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"This book is superb. Most undergraduates have to undertake some form of literature review which may be daunting, this book explains it in an clear, easy to understand format. Explanations are given as to why undertaking a literature review is undertaken. Summery sections at the end of each chapter allow the reader to reflect on what they have just read, allowing the information to sink in. This book should be on every university's recommended reading list."
Kerry Davis, Student Nurse, University Campus Suffolk, UK
Kerry Davis, Student Nurse, University Campus Suffolk, UK
"This book is fantastic! It gives a clear, concise guide to carrying out a literature review, which is of course a widely used formative assessment technique in a nursing program ... (it includes) in depth explanations and reasons as to how and why it is important to do a literature review ... the summary section at the end of each chapter is excellent, and allows the reader to review their understanding of what they’re just read. Overall an excellent book which is a must for any student nurse!"
Gem Smith, Student Nurse, Northumbria University, UK
"This book is superb. It explains the entire process of writing a literature review very clearly ... extremely helpful as the prospect of reviewing literature can be quite daunting."
Vicky Bain, Student Nurse, University of Nottingham, UK
"A comprehensive, easy to read guide which will help students to understand how to undertake a literature review, and how to use the resultant information effectively."
Anne-Marie Warnes, University of Central Lancashire, UK
"As a student, currently writing a literature review, I found this an extremely helpful book, which is invaluable in demystifying some of the more challenging elements, while at the same time providing clear, simple, appealing and appropriate guidance. This is a must have for undergraduate nursing students, and indeed all healthcare students embarking on such projects."
Audrey Grace, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
This bestselling book is a step-by-step guide to doing a literature review in health and social care. It is vital reading for all those undertaking their undergraduate or postgraduate dissertation or any research module which involves a literature review.
The new edition has been fully updated and provides a practical guide to the different types of literature that you may come across when undertaking a literature review. It includes:
- Examples of commonly occurring real life scenarios encountered by students
- Emphasis on the importance of setting a question at the very start of the project
- Advice on how to follow a clearly defined search strategy
- Details of a wide range of critical appraisal tools
About the Author
Dr Helen Aveyard completed her doctoral study at King's College University of London, following which she has worked as a senior lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, UK.
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This is a truly brilliant book for anyone involved in public affairs research.
Following the guidance here produces a really high class literature review indeed, and the principle can be applied in any field, but the value of the book is well beyond just the literature review guidance. The explanation and discussion of research terms and considerations are worth their weight in gold. The book assumes no prior research knowledge, so the guides you right through the types of research available, pros and cons, right down to how to effectively phrase the question your review seeks to answer.
Even if not involved with literature reviews, this book really is an essential part of any researcher's reference shelf.
Following the guidance here produces a really high class literature review indeed, and the principle can be applied in any field, but the value of the book is well beyond just the literature review guidance. The explanation and discussion of research terms and considerations are worth their weight in gold. The book assumes no prior research knowledge, so the guides you right through the types of research available, pros and cons, right down to how to effectively phrase the question your review seeks to answer.
Even if not involved with literature reviews, this book really is an essential part of any researcher's reference shelf.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great little book that explains in a step by step fashion how to do a systematic review for your research project or dissertation. Its focussed on health and social care and is perfect for health professionals doing their first piece of original research as part of a higher qualification. It covers all the essential bits including how to select and refine a research question, how to search for research articles and most importantly how to appraise and synthesise the evidence. This book would have saved me a lot of time and effort if I would have come across it 2 years ago when I started my masters!
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My day job requires me to work with medical evidence and evidence based practice so literature searches and reviews are commonplace. When looking at this book I thought I wouldn't be able to gain very much from it, however this was not the case. Old habits are difficult to break (!) and this booked flagged up a couple (and helpfully provided the solutions!). The book is clearly set out starting with how to define your research question through to searching the literature followed by reviewing your data and critically appraising articles.
There are helpful sections on quantitative and qualitative data which give simple explanations which appear brief, however if you really were looking for more depth on these subjects there are books dedicated to them. The overarching premise is that this book will help you complete a literature review for a piece of academic study but this book is also helpful for those people who are new to Evidence Based Practice and need to review the appropriate literature for practice purposes.
Overall I thoroughly recommend this book - whichever category you fall in.
There are helpful sections on quantitative and qualitative data which give simple explanations which appear brief, however if you really were looking for more depth on these subjects there are books dedicated to them. The overarching premise is that this book will help you complete a literature review for a piece of academic study but this book is also helpful for those people who are new to Evidence Based Practice and need to review the appropriate literature for practice purposes.
Overall I thoroughly recommend this book - whichever category you fall in.
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Great book
This book us a fantastic support for nursing students doing their dissertation it really supports you with the methodology part which I struggled with. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Charlotte
Recommended
Great start to my research proposal, clear and concise. Very helpful, also it was recommended to myself by my Mentor.
I will be keeping this for future reference!
I will be keeping this for future reference!
Published 3 months ago by Danie_Louize
Great for Dissertation
Great for student nurses doing their dissertation!
Has the whole process from the beginning of choosing a topic right through to how to present your work.
Has the whole process from the beginning of choosing a topic right through to how to present your work.
Published 6 months ago by Dani0211
Short simple and to the point.
Simple and well laid out.
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Published 6 months ago by A. Cresswell
Easy guide to follow
This book was very easy to follow and gave an in depth insight to a literature review relating to health and social care practices. Read more
Published 8 months ago by NB25
Phew!
I bought this book to help me with a Research Module at MSc level. It helped me to write my proposal and is easy to read and, more importantly understand. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Angelina Ballerina
Good but...
This book is clearly written and for the most part does what it says on the tin. However it doesn't really accomodate social care as such and very much projects from a health... Read more
Published 9 months ago by calamitybob
Ideal for the novice reviewer
I found this little book very easy to read and thought that the way it introduces the methodology of literature review was excellent. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Simon Nixon
A Useful Introduction
As the title suggests, this book is intended to guide one (most likely an undergraduate medical student) through the process of conducting and writing a literature review. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ben Saunders
a very helpful book for writing a dissertation
Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care by H. Aveyard is a very useful tool for novice researchers like me who is just starting to write a dissertation. Read more
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