Practitioners across the caring professions need to know where evidence can be found and to evaluate different forms of evidence effectively. This book includes a range of research techniques and provides a commentary for each, highlighting the compromises that need to be made in real world research designs.
Practitioners across the caring professions need to know where evidence can be found and to evaluate different forms of evidence effectively. This boo...
This wide-ranging text on research methods in health and social care introduces readers to different kinds of evidence and helps them to evaluate the unique contributions of each. It acknowledges the variety of contexts in which practitioners work and the challenges of putting research into practice. The book introduces readers to research of different kinds - the randomised controlled trial, the survey, qualitative research and action research - and highlights the underlying logic and value of each. It also addresses economic appraisal, and ethical issues in research. The text goes on to...
This wide-ranging text on research methods in health and social care introduces readers to different kinds of evidence and helps them to evaluate the ...
