- Paperback: 501 pages
- Publisher: Open University Press; 2 edition (1 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0335206433
- ISBN-13: 978-0335206438
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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“This is an excellent text to aid any Nurse in getting to grips with the subject of research on an accessible but relevant level." – Accident & Emergency Nursing (Accident and Emergency Nursing )
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This new edition of Ann Bowling's well-known and highly respected text has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect key methodological developments in health research. It is a comprehensive, easy to read, guide to the range of methods used to study and evaluate health and health services. It describes the concepts and methods used by the main disciplines involved in health research, including: demography, epidemiology, health economics, psychology and sociology.
With new material on topics such as cluster randomization, utility analyses, patients' preferences, and perception of risk, the text is aimed at students and researchers of health and health services.
With new material on topics such as cluster randomization, utility analyses, patients' preferences, and perception of risk, the text is aimed at students and researchers of health and health services.
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Research is the systematic and rigorous process of enquiry which aims to describe phenonema and to develop and test explanatory concepts and theories. Read the first page
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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The text has over the past 3 years acted as a strong source of reference as I have been expected to carry out research within a health services context. It is useful both to managers,researchers clinicians working within the health context. The book helps at different levels i.e. from undertaking research involving patients through to beginning to evaluate a particular service.The book outlines and explains a wide range of different research methods from across the qualitative / quantitative spectrum.
I would recommend this book if you are being directly involved in research for the first time and a good source reference on your book shelf to help prompt questions of research proposals or projects you are expected to comment upon. For the trainee researcher working in health services it is highly recommended
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
very good. brilliant glossary at the end, as well as key points and questions at the end of every chapter. sections are clear and structured, and the style is friendly and honest. just misses a bit more content on qualitative data analysis
get it if you are going to do a research project in health sciences- bear in mind it is aimed exactly for that, so it may not be suitable for other purposes
get it if you are going to do a research project in health sciences- bear in mind it is aimed exactly for that, so it may not be suitable for other purposes
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a student nurse studying a Research module, I would recommend this book. It is a `must have'. The chapters are well divided into manageable chunks and compared with previous reading on Health Research, I found this book surprisingly easy to read without losing out on content or quality.
The book not only covers all the main topics on research methods, but also looks into the wider aspects of health and health services. I especially liked the way the book didn't jump straight into research methods and methodology, but took time to introduce some of the main sociological and psychological concepts and ideas.
The sections of the book are clear and well structured. Each chapter is introduced in easily understood terms and ends with the main points concisely summarized, including a number of questions which reinforce what we have learned and indicating whether or not we have fully grasped the arguments and main points of the chapter. It then presents us with a list of key terms, which highlight the issues and terms the chapter has focussed on, and a list of recommended further reading. Throughout the book clear examples are very well used to build on our understanding of key concepts and at the end of the book is a very useful glossary of terms.
In summary, a well written, well structured and easily read book that will be extremely useful to Nursing students, and anyone who is carrying out a research project.
The book not only covers all the main topics on research methods, but also looks into the wider aspects of health and health services. I especially liked the way the book didn't jump straight into research methods and methodology, but took time to introduce some of the main sociological and psychological concepts and ideas.
The sections of the book are clear and well structured. Each chapter is introduced in easily understood terms and ends with the main points concisely summarized, including a number of questions which reinforce what we have learned and indicating whether or not we have fully grasped the arguments and main points of the chapter. It then presents us with a list of key terms, which highlight the issues and terms the chapter has focussed on, and a list of recommended further reading. Throughout the book clear examples are very well used to build on our understanding of key concepts and at the end of the book is a very useful glossary of terms.
In summary, a well written, well structured and easily read book that will be extremely useful to Nursing students, and anyone who is carrying out a research project.
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Great book which i have used as quick reference guide on many an occasion for post grad studies. Prompt delivery and easy to follow. High recommend.
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I like the book, it tells you all what you need about research methods, and makes all the destinctions a clinician might need to go out of the medical box into the wider aspects of... Read more
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