Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications

by Carter, Russell E.; Lubinsky, Jay; Domholdt, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781437708400
• ISBN10: 1437708404
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-12
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Covering the full range of rehabilitation research with a clear, easy-to-understand approach, this resource will help you analyze and apply research to practice. Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications examines traditional experimental designs as well as nonexperimental and emerging approaches, including qualitative research, single-system design, outcomes research, and survey research. Clinical case studies and references will enhance your skills as a scientist-practitioner. Written by noted educators Russell Carter and Jay Lubinsky, this book emphasizes evidence-based practice within physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other rehabilitation professions. Discipline-specific examples are drawn from three major fields: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology. Unique! Coverage of non-experimental research includes chapters on clinical case reports and qualitative research, so you can understand a wide range of research methods and when it is most appropriate to use each type. Expanded Single-Subject Design chapter provides a more thorough explanation and examples of multiple baselines, alternating treatments, and interactions -- designs that can be use in everyday clinical practice. Finding Research Literature chapter includes step-by-step descriptions of literature searches within different rehab professions. Student resources on a companion Evolve website allow you to review important concepts with discussion questions, research article analyses, and a data set.Unique! New Evidence-Based Practice chapter provides an overview of the important concepts of EBP and the WHO model of health and disease. Discussion questions on the companion Evolve website provide you with ideas for further study. Unique! Research article analyses on Evolve provide more in-depth analysis and demonstrate the writing style you should employ. New authors Russell Carter and Jay Lubinsky bring an interdisciplinary focus and a stronger emphasis on evidence-based practice.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Research for Students and Everyday Practitioners

Rehabilitation Research

Theory in Rehabilitation Research

Evidence-Based Practice NEW!

Finding Research Literature

Research Ethics

Research Design

Research Paradigms

Variables

Validity

Selection and Assignment of Participants

Experiments in Rehabilitation Research

Group Designs

Single-Subject Design

Nonexperimental Research for Rehabilitation

Overview of Nonexperimental Research

Clinical Case Reports

Research Beyond the Everyday

Qualitative Research

Epidemiology

Outcomes Research

Survey Research

Measurement

Measurement Theory

Methodological Research

Data Analysis

Statistical Reasoning

Statistical Analysis of Differences: The Basics

Statistical Analysis of Differences: Advanced

Statistical Analysis of Relationships: The Basics

Statistical Analysis of Relationships: Advanced

Being a Consumer of Research

Evaluating Evidence One Article at a Time

Synthesizing Bodies of Evidence

Implementing Research

Implementing a Research Project

Publishing and Presenting Research

Glossary

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