Researching Health : Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

by Mike Saks

• ISBN13: 9781412903646
• ISBN10: 1412903645
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-06
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

In this eagerly-anticipated new text, a range of internationally-renowned experts draw on their extensive experience to provide a practical and accessible guide to the wide span of methods used in health research. Researching Health covers the background to conducting health research, qualitative and quantitative methods employed in researching health, contemporary issues such as research ethics, comparative research and the use of mixed methods, and how to disseminate health research. As such, it provides the perfect package to help readers carry out their own research projects and use the research of others more effectively in their work. Key features: - comprehensive coverage of the range of methods available - brings readers fully up-to-date on topical issues and research - packed with pedagogical features including: case studies, health-related exercises, chapter summaries, annotated further reading, and a full glossary - supported by an interactive companion website with an instructors' manual and PowerPoint slides for lecturers, and datasets, links to relevant websites, online reading, and an online glossary for students. (The companion website can now be accessed from here or by clicking on the 'companion website' logo above)

Table of Contents

Conducting Health Research

Introduction: The Context for Researching Health

Competing Paradigms and Health Research

Doing a Literature Review in Health

Qualitative Methods and Health

Using Documents in Health Research

Unstructured Interviews and Health Research

Participant Observation in Health Research

The Use of Focus Groups in Research into Health

Action Research and Health

Quantitative Methods and Health

Health Research Sampling Methods

Quantitative Survey Methods in Health Research

Statistical Methods for Health Data Analysis

Randomized Controlled Trials

Experimental Methods in Health Research

The Use of Economics in Health Research

Contemporary Issues in Researching Health

Governance and Ethics in Health Research

Mixed Methods and Multidisciplinary Research in Health Care

Researching Orthodox and Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Researching the Health of Ethnic Minority Groups

Involving the Consumer in Health Research

Comparative Health Research

Disseminating Health Research

Writing Up Health Research and Getting Published

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