Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-based Practice

by Rubin, Allen; Bellamy, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9781118136713
• ISBN10: 1118136713
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Written by a proven author and top scholar in research methods, Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice gives essential and practical guidance on how to integrate research appraisal into evidence-based practice endeavors to ensure best client care. This practitioner-oriented book provides readers across the helping professions with the step-by-step skills they need to effectively appraise and use research as part of the evidence-based practice process. Readers will have the ability to integrate evidence-based treatments that improve the delivery of care and optimize treatment success as a result.

Author Biography

Allen Rubin, PhD, holds the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professorship in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a faculty member since 1979. He is internationally known for his many publications pertaining to research and EBP. Jennifer Bellamy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Service Administration at The University of Chicago, where she has been a faculty member since 2008. She has numerous publications in the area of EBP in social work.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
About the Authors	p. xxiii
Overview of Evidence-Based Practice
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice	p. 3
Emergence of Evidence-Based Practice	p. 5
Denning Evidence-Based Practice	p. 6
Types of EBP Questions	p. 7
Evidence-Based Practice Is Not Restricted to Clinical Decisions	p. 17
Developing an Evidence-Based Practice Process Outlook	p. 17
Easier Said Than Done	p. 23
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 25
Review Exercises	p. 26
Additional Readings	p. 27
Steps in the EBP Process	p. 28
Question Formulation	p. 29
Evidence Search	p. 30
Critically Appraising Studies and Reviews	p. 38
Selecting and Implementing the Intervention	p. 40
Monitor Client Progress	p. 43
Feasibility Constraints	p. 44
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 47
Review Exercises	p. 48
Additional Readings	p. 49
Research Hierarchies: Which Types of Research Are Best for Which Questions?	p. 50
More Than One Type of Hierarchy for More Than One Type of EBP Question	p. 51
Qualitative and Quantitative Studies	p. 53
What Types of Research Designs Apply to What Types of EBP Questions?	p. 54
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 65
Review Exercises	p. 67
Additional Readings	p. 67
Critically Appraising Studies for EBP Questions About Intervention Effectiveness
Criteria for Inferring Effectiveness: How Do We Know What Works?	p. 71
Internal Validity	p. 72
Measurement Issues	p. 78
Statistical Chance	p. 83
External Validity	p. 88
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 90
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 95
Review Exercises	p. 96
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 97
Additional Readings	p. 98
Critically Appraising Experiments	p. 99
Classic Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design	p. 100
Posttest-Only Control Group Design	p. 102
Solomon Four-Group Design	p. 103
Alternative Treatment Designs	p. 104
Dismantling Designs	p. 106
Placebo Control Group Designs	p. 107
Experimental Demand and Experimenter Expectancies	p. 109
Obtrusive Versus Unobtrusive Observation	p. 110
Compensatory Equalization and Compensatory Rivalry	p. 111
Resentful Demoralization	p. 111
Treatment Diffusion	p. 112
Treatment Fidelity	p. 113
Practitioner Equivalence	p. 113
Differential Attrition	p. 115
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 117
, Key Chapter Concepts	p. 123
Review Exercises	p. 124
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 125
Additional Readings	p. 125
Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs	p. 126
Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs	p. 127
Additional Logical Arrangements to Control for Potential Selectivity Biases	p. 130
Statistical Controls for Potential Selectivity Biases	p. 134
Propensity Score Matching Using a Policy Example	p. 144
Pilot Studies	p. 145
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 147
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 152
Review Exercises	p. 153
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 153
Additional Readings	p. 154
Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Time-Series Designs and Single-Case Designs	p. 155
Simple Time-Series Designs	p. 156
Multiple Time-Series Designs	p. 159
Single-Case Designs	p. 161
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 168
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 174
Review Exercises	p. 175
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 176
Additional Reading	p. 176
Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses	p. 177
Advantages of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses	p. 179
Risks in Relying Exclusively on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses	p. 180
Where to Start	p. 181
What to Look for When Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews	p. 182
What Distinguishes a Systematic Review From Other Types of Reviews?	p. 190
What to Look for When Critically Appraising Meta- Analyses	p. 191
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 205
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 209
Review Exercises	p. 211
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 212
Additional Readings	p. 212
Critically Appraising Studies for Alternative EBP Questions
Critically Appraising Nonexperimental Quantitative Studies	p. 215
Surveys	p. 216
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies	p. 228
Case-Control Studies	p. 229
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 231
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 240
Review Exercises	p. 242
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 242
Additional Readings	p. 242
Critically Appraising Qualitative Studies	p. 243
Qualitative Observation	p. 245
Qualitative Interviewing	p. 247
Qualitative Sampling	p. 250
Grounded Theory	p. 252
Frameworks for Appraising Qualitative Studies	p. 252
Mixed Model and Mixed Methods Studies	p. 257
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 258
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 266
Review Exercises	p. 271
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 272
Additional Readings	p. 272
Assessing Clients and Monitoring Their Progress
Critically Appraising and Selecting Assessment Instruments	p. 275
Reliability	p. 276
Validity	p. 280
Sensitivity	p. 285
Feasibility	p. 287
Sample Characteristics	p. 288
Locating Assessment Instruments	p. 289
Synopses of Research Studies	p. 291
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 296
Review Exercises	p. 297
Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles	p. 298
Additional Readings	p. 298
Monitoring Client Progress	p. 299
A Practitioner-Friendly Design	p. 301
Feasible Assessment Techniques	p. 304
Summary	p. 313
Looking Ahead	p. 316
Key Chapter Concepts	p. 318
Review Exercises	p. 319
Additional Readings	p. 319
Illustrative Answers to Selected Review Exercises	p. 321
Review Exercises	p. 321
Review Exercises	p. 322
Review Exercises	p. 323
Review Exercises	p. 324
Review Exercises	p. 324
Review Exercises	p. 325
What You Do and Don't Need to Know About Statistics When Critically Appraising Studies	p. 327
Why Do We Need Inferential Statistics? The Bottom Line	p. 328
The Benchmark Made Simple	p. 329
Is That Really All You Need to Know?	p. 330
The Benchmark Is Not Sacred!	p. 331
What Else Do You Need to Know?	p. 332
Conclusion	p. 333
Glossary	p. 335
References	p. 345
Index	p. 351
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