Main description:

This book is written for patients and members of the public who want to understand more about the approaches, methods and language used by health-services researchers. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is now a requirement of most major health-research programmes, and this book is designed to equip these individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for meaningful participation. Edited by award-winning mental-health researchers, the book has been produced in partnership with mental-health-service users and carers with experience of research involvement. It includes personal reflections from these individuals alongside detailed information on quantitative, qualitative and health-economics research methods. -- .

Contents:

1 Understanding the research process - Mr Andrew Grundy
2 Evidence synthesis and critical appraisal - Dr Kelly Rushton and Dr Owen Price
3 Quantitative designs - Dr Owen Price and Prof Karina Lovell
4 Quantitative analysis - Prof Patrick Callaghan and Dr Penny Bee
5 The design and evaluation of measurement scales - Prof Patrick Callaghan
6 Qualitative designs - Dr Helen Brooks, Prof Anne Rogers and Dr Penny Bee
7 Qualitative analysis - Dr Helen Brooks, Prof Anne Rogers and Dr Penny Bee
8 Health economics - Prof Linda Davies and Ms Gemma Shields
9 Research governance and ethics - Dr Owen Price and Ms Lauren Walker
10 Research dissemination - Dr Penny Bee and Dr Helen Brooks -- .