Clinical Research Concepts and Principles for Advanced Practice Nurses

by Stommel, Manfred; Wills, Celia E.

• ISBN13: 9780781735186
• ISBN10: 0781735181
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-20
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This unique textbook integrates statistical concepts into evidence-based clinical practice and patient management. Research concepts and techniques are drawn from epidemiology, bio-statistics, and psychometrics, as well as educational and social science research. Clinical examples throughout the text illustrate practical and scientifically sound applications of the concepts. Data tables and research vignettes highlight statistical distributions involving probability. Methods to locate and utilize web-based information relevant to clinical research are discussed, and web URLs are provided. Further learning is encouraged by the inclusion of suggested activities, recommended readings, references, and a comprehensive glossary of research terms. Additional resources are available at a Connection Website, connection.LWW.com/go/stommel.

Author Biography

Manfred Stommel, PhD: Michigan State University Celia E. Wills, PhD, BSN, MS, RN: Michigan State University

Table of Contents

PART 1 Introduction to Research in Advanced Nursing Practice	1	(28)
CHAPTER 1 Advanced Practice Nursing and the Integration of Research Into Clinical Practice	1	(5)
CHAPTER 2 The Vocabulary of Research and Overview of the Research Process	6	(23)
PART 2 The Design and Analysis of Experimental Studies (Clinical Trials)	29	(60)
CHAPTER 3 The logic of Causal Inference in Experimental Studies	29	(22)
CHAPTER 4 The Design and Analysis of Studies with Separate Control Groups	51	(22)
CHAPTER 5 The Design and Analysis of Repeated-Measures Experiments	73	(16)
PART 3 The Design and Analysis of Quasi-Experimental Studies	89	(22)
CHAPTER 6 Quasi-Experimental Studies for Clinical Settings	89	(16)
CHAPTER 7 The Analysis of Quasi-Experiments	105	(6)
PART 4 The Design and Analysis of Observational Studies	111	(82)
CHAPTER 8 Introduction to Observational Studies	117	(14)
CHAPTER 9 Cohort Studies	131	(12)
CHAPTER 10 Case-Control Studies	143	(14)
CHAPTER 11 Survey Studies	157	(18)
CHAPTER 12 Qualitative Research Approaches	175	(18)
PART 5 Measurement and Data Collection	193	(102)
CHAPTER 13 Concepts of Measurement and Measurement Error	193	(14)
CHAPTER 14 Judging the Quality of Measurement	207	(22)
CHAPTER 15 Outcome Measures for Research and Practice	229	(14)
CHAPTER 16 Data Collection Techniques	243	(22)
CHAPTER 17 Analysis of Existing Data	265	(13)
CHAPTER 18 Qualitative Approaches to Data Collection and Interpretation	278	(17)
PART 6 Populations and Sampling	295	(42)
CHAPTER 19 Introduction: Key Concepts in Sampling	295	(15)
CHAPTER 20 The Logic of Statistical Inference After Probability Sampling	310	(18)
CHAPTER 21 Qualitative Approaches to Sampling	328	(9)
PART 7 Clinical Research and Practice for Advanced Practice Nurses	337	(88)
CHAPTER 22 Surveying: Making Use of Research Literature	337	(15)
CHAPTER 23 Designing and Implementing Small-Scale Clinical Studies	352	(20)
CHAPTER 24 Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Subjects	372	(23)
CHAPTER 25 Sources of Funding for Clinical Studies	395	(16)
CHAPTER 26 Dissemination of Research Findings to Promote Changes in Practice and Policy	411	(14)
Appendix A Computation and Interpretation of Common Univariate Descriptive Statistics	425	(6)
Appendix B Estimating the Standard Error of a Mean Difference	431	(2)
Appendix C Random Numbers and Their Use	433	(2)
Glossary	435	(12)
Index	447