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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Description: xxii, 308 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0230500781
  • 9780230500785
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1072 22
LOC classification:
  • RA440.85 .R463 2009
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 and 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 -- Part icipant. 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 accessible and clearly structured book, written by experienced researchers and practitioners, provides a one-stop introduction to the most common qualitative, quantitative and desk-based research designs and methods in health and social care."--Publisher's website.
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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 and 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 -- Part icipant. 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 accessible and clearly structured book, written by experienced researchers and practitioners, provides a one-stop introduction to the most common qualitative, quantitative and desk-based research designs and methods in health and social care."--Publisher's website.

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