Main description:

This is the second edition of a well received book that reviews classical epidemiological and clinical research designs, with a specific focus on aging. Chapters cover basic topics like the scientific method, ethics, and the consequences of certain exclusion criteria. The work also includes a look at clinical concepts like multimorbidity, frailty and functionality. New material includes chapters such as geroscience, health systems research, big data and data mining, financing and future of aging research. The authors reveal the issues and challenges for researchers of age and aging, and also consider, from basic to clinical, and from clinical to public policies of social and health care.

The focus on aging is what gives this book its valuable perspective on research methodology. All authors have considerable experience in aging, geriatrics or gerontology, and each chapter includes both a theoretical framework and practical examples of studies in aging. Readers will discover study designs that are reviewed for basic structure, main flaws and advantages, and are analyzed for specific conditions and variables regarding aging.

This text is suited to both health care professionals caring for older adults, and researchers who are new to research in aging. It is relevant across the disciplines, including medicine, psychology, social sciences and dentistry, and it supports learning with graphs and figures.

Contents:

Preface

1. The Need for Differentiated Research Methodology in AgingMario Ulises Perez-Zepeda, Carmen Garcia-Pena, Luis Miguel Gutierrez-Robledo

2. The Scientific Method as a Point of Departure in Aging Research
Ruben Fossion, Leonardo Zapata-Fonseca.

3. Biomedical Research in Aging
Jose Mario Gonzalez-Meljem, Scott Haston, Suchira Gallage, Andrew J. Innes.

4. Geroscience
Isabel Arrieta-Cruz, Armando Luna-Lopez.

5. Descriptive Studies in Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics
Mario Ulises Perez-Zepeda, Lorena Jocabed Rocha Balcazar, Miguel German Borda.

6. Qualitative Research in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Fernando A. Wagner, Laurens G. Van Sluytman, Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Chioma Nwakanma Wosu.

7. Case-control Studies in Aging Research
Sergio Sanchez-Garcia, Erika Heredia-Ponce, Luis Pablo Cruz-Hervert, Angel Cardenas-Bahena, Laura Barbara Velazquez-Olmedo, Carmen Garcia-Pena.

8. Longitudinal Studies and Older Adults Cohorts
Carmen Garcia-Pena, Claudia Espinel-Bermudez, Pamela Tella-Vega, Mario Ulises Perez-Zepeda, Luis Miguel Gutierrez-Robledo.

9. Clinical Trials in Aging Research
Mario Ulises Perez-Zepeda, Antonio Cherubini, Carmen Garcia-Pena, Elisa Zengarini, Luis Miguel Gutierrez-Robledo.

10. Mixed Methods in Geriatrics and Gerontology Research
Joseph J. Gallo, Jin Hui Joo.

11. Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis in Aging Research
Miguel Angel Villasis-Keever, Mario Enrique Rendon-Macias, Raul Hernan Medina-Campos.

12. Health Systems Research in Aging
Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Svetlana V. Doubova, Ricardo Perez-Cuevas.

13. Technology and Aging: Ubiquitous Sensing Technology for Aging Research
Jesus Favela, Luis A. Castro.

14. The Challenge of Big Data and Data Mining in Aging Research
Juan Carlos Gomez-Verjan, Luis Miguel Gutierrez-Robledo.

15. Research in Public Policies for Aging
Elizabeth Caro-Lopez, Ernesto Velasco-Sanchez.

16. Ethical Issues in Research in Aging
Tirso Zuniga-Santamaria, Carmen Jimena Vazquez-Garcia.

17. Integration of Consortiums and Search for International Funding
David X. Marquez, Iraida V. Carrion, Susan Aguinaga, Melissa Lamar.

18. Future of Aging Research
Matteo Cesari, Marco Canevelli, Mario Ulises Perez-Zepeda.

Index