Research in Occupational Therapy

by Kielhofner, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780803615250
• ISBN10: 0803615256
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: F A Davis Co

Summary

Withan international team of expert contributors, renowned authorGary Kielhofner has put together a comprehensive researchmethodologies text that bridges the gap between theorists andpractitioners. Emphasis is placed on the relevance and logic of research to provide a practical, demystified approach for graduate students and clinicians to shape their practice. It covers all thekey topics that should be covered in OT courses related to researchand evidence-based practice, including qualitative and quantitativedesigns, thus sparing instructors of having to adopt two or threeseparate books to cover this in-depth coursework.

Table of Contents

The necessity of research in a profession	p. 1
The aim of research : philosophical foundations of scientific inquiry	p. 10
The range of research	p. 20
Characteristics of sound inquiry and the research process	p. 36
Professional responsibility and roles in research	p. 46
Descriptive quantitative designs	p. 58
Group comparison studies : quantitative research designs	p. 65
Survey research design	p. 91
Study designs for secondary analysis of existing data	p. 110
Longitudinal research : design and analysis	p. 127
Single-subject research	p. 140
Developing and evaluating quantitative data collection instruments	p. 155
Objective measurement : the influence of item response theory on research and practice	p. 177
Evaluating the use of assessments in practice and research	p. 201
Making meaning from numbers : measurements and descriptive statistics	p. 213
Concepts of inferential statistics : from sample to population	p. 232
Methods of analysis : from univariate to multivariate statistics	p. 243
Meta-analysis	p. 281
Statistical reference tables	p. 299
Summary of common research statistics	p. 314
Overview of qualitative research	p. 326
Gathering qualitative data	p. 341
Contemporary tools for managing and analyzing qualitative data	p. 358
Qualitative approaches to interpreting and reporting data	p. 372
Exploring perceptions about services using Q methodology	p. 389
The nature and use of consensus methodology in practice	p. 401
Using mixed methods designs to study therapy and its outcomes	p. 411
Organizing the components of inquiry together : planning and implementing a coherent study and research tradition	p. 420
Searching the literature	p. 437
Generating research questions, design, and methods	p. 452
Integrity and ethics in the conduct of human subject research	p. 468
Obtaining funding for research	p. 486
Securing samples for effective research across research designs	p. 515
Collecting data	p. 530
Data management	p. 548
Disseminating research	p. 565
Writing a research report	p. 578
Assessing need for services	p. 591
Using research to develop and evaluate programs of service	p. 607
Participatory research in occupational therapy	p. 620
Building culturally competent community-university partnerships for occupational therapy scholarship	p. 632
Participatory research for the development and evaluation of occupational therapy : researcher-practitioner collaboration	p. 643
Definition, evolution, and implementation of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy	p. 656
Analyzing evidence for practice	p. 663
Managing change and barriers to evidence-based practice	p. 685
Creating outcome research relevant for evidence-based practice	p. 697
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