Name: Making Sense of Research By Gill Hek
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Making Sense of Research: An Introduction for Health and Social Care Practitioners by Gill Hek

The Third Edition of this introduction to research for students and professionals in health and social care now contains material on literature searching techniques, meta-analysis, data protection, and critical appraisal tools.

Many people find research concepts difficult to grasp, but this book makes it easy by providing a straightforward guide to the basics.

Topics covered include:

- the role of research in health and social care

- the research process

- quantitative and qualitative approaches

- how to develop critical skills, and

- implementing research findings.

The book also features a glossary of research terms and a critical appraisal framework.

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`This book will encourage those who are frightened by research to become interested and realize that research is not a value-free, technical activity somehow seperate and isolated from the political and social interests of wider society but actually reflects them. The major strength of this book is the way it summarizes and reflects key issues in contemporary health and social care research for busy practitioners and undergraduate students. As such it fills a precise niche in the market and this 3rd Edition should become as popular as it's predecessors.' - Journal of Interprofessional Care
"This third edition, by Hek and Moule, has been updated to help clinicians understand the critical connection between research findings and practice and to assist them in evaluating the available scientific evidence. As in earlier editions, the text is very learner-friendly. Throughout the book the authors give examples that illustrate key points in the research process; clinicians will find these relevant to their practice. Three new appendixes offer guidelines for the appraisal of individual studies and methods for searching the vast body of scientific literature- two important competencies needed by every health professional. The straightforward, concise presentation of material makes the volume's content accessible to both advanced undergraduates and practitioners who want to deliver the best care possible in a fast changing world." -- CHOICE

About Gill Hek

Pam Moule is Professor of Health Services Research and Director of the Centre for Health and Clinical Research at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Pam is engaged in a number of research and evaluation projects across a range of health care environments, supported by a variety of funders. Pam delivers research methods education, supervises undergraduate and masters level dissertations, and supports Doctoral students in the fields of leadership, learning and workforce. Pam has a number of publications in a range of nursing and medical journals and has published four textbooks. Pam is on the editorial board of Nurse Education Today and reviews papers for a number of nursing and health care journals.

The Role of Research in the Health and Social Care Professions The Nature of Knowledge in Health and Social Care Overview of the Research Process Searching and Reviewing the Literature Approaches to and Design of Research in Health and Social Care Research Problems, Aims, Questions and Hypotheses Sampling Understanding Data Collection Techniques Making Sense of Data Analysis Ethical Issues Critical Appraisal in Health and Social Care Research Disseminating and Implementing Research

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ISBN 13

9781412923620

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141292362X

Title

Making Sense of Research: An Introduction for Health and Social Care Practitioners by Gill Hek

Author

Gill Hek

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

SAGE Publications Inc

Year published

2006-07-18

Number of pages

168

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Making Sense of Research by Gill Hek

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