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Book SynopsisThis Handbook expertly instructs the reader on how to conduct applied health research across a number of disciplines. Particularly aimed at postgraduate health researchers and students of applied health research, it presents and explains a wide range of research designs and other contemporary issues in applied health research.
Focusing on learning outcomes, it takes the reader from underpinning epistemological, ontological and methodological considerations through to the key features of highlighted research designs and how to apply these in practice. In so doing, the experienced group of authors guides the reader in the choice of design for their own studies. They both examine the underpinning paradigmatic questions that guide important design choices and also explore the practical considerations that have to be taken into account when conducting research in this field. This book covers a range of designs from different traditions and also points readers to the key literatures in their areas of interest.
Master's students across a range of disciplines will find this book invaluable and it will also be an essential reference tool for PhD students and new researchers in applied health research.
Contributors include: F. Ahmed, H. Aveyard, S. Baines, A. Bingley, S. Brearley, G. Chatzidamianos, M. Collins, A. Dodd, M. Edwards, N. Fisher, I. Fletcher, T. Gatrell, A. Grinyer, E. Halliday, C. Murray, R.J. Parker, G. Perez Algorta, N. Preston, S. Reilly, J. Simpson, C. Thomas, S. Varey, C. Walshe, D. Wilde
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research Sarah G Brearley, Catherine Walshe Part I Research Skills Chapter 1. Critical Appraisal – how to examine and evaluate the research evidence Alyson L Dodd, Siobhan Reilly, Faraz Ahmed, Carol Thomas. Chapter 2. Literature Reviews Nancy Preston, Helen Aveyard Chapter 3. Developing Research Questions Sarah G Brearley Chapter 4. Between the institution and the field: Research ethics in health and social care Amanda Bingley, Anne Grinyer Part II Variety and Variation in Qualitative Research Methods Chapter 5. Ethnography in applied health research Michaela Edwards. Chapter 6. An introduction to narrative research methods in health and social care Amanda Bingley Chapter 7. Grounded Theory Methods and Analysis: methodological revisions and practical application Susannah Baines Chapter 8. Phenomenology and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Craig D. Murray and David J. Wilde Chapter 9. Using action research to implement, investigate and evaluate interventions in applied health research John Hamilton and Sandra Varey Chapter 10. The crossover artist: consensus methods in health research. Saskia Jünger and Sheila Payne Part III Variety and Variation in Quantitative Research Methods Chapter 11. Designing and using quantitative health care questionnaires and surveys Jane Simpson and Ian Fletcher Chapter 12. Understanding effect and effectiveness of interventions: trials and other evaluative study designs in applied health research Naomi Fisher, Heather Robinson Chapter 13. Analysing Quantitative Data: Correlation and beyond Guillermo Perez Algorta Chapter 14. Using and Analysing Secondary Data Anthony C. Gatrell Part IV Contemporary Issues Chapter 15. Using information and communication technologies for Health Research Gerasimos Chatzidamianos and Rob J. Parker Chapter 16. The Case for Mixed Methods in applied health research Catherine Walshe Chapter 17. Public Engagement in Health Research Michelle Collins, Emma Halliday Conclusions and Final Thoughts: Dissemination and Impact Catherine Walshe, Sarah G Brearley Index
