Main description:

Research Techniques for the Health Sciences focuses on pragmatic aspects of health science research. Underlying concepts and theory are explained and illustrated through a common-sense approach utilizing case studies. All of the text's case studies are health-oriented in school, community, and hospital settings involving students, teachers, physicians, nurses, and health science researchers. This edition features more applied questions for the case studies, general guidelines on how to create a poster, journal publication, and oral presentation, and reorganized chapters.

Contents:

1. What is Research? 2. Developing the Research Proposal 3. Critical Review of the Literature and Information Sources 4. Considering Ethics in Research 5. Conducting Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research 6. Conducting Survey and Self-Report Research 7. Conducting Qualitative Research 8. Conducting Evaluation Research and Mixed Designs 9. Conducting Analytical Epidemiologic Research 10. Sampling Designs and Techniques 11. Analyzing and Interpreting Data: Descriptive Analysis 12. Analyzing and Interpreting Data: Inferential Analysis 13. Techniques for Data Presentation 14. Communicating Your Research Appendix: Common Statistical Procedures