Kielhofner's research in occupational therapy : methods of inquiry for enhancing practice /
Renée R. Taylor, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago.
- Second edition.
- xii, 547 pages ; 27 cm
Gary Kielhofner's name appears first in the previous edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research in occupational therapy: basic elements for enhancing practice. Occupational therapy as an evidence-based practice profession -- Classifications and aims of research -- Philosophical foundations of research -- Reading and understanding published and presented research -- Critically appraising and classifying published and presented research -- Managing barriers to evidence-based practice : an international imperative -- Professional responsibility and roles in research -- The role of theory in occupational therapy -- Laying the groundwork for evidence-based practice : the steps of the research process. Steps in the research process and characteristics of sound research -- Conducting a literature review -- Generating research questions and defining specific aims and hypotheses -- Selecting the research method -- Writing the research proposal -- Ensuring ethical research -- Securing samples and performance sites -- Qualitative approaches : first steps in communicating with language. Collecting qualitative data -- Contemporary tools for managing and analyzing qualitative data -- Qualitative approaches to interpreting and reporting data -- Quantitative approaches : first steps in communicating with statistics and measures. Quantitative research designs : defining variables and their relationships with one another -- Developing and evaluating quantitative data collection instruments -- Collecting quantitative data -- Entering, storing, and managing data -- Deciding on an approach to data analysis -- Meta-analysis -- Descriptive, exploratory, and pilot-study research. Single-subject research -- Survey research -- Additional topics for the developing investigator. Needs assessment research -- Program evaluation research -- Participatory research approaches -- Writing a literature review -- Disseminating research : presenting, writing, and publishing -- Writing a grant proposal -- Using mixed-methods designs to study therapy and its outcomes -- Creating outcomes research for evidence-based practice.
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