the 21st century. Expanded or added topics include outcomes research and the disablement model, validity and diagnostic screening, meta-analysis, scales used in survey and outcomes research, logistic regression, measures of reliability, and data management to prepare for computer analysis. For those in the health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and exercise physiology.

Table of Contents

Part 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

Product Details

ISBN:
9780838526958
Subtitle:
Applications to Practice
Author:
Portney, Leslie Gross
Author:
Watkins, Mary P.
Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Location:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Subject:
Medicine
Subject:
Medical sciences
Subject:
Research
Subject:
Nursing - Research & Theory
Subject:
General Medical
Subject:
Allied Health Services - General
Copyright:
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
al-juzĀ® 9
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
742
Dimensions:
9.46x7.14x1.32 in. 2.78 lbs.

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