Research Methodology in the Health Sciences: A Quick Reference Guide - Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya

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Auteur(s) : Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya

Editeur : Mcgraw Hill Llc

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/03/2021

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 192

Expédition : 390

Dimensions : 27.4 x 21.6 x 1.3

ISBN : 9781260463286

Résumé :
Concise, readable, and easy to navigate-a practical and thorough guide to conducting efficient and effective medical research

A Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2023!

Whether you're a student, scholar, faculty member, or practicing healthcare professional Research Methodology in the Health Sciences helps you improve your research skills and critically appraise original research and apply it in evidence-based patient care. This peerless guide describes the principles of biostatistics and provides detailed examples to build your comprehension of the utility and applicability of bio-statistical tests, without going into the mathematical details of such tests.

You'll find accessible coverage of the principles of biomedical ethics in research and publication, review of the medical literature, how to write a dissertation, how to prepare and submit a research manuscript for publication in a journal, how to apply for a research grant to funding agencies, and much more. To enhance the learning process, all examples drawn exclusively from real healthcare scenarios.

Research Methodology in the Health Sciences covers:

• Planning a research study
• Writing a dissertation
• Types of studies in clinical research
• Observational and interventional studies
• Approaches to qualitative research
• Ethics in medical research
• Biostatistics and descriptive statistics
• Approaches to statistical inference
  
  
  
  

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Biographie:

Preface

Acknowledgment

PART ONE

CHAPTER 1. Introduction
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
DEFINITION OF RESEARCH
Examples of Clinical Observations
What Is Common among These Observations?
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Research Methodology
Research Methods
CHALLENGES IN RESEARCH IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES
RESEARCH CANNOT BE DONE HAPHAZARDLY
Research Planning
Different Types of Study Designs and Their Functions
Example of an Important Case Series
Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Clinical Application of the Results
WHY STATISTICS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES?
Example of the Use of Statistics
Statistical Issues in Medical Research
Practical Use of Statistical Concepts and Tests
MEDICAL LITERATURE SEARCH AND CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
Questions Arising from Common Clinical Problems
How and Where to Get the Answers
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK

CHAPTER 2. How to Plan a Research Study
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
HOW TO START A RESEARCH STUDY
How to Develop the Research Question
Generating a Hypothesis
Defining the Research Objectives
The Study Example
STUDY DESIGN
STEPS INVOLVED IN UNDERTAKING A RESEARCH STUDY
Preinvestigational Steps
Writing the Protocol
Investigational Steps
Postinvestigational Steps
ERRORS IN REPORTING RESEARCH
Example of a Reporting Error
LEVELS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

CHAPTER 3. Types of Studies in Clinical Research - Part I: Observational Studies
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
RESEARCH DESIGN AND STUDIES
Types of Studies
STUDIES OF RISK ASSESSMENT: OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES
What Are Observational Descriptive Studies?
Utilities of Descriptive Studies
Advantages and Limitations of Descriptive Studies
Types of Descriptive Studies
Types of Observational Analytical Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Hybrid Study Designs

CHAPTER 4. Types of Studies in Clinical Research - Part II: Interventional Studies
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES
Interventional Trials in Basic Science
Interventional Trials in Community Settings
Interventional Trials in Clinical Settings
JUSTIFICATION FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
TERMINOLOGY USED IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Participant
Investigator
Intervention
Outcome
Intervention and Control Groups
HISTORY OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
STEPS IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
ADVANTAGES OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
SPECIAL ISSUES IN RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Planning the Intervention and Control Conditions
Planning the Outcomes of the Study
Selection of the Study Groups
Baseline Characteristics and Random Allocation of Participants to Intervention and Control Groups
Blinding
Implications of Eligibility Criteria in Sampling
Efficacy and Effectiveness
Analytic Methods Used
Ethical Issues
TYPES OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Randomized Controlled Trials Based on Participants' Exposure and Response to the Intervention
Randomized Controlled Trials Based on the Number of Participants
Randomized Controlled Trials Based on Different Aspects of Interventions Evaluated
BEYOND CLINICAL TRIALS: APPROACH TO SECONDARY RESEARCH
The Need for Review of Clinical Trials
Types of Reviews

CHAPTER 5. APPROACH TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HEALTH SCIENCES
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
FOCUSING ON QUALITATIVE ASPECTS IN RESEARCH
WHAT IS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
When to Use Qualitati...

Sommaire:

Preface

Acknowledgment

PART ONE

CHAPTER 1. Introduction
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
DEFINITION OF RESEARCH
Examples of Clinical Observations
What Is Common among These Observations?
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Research Methodology
Research Methods
CHALLENGES IN RESEARCH IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES
RESEARCH CANNOT BE DONE HAPHAZARDLY
Research Planning
Different Types of Study Designs and Their Functions
Example of an Important Case Series
Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Clinical Application of the Results
WHY STATISTICS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES?
Example of the Use of Statistics
Statistical Issues in Medical Research
Practical Use of Statistical Concepts and Tests
MEDICAL LITERATURE SEARCH AND CLINICAL DECISION MAKING
Questions Arising from Common Clinical Problems
How and Where to Get the Answers
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK

CHAPTER 2. How to Plan a Research Study
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
HOW TO START A RESEARCH STUDY
How to Develop the Research Question
Generating a Hypothesis
Defining the Research Objectives
The Study Example
STUDY DESIGN
STEPS INVOLVED IN UNDERTAKING A RESEARCH STUDY
Preinvestigational Steps
Writing the Protocol
Investigational Steps
Postinvestigational Steps
ERRORS IN REPORTING RESEARCH
Example of a Reporting Error
LEVELS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

CHAPTER 3. Types of Studies in Clinical Research - Part I: Observational Studies
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
RESEARCH DESIGN AND STUDIES
Types of Studies
STUDIES OF RISK ASSESSMENT: OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES
What Are Observational Descriptive Studies?
Utilities of Descriptive Studies
Advantages and Limitations of Descriptive Studies
Types of Descriptive Studies
Types of Observational Analytical Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Hybrid Study Designs

CHAPTER 4. Types of Studies in Clinical Research - Part II: Interventional Studies
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES
Interventional Trials in Basic Science
Interventional Trials in Community Settings
Interventional Trials in Clinical Settings
JUSTIFICATION FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
TERMINOLOGY USED IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Participant
Investigator
Intervention
Outcome
Intervention and Control Groups
HISTORY OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
STEPS IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
ADVANTAGES OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
SPECIAL ISSUES IN RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Planning the Intervention and Control Conditions
Planning the Outcomes of the Study
Selection of the Study Groups
Baseline Characteristics and Random Allocation of Participants to Intervention and Control Groups
Blinding
Implications of Eligibility Criteria in Sampling
Efficacy and Effectiveness
Analytic Methods Used
Ethical Issues
TYPES OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Randomized Controlled Trials Based on Participants' Exposure and Response to the Intervention
Randomized Controlled Trials Based on the Number of Participants
Randomized Controlled Trials Based on Different Aspects of Interventions Evaluated
BEYOND CLINICAL TRIALS: APPROACH TO SECONDARY RESEARCH
The Need for Review of Clinical Trials
Types of Reviews

CHAPTER 5. APPROACH TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN HEALTH SCIENCES
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
FOCUSING ON QUALITATIVE ASPECTS IN RESEARCH
WHAT IS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
When to Use Qualitati...