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Kielhofner's Research in Occupational Therapy. Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice + Online Access
Taylor, R.
2ª Edición Enero 2017
Inglés
Tapa blanda
547 pags
1600 gr
null x null x null cm
ISBN 9780803640375
Editorial F.A. DAVIS
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I. Research in Occupational Therapy: Basic Elements for Enhancing Practice
1. Occupational Therapy: An Evidence-Based Practice Profession
2. Classifications and Aims of Research
3. Philosophical Foundations of Research
4. Reading and Understanding Published and Presented Research
5. Critically Appraising and Classifying Published and Presented Research
6. Managing Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice: An International Imperative
7. Professional Responsibility and Roles in Research
8. The Role of Theory in Occupational Therapy
II. Laying the Groundwork for Evidence-Based Practice: The Steps of the Research Process
9. Steps in the Research Process and Characteristics of Sound Research
10. Conducting a Literature Review
11. Generating Research Questions and Defining Specific Aims and Hypotheses
12. Selecting the Research Method
13. Writing the Research Proposal
14. Ensuring Ethical Research
15. Securing Samples and Performance Sites
III. Qualitative Approaches: First Steps in Communicating with Language
16. Design Considerations in Qualitative Research
17. Collecting Qualitative Data
18. Contemporary Tools for Managing and Analyzing Qualitative Data
19. Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting and Reporting Data
IV. Quantitative Approaches: First Steps in Communicating with Statistics and Measures
20. Quantitative Research Designs: Defining Variables and Their Relationships with One Another
21. Developing and Evaluating Quantitative Data Collection Instruments
22. Collecting Quantitative Data
23. Entering, Storing, and Managing Data
24. Deciding on an Approach to Data Analysis
25. Meta-Analysis
V. Descriptive, Exploratory, and Pilot-Study Research
26. Single Subject Research
27. Survey Research
VI. Additional Topics for the Developing Investigator
28. Needs Assessment Research
29. Program Evaluation Research
30. Participatory Research Approaches
31. Writing a Literature Review
32. Disseminating Research: Presenting, Writing, and Publishing
33. Writing a Grant Proposal
34. Using Mixed Methods Designs to Study Therapy and Its Outcomes
35. Creating Outcomes Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Glossary
With an international team of expert contributors, Renee Taylor carries on Gary Kielhofner’s innovative work in the 2nd Edition of his comprehensive research methodologies text.
This guide bridges the gap between theorists and practitioners. It focuses on the relevance and logic of research to provide a practical, demystified approach to conducting applied research in the field for graduate students and clinicians.
You’ll begin with an introduction to the nature and scope of research and its place in OT and then explore research designs, measurements, and statistical analysis for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed studies. You’ll examine the steps and procedures required to conduct research and how research can be used to shape professional practice and improve patient care.
Key features
- Discusses the newest forms of research and the philosophic basis of research.
- Covers all aspects of systematic inquiry, including qualitative research and quantitative research, and summarizes how inquiry is used in evidence-based practice.
- Explores statistical analysis, including meta-analysis-research design and measurement tools that are part of quantitative research.
- Incorporates OT-specific examples throughout the text.
- Presents contributions from an international team of authors, recognized experts in their fields.
- Features a consistent presentation in each chapter with highlighted quotes, feature boxes, tables, figures, and cross-referencing between chapters to enhance comprehension and navigation through the text.
- Includes a comprehensive glossary at the end of the book.
- Offers current sources for further study (journals, books, associations and Internet resources) in the appendix.
New to this edition
- Thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field
- Significantly revised and rewritten chapters on statistics that focus on their use and interpretation
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