Studying the Organisation and Delivery of Health Services: Research Methods

ISBN-13: 9780415257626 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 244 str.

Maomi Fulop; Naomi Fulop; Puline Allen

Opis

There is increasing recognition that advances in medicine are only part of the answer to better health care. These advances, together with rising expectations of health care users, mean that demands on the way we organize and deliver services will become greater. It is therefore essential that we advance our understanding and knowledge of how best to organize and deliver health services. This book, written by experienced teachers and researchers, introduces research methods from a wide range of social science disciplines and applies them to health service research. Each chapter takes a different research method or approach and provides: theoretical background; a description of the method; advice on how to use it; relevant examples; a discussion of the limitations of the method; a list of further reading.

Spis treści

Introduction : Overview 1. Organisational Studies 2. Social Science Methods Applied to Micro-Level Settings 3. Epidemiological Research Methods 4. Organisational Psychology 5. Action Research 6. Political Science / Policy Analysis 7. Economic Evaluation Methods 8. Organisational Economics 9. Historical Research 10. Operational Research 11. Synthesising Research Evidence

O autorze

Pauline Allen (Edited by) , Nick Black (Edited by) , Aileen Clarke (Edited by) , Naomi Fulop (Edited by) , Stuart Anderson (Edited by)