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Reading research : a user-friendly guide for health professionals / Barbara Davies, RN, PhD, FCAHS, Jo Logan, BScN, PhD.
Holman Biotech Commons - Reserve R852 .D38 2022
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies, Barbara, RN, author.
- Logan, Jo, RN, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Research--Evaluation.
- Medicine.
- Nursing--Research--Evaluation.
- Nursing.
- Medical literature--Evaluation.
- Medical literature.
- Nursing literature--Evaluation.
- Nursing literature.
- Medicine--Research--Methodology.
- Nursing--Research--Methodology.
- Nursing--Study and teaching (Continuing education).
- Nursing--Research.
- Medical sciences--Research.
- Medical sciences.
- Nursing Research.
- Research Design.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nursing Research.
- Research Design.
- Physical Description:
- x, 86 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Seventh edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Elsevier, [2022]
- Summary:
- "A beginner's guide to reading and understanding research articles, this reference offers practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It's ideal for anyone interested in health sciences research!" -- Back cover.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction. Why read research articles? ; Some friendly advice about reading research articles ; Check out the reader's companion worksheets
- 2. Easy steps for reading research. Title ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Methods ; Results and discussion ; A final suggestion: the acknowledgements
- 3. Finding interesting research results. Where and how to start ; Search a database for relevant research ; Review articles ; Searching the Internet for research articles ; Peer review ; A cautionary note about predatory or fake journals on the Internet ; Web portals ; Other types of databases ; ResearchGate ; Keeping up to date ; Social media : Facebook and YouTube
- 4. Using research results. Research utilization ; Clinical practice guidelines ; The decision to use research results ; Want to learn more?
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Journals that publish peer-reviewed research
- Worksheets. Qualitative research ; Quantitative research ; Mixed methods research ; Systematic reviews ; Using research results.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 53).
- ISBN:
- 9780323759243
- 0323759246
- OCLC:
- 1242749650
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