| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Physical description |
1 online resource. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title page; Copy right page; Brief contents; Contents; About the authors; Introduction to research, the research process and EBP; 1.1 The meaning of 'evidence-based practice'; 1.2 Apprehension towards evidence-based practice; Decision making by anecdote; Decision making by press cutting; Decision making by expert opinion; Decision making by cost minimisation; 1.3 Before you start: formulate the problem; Summary; Key terms; Websites; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Asking questions and searching for evidence; 2.1 Different types of searching for evidence; Informal |
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Focused looking for answersSearching the literature; 2.2 Differences between primary and secondary research; 2.3 Effective search strings; Steps for effective searching; One-stop shopping: federated search engines; 2.4 Other avenues for how to search for evidence; Searching for information using social media; Summary; Key terms; Websites; Endnote; Acknowledgements; Reviewing literature; 3.1 Is a paper worth reading at all?; Question 1. Who wrote the paper?; Question 2. Is the title appropriate and illustrative, and is the abstract informative? |
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Question 3. What was the research design, and was it appropriate to the question?Question 4. What was the research question, and why was the study needed?; Question 5. Do the results or findings answer the question?; 3.2 Reviewing the methods of primary research papers; Sample and setting: who are the participants, and where is the study being carried out?; What data-collection methods were used?; How was the data analysed?; 3.3 Reviewing the methods of secondary (review) papers; Question 1. What is the focused clinical question that there view addressed? |
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Question 2. Was a thorough search of the appropriate database(s) carried out, and were other potentially important sources explored?Question 3. Who evaluated the studies, and how?; Question 4. How sensitive are the results to the way the review has been performed?; Question 5. Have the results been interpreted sensibly, and are they relevant to the broader aspects of the problem?; Meta-analyses and meta-syntheses; Summary; Key terms; Websites; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Qualitative research; 4.1 Qualitative research explained; 4.2 The difference between qualitative and quantitative research |
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4.3 Qualitative methodologies and data collection strategiesQualitative sampling; Data collection; 4.4 Evaluating papers that describequalitative research; Question 1. Did the paper describe an important clinical problem addressed via a clearly formulated question?; Question 2. Was a qualitative approach appropriate?; Question 3. How were (a) the setting and (b) the subjects selected?; Question 4. What was the researcher's perspective, and has this been taken into account?; Question 5. What methods did the researcher use for collecting data, and are these described in enough detail? |
| Notes |
Question 6. What methods did the researcher use to analyse the data, and what quality control measures were implemented? |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web. |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 25, 2019). |
| Other author |
Bidewell, John, author.
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Crisp, Elaine, author.
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Lambros, Amanda, author.
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Warland, Jane, 1957- author.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Subject |
Evidence-based medicine.
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Medicine -- Research.
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Clinical medicine -- Decision making.
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| Local series |
Proquest Ebook Central
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| ISBN |
9780730372233 (electronic book) |
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0730372235 (electronic book) |
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9780730369264 |
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0730369269 |
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