Research in Health Care: Design, Conduct and Interpretation of Health Services Research / Edition 1

by I. K. Crombie

Overview

This volume provides health care professionals with a comprehensive but readable guide to the design, conduct and interpretation of health services research. It strips the research process of its technical jargon, illuminating the methods of research by an extensive use of real examples. The common pitfalls of the design and interpretation of studies are reviewed, together with guidance on how to avoid them. The result is a user-friendly text which will enable all health care professionals to carry out research with confidence and success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471962595
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/03/1996
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

I. K. Crombie is the author of Research in Health Care: Design, Conduct and Interpretation of Health Services Research, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Health Services Research.

The Foundations of Research.

Developing the Research Question.

Reviewing the Literature.

Case Reports and Case Series.

Surveys.

Cohort Studies.

Clinical Trials.

Case-Control Studies.

Other Methods of Research.

Selecting the Method.

Related Disciplines.

Issues in Data Collection.

Practical Issues in the Design and Conduct of Studies.

Introduction to Data Analysis and Interpretation.

Communicating the Findings.

Index.