Key Concepts in Nursing and Healthcare Research

PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE Evidence-Based Practice and Research - Jo Rycroft-Malone Creating a Research-Based Culture in Healthcare Practice - Joyce Wilkinson The Research Journey - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead and Becky Hall Paradigms and Philosophies - Mike Thomas Qualitative Research - Ann Bryan Quantitative Research - Charlotte Eost-Telling Mixed Methods Research - Dawn Freshwater Evaluation Research - David Coyle Service User-Led Research - Aidan Worsley Systematic Reviews - Alan Pearson Longitudinal Research - Elisabetta Ruspini Writing Research Bids - Neville J Ford with case study by Jean Mannix PART TWO: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Action Research - Chris Whitney-Cooper Case Study Research - Andy Lovell Ethnography - Annette McIntosh-Scott with case study by Jenni Templeman Ethnomethodology - Tom Mason Feminist Research - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead Grounded Theory - Maureen Deacon Hermeneutics - Dean Garret Historical Research - Pat Starkey Narrative Research - David Coyle Observational Research - Sandra Flynn Phenomenology - David Coyle Symbolic Interactionsim - Robin James Smith Vignette Research - Dave Mercer Visual Research - Jan Woodhouse PART THREE: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Experimental Design - Roger Watson Quasi-Experimental Design - Vimal and Nikhil Sharma Survey Research - Simon Alford Hypotheses - Stephen Fallows Measurement Instruments - Andrew Mitchell Statistics: Descriptive - Debbie Robertson Statistics: Inferential - Mike Morris Questionnaire Construction - Liane Hayes Use of Databases - Nicholas Syrotiuk PART FOUR: THE RESEARCH PROCESS Literature Review - Helen Aveyard with case study by Julie Dulson Research Design and Method - Annette McIntosh-Scott with case study by Vicky Ridgway Research Ethics - Martin Johnson Data Collection and Management - Mary Steen Data Analysis - Elizabeth Harlow Presentation and Discussion of Results - Janice Gidman Dissemination of Findings - Michael Hellenbach

'A useful introductory text for first time researchers - it provides a "one stop shop" for a very wide range of issues.' -- Anna Walsh, Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University 'The range of concepts addressed makes this an excellent resource for those studying and undertaking research. Each chapter presents information in a clear and accessible manner as well as providing guidance for further reading. A helpful resource in its own right as well as a launch-pad for further study' -- Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of Glamorgan This is an authoritative and rich resource for any student or healthcare researcher to add to their list of essential resources. I recommend it with little reservation for the unique breadth it offers, rarely at the expense of practical depth given the necessary brevity. Forty-two chapters, organised in four sections divided between Research Principles, Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods and a final section on the principle steps of the Research Process. That is quite a repository of Key Concepts and the editors and contributors are to be congratulated for such an achievement. -- John Mellor-Clark, Research Consultant Anyone involved in healthcare, from students to senior practitioners, will find this book of use to them. As an introduction to research, by allowing the reader to understand the process by which evidence on which to base practice is gained, the book is a valuable addition to any library. However its value to the seasoned researcher requiring a quick aide memoire should also not be under-estimated. -- Allison Crocker, emergency department staff nurse, Poole General Hospital