Spirituality & health research : methods, measurements, statistics, and resources / Harold G. Koenig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koenig, Harold G. (Harold George), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qualitative research.

Medicine--Research--Methodology.

Medicine.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Spirituality and health research

Place of Publication:

West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Spirituality and Health Research: Methods, Measurement, Statistics, and Resources, Dr. Harold G. Koenig leads a comprehensive overview of this complex subject. Dr. Koenig is one of the world's leading authorities on the relationship between spirituality and health, and a leading researcher on the topic. As such, he is distinctively qualified to author such a book. This unique source of information on how to conduct research on religion, spirituality, and health includes practical information that goes well beyond what is typically taught in most undergraduate, graduate, or even post-doctoral level courses. This volume reviews what research has been done, discusses the strengths and limitations of that research, provides a research agenda for the future that describes the most important studies that need to be done to advance the field, and describes how to actually conduct that research (design, statistical analysis, and publication of results). It also covers practical matters such as how to write fundable grants to support the research, where to find sources of funding support for research in this area, and what can be done even if the researcher has little or no funding support. The information gathered together here, which has been reviewed for accuracy and comprehensiveness by research design and statistical experts, has been acquired during a span of over twenty-five years that Dr. Koenig spent conducting research, reviewing others' research, reviewing research grants, and interacting with mainstream biomedical researchers both within and outside the field of spirituality and health. The material is presented in an easy to read and readily accessible form that will benefit researchers at almost any level of training and experience.

Contents:

Overview of the research

Strengths, weaknesses, and challenges

A research agenda for the field

Identifying a research question

Choosing a research design

Selecting the sample

Qualitative research

Observational studies

Clinical trials

Clinical trials with religious interventions

Definitions

Measurement I : general considerations

Measurement II : commonly used scales

Statistics I : general considerations

Statistics II : statistical tests and approaches

Confounders, mediators, and moderators

Models and mechanisms

Statistical modeling

Publishing results

Funding for research

Grant writing.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613436894

9781283436892

1283436892

9781599474014

1599474018

OCLC:

778616811