Handbook for Health Care Research / Edition 2

Handbook for Health Care Research is included in the 2015 edition of the essential collection of Doody’s Core Titles. Doody's Book Review: 98 - 5 Stars! This is a unique book on scientific research written for health care practitioners. Using step-by-step guidelines, the text teaches students and practitioners to implement a research protocol and evaluate the results, even if s/he has no experience or formal training in the research process. It provides the basic tools to carry out and critically analyze the research data, from asking the initial questions to preparing a publication. The chapters are organized around the major steps in the research process, allowing the reader to sort through various research procedures easily. All statistical procedures are illustrated with actual examples from health care practice. Instructor Resources include PowerPoint slides and a Test Bank.

ISBN-13: 9780763778057

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Publication Date: 12-15-2009

Pages: 368

Product Dimensions: 7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Robert L. Chatburn, MHHS, RRT-NPS, FAARC is Associate Professor, department of medicine, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Fellow of the American Association for Respiratory Care. Rob is currently the clinical research manager, section of respiratory therapy, at the Cleveland Clinic. Previously he was the technical director of respiratory care at University Hospitals for 20 years. He is the author of 11 textbooks and over 250 publications in medical journals. He is an Associate Editor of Respiratory Care Journal and is recognized internationally as a research scientist and authority on mechanical ventilation and pediatric respiratory care. Mr. Chatburn was born and raised in Niles Ohio. He received an AS degree from Cuyahoga Community and BS and MHHS degrees from Youngstown State University. He started his career at Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital in 1977. In 1979 he was promoted to research coordinator. In 1986 he took the position of technical director of pediatric respiratory care and in 1995 annexed the adult division as well. In 1997 he became assistant professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University and was promoted to associate professor in 1998. In 2006 Mr. Chatburn became clinical research manager, section of respiratory therapy, at the Cleveland Clinic. His academic appointment is currently associate professor, department of medicine, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Rob was among the first 13 people awarded fellowship in the American Association for Respiratory Care in 1998 and was the recipient of the 2007 Forrest M. Bird Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award.

Table of Contents

Section I Introduction
Chapter 1 Why Study Research?
Chapter 2 Ethics and Research
Chapter 3 Outcomes Research
Section II Planning the Study
Chapter 4 The Scientific Method
Chapter 5 Developing the Study Idea
Chapter 6 Reviewing the Literature
Chapter 7 Designing the Experiment
Section III Conducting the Study
Chapter 8 Steps to Implementation
Chapter 9 Making Measurements
Chapter 10 Basic Statistical Concepts
Chapter 11 Statistical Methods for Nominal Measures
Chapter 12 Statistical Methods for Ordinal Measures
Chapter 13 Statistical Methods for Contiguous Measures
Section IV Publishing the Findings
Chapter 14 The Paper
Chapter 15 The Abstract
Chapter 16 The Case Report
Chapter 17 The Poster Presentation
Appendix I Basic Science Writing
Appendix II Glossary
Appendix III Peer Review Checklist
Appendix IV Answers to Questions
Appendix V Model Paper
Appendix VI Response to Reviewers
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