Health science research : a handbook of quantitative methods / [edited by] Jennifer K. Peat ; with Craig Mellis, Katrina Williams, Wei Xuan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peat, Jennifer K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical sciences--Research.

Medical sciences.

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Research Design.

Data Collection--methods.

Evaluation Studies as Topic.

Research Support as Topic.

Medical Subjects:

Research Design.

Data Collection--methods.

Evaluation Studies as Topic.

Research Support as Topic.

Physical Description:

xiv, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, [2002]

Summary:

Research that is not conducted to a high standard is a serious ethical problem. Not only are valuable research resources wasted, but also subjects are asked to undergo testing and answer questions about their lives and illnesses to no avail. This book has been written to help researchers from all disciplines to conduct their studies with this kind of integrity. Health Science Research has been written as a user-friendly research, reference and study tool. It has been organized into eight chapters, each of which covers a specific area of conducting a research study. All areas from forming the research question, planning and conducting the study, and preparing grant applications are covered.

Contents:

1 Reviewing the literature 1

Improving health care delivery 2

Systematic reviews 6

Evidence-based practice 10

2 Planning the study 13

Section 1 Study design 14

Section 2 Random error and bias 61

Section 3 Blinding and allocation concealment 76

3 Choosing the measurements 81

Section 1 Outcome measurements 82

Section 2 Confounders and effect modifiers 90

Section 3 Validity 105

Section 4 Questionnaires and data forms 114

4 Calculating the sample size 127

Section 1 Sample size calculations 128

Section 2 Interim analyses and stopping rules 148

5 Conducting the study 153

Section 1 Project management 154

Section 2 Randomisation methods 159

Section 3 Data management 175

6 Analysing the data 181

Section 1 Planning analyses 182

Section 2 Statistical methods 187

7 Reporting the results 203

Section 1 Repeatability 204

Section 2 Agreement between methods 230

Section 3 Relative risk, odds ratio and number needed to treat 243

Section 4 Matched and paired analyses 254

Section 5 Exact methods 259

8 Appraising research protocols 267

Section 1 Designing a study protocol 268

Section 2 Grantsmanship 278

Section 3 Research ethics 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-301) and index.

ISBN:

0761974024

0761974032

OCLC:

49057552