Reading Research
A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals
- 7th Edition - April 28, 2021
- Authors: Barbara Davies, Jo Logan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 9 2 4 - 3
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Request a sales quoteLearn how to evaluate and apply health sciences research with this beginner’s guide! Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals, 7th Edition provides a clear introduction to reading and understanding research articles, with practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It describes how to interpret common research methods including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches, and explains how to find relevant, reliable research on the internet. Written by Barbara Davies and Jo Logan, both of whom are noted educators and research experts, this easy-to-use pocket guide is ideal for both students and health professionals.
- Concise overview of health sciences-related research maximizes your study time and makes it easier to understand qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research.
- Succinct introduction to reading and understanding health sciences research articles is accompanied by practice worksheets and other learning resources on an Evolve website.
- Helpful guidelines suggest how to find interesting research results, identify how to use research results towards planning and delivering best practices and improving patient outcomes, and recommend actions to address barriers to using research in practice.
- UNIQUE! Tips boxes provide practical, easy-to-follow advice for those who are new to the subject.
- UNIQUE! Alert! boxes warn of common assumptions made when reading research.
- Recommendations for best practices in research include brief definitions of popular research terms as well as links to World Health Organization information, the latest RNAO (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario) Best Practice Guidelines, and guidelines from Australia, the USA, the UK, and other countries.
- Cover image
- Evolve
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Reviewers
- About the Authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- Why Read Research Articles?
- Some Friendly Advice About Reading Research Articles
- Check Out The Reader’s Companion Worksheets
- 2. Easy Steps for Reading Research
- Title
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results And Discussion
- A Final Suggestion: The Acknowledgements
- 3. Finding Interesting Research Results
- Where and How to Start
- Search A Database For Relevant Research
- Review Articles
- Searching The Internet For Research Articles
- Peer Review
- A Cautionary Note About Predatory or Fake Journals on the Internet
- Web Portals
- Other Types of Databases
- Researchgate
- Keeping Up To Date
- Social Media: Facebook And Youtube
- 4. Using Research Results
- Research Utilization
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- The Decision To Use Research Results
- Want To Learn More?
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Journals That Publish Peer-Reviewed Research
- Worksheet 1. Qualitative Research
- Worksheet 2. Quantitative Research
- Worksheet 3. Mixed Methods Research
- Worksheet 4. Systematic Reviews
- Worksheet 5. Using Research Results
- No. of pages: 96
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: April 28, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323759243
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