The Research Handbook for Health Care Professionals is the
essential guide to the entire research process for students and
practitioners alike. From conceiving an idea for a project to
writing up the findings for publication, the book offers an
overview of each stage plus hints and tips, recommendations for
further reading and examples spanning a wide range of health
professions.
The book comprises three sections: Getting Started,
Doing Your Research and Writing Up and Dissemination,
and includes chapters on key topics such as formulating your
research question, writing the initial research protocol,
application for ethical approval, research governance, collecting
your data, research methods and preparing a poster for a
conference.
قائمة المحتويات
Part 1: Getting started – planning your research.
1. Taking Stock.
2. Research Governance.
3. Formulating your research question.
4. Reviewing the literature.
5. Critically appraising papers.
6. Choosing the right research design.
7. Writing the initial research protocol.
8. Getting started with statistics.
9. Successful Grant Applications.
10. Obtaining approval for your research.
11. Participant consent.
Part 2: Doing your analysis.
12. Collecting your data.
13. Recruiting Volunteers.
14. Data management and analysis.
Part 3: Writing up and dissemination.
15. Disseminating your results.
16. Preparing for a conference presentation.
17. Writing a paper for a journal.
عن المؤلف
Mary Hickson is an experienced dietitian with a Ph D and over ten years research experience. She is a Therapy Research Facilitator in the Therapy Services Division of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.