Foundations of clinical research : applications to evidence-based practice /
"The text of this fourth edition has maintained its dual perspectives. It is designed for those who do research to generate new knowledge and examine theories and for those who want to be critical consumers of evidence to inform clinical decision-making. All of us need to be able to critically...
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Philadelphia :
F.A. Davis,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frameworks for generating and applying evidence
- On the road to translational research
- Defining the research question
- The role of theory in research and practice
- Understanding evidence-based practice
- Searching the literature
- Ethical issues in clinical research
- Principles of measurement
- Concepts of measurement reliability
- Concepts of measurement validity
- Designing surveys and questionnaires
- Understanding health measurement scales
- Choosing a sample
- Principles of clinical trials
- Choosing a sample
- Principles of clinical trials
- Design validity
- Experimental designs
- Quasi-experimental designs
- Single-subject designs
- Exploratory research : observational designs
- Descriptive research
- Qualitative research
- Descriptive statistics
- Foundations of statistical inference
- Comparing two means : the t-test
- Comparing more than two means : analysis of variance
- Multiple comparison tests
- Nonparametric tests for group comparisons
- Measuring association for categorical variables : chi-square
- Correlation
- Regression
- Multivariate analysis
- Measurement revisited : reliability and validity statistics
- Diagnostic and screening procedures
- Epidemiology : measuring risk
- Writing a research proposal
- Critical appraisal : evaluating research reports
- Synthesizing evidence : systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Disseminating research.