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Research methods for health and social care / edited by Joanne Neale.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Description: xxii, 308 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780230500785 (pbk.) :
  • 9780230500785 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1072 NEA
LOC classification:
  • RA440.85
Contents:
PART I: RESEARCH PRELIMINARIES Why Research?; C.Ritchie and S.Vitali Starting a New Research Project; J.V.Appleton Research Ethics; M.Boulton PART II: DESK-BASED RESEARCH Literature Reviews; M.Leach, J.Neale and P.A.Kemp Systematic Reviews; L.Smith and L.Dixon Content Analysis; M.Jackson Discourse Analysis; D.Osborne and J.Neale Service Audit; J.Hall& A.K.Dearmun PART III: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH Surveys; M.Watson and L.Coombes Cohort Studies; H.A.Adetunji, J.Neale and N.Wheeler Randomized Control Trials; L.Smith and T.J.Ryan Economic Evaluations; D.R.Foxcroft and H.A.Adetunji Measuring Health Status; J.Dawson PART IV: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH In-depth Interviews; L.Coombes, D.Allen, D.Humphrey and J.Neale Focus Groups; J.Foster-Turner Participant Observation; B.Taylor Ethnography; S.Harper and J.La Fontaine Critical Incident Technique; H.Aveyard and J.Neale PART V: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER Mixed Methods Research - Quantity Plus Quality; R.Walker Dissemination; J.Neale
Summary: This study provides a one-stop introduction to the most common qualitative, quantitative and desk-based research designs and methods in health and social care.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.1072 NEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00212636

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: RESEARCH PRELIMINARIES Why Research?; C.Ritchie and S.Vitali Starting a New Research Project; J.V.Appleton Research Ethics; M.Boulton PART II: DESK-BASED RESEARCH Literature Reviews; M.Leach, J.Neale and P.A.Kemp Systematic Reviews; L.Smith and L.Dixon Content Analysis; M.Jackson Discourse Analysis; D.Osborne and J.Neale Service Audit; J.Hall& A.K.Dearmun PART III: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH Surveys; M.Watson and L.Coombes Cohort Studies; H.A.Adetunji, J.Neale and N.Wheeler Randomized Control Trials; L.Smith and T.J.Ryan Economic Evaluations; D.R.Foxcroft and H.A.Adetunji Measuring Health Status; J.Dawson PART IV: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH In-depth Interviews; L.Coombes, D.Allen, D.Humphrey and J.Neale Focus Groups; J.Foster-Turner Participant Observation; B.Taylor Ethnography; S.Harper and J.La Fontaine Critical Incident Technique; H.Aveyard and J.Neale PART V: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER Mixed Methods Research - Quantity Plus Quality; R.Walker Dissemination; J.Neale

This study provides a one-stop introduction to the most common qualitative, quantitative and desk-based research designs and methods in health and social care.

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