Researching health : qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods

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Researching health : qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods

edited by Mike Saks and Judith Allsop

SAGE Publications, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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'[This book] merits attention for bringing together diverse facets of mixed methods research usage in a single volume....[It] provide[s] good coverage of the subject offering the reader command over this newly emerging research approach in social science research' - Social Research Association In this eagerly-anticipated new text, a range of internationally-renowned experts draw on their extensive experience to provide a practical and accessible guide to the wide span of methods used in health research. Researching Health covers the background to conducting health research, qualitative and quantitative methods employed in researching health, contemporary issues such as research ethics, comparative research and the use of mixed methods, and how to disseminate health research. As such, it provides the perfect package to help readers carry out their own research projects and use the research of others more effectively in their work. Key features: - comprehensive coverage of the range of methods available - brings readers fully up-to-date on topical issues and research - packed with pedagogical features including: case studies, health-related exercises, chapter summaries, annotated further reading, and a full glossary - supported by an interactive companion website with an instructors' manual and PowerPoint slides for lecturers, and datasets, links to relevant websites, online reading, and an online glossary for students. (The companion website can now be accessed from here or by clicking on the 'companion website' logo above)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CONDUCTING HEALTH RESEARCH Introduction: The Context for Researching Health - Mike Saks and Judith Allsop Competing Paradigms and Health Research - Alex Broom and Evan Willis Doing a Literature Review in Health - Kathryn Jones PART TWO: QUALITATIVE METHODS AND HEALTH Using Documents in Health Research - Andy Alaszewski Unstructured Interviews and Health Research - Jacqueline Low Participant Observation in Health Research - David Hughes The Use of Focus Groups in Research into Health - Judith Green Action Research and Health - Heather Waterman PART THREE: QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND HEALTH Health Research Sampling Methods - Peter Davis and Alastair Scott Quantitative Survey Methods in Health Research - Michael Calnan Statistical Methods for Health Data Analysis - George Argyrous Randomized Controlled Trials - George Lewith and Paul Little Experimental Methods in Health Research - A.Niroshan Siriwardena The Use of Economics in Health Research - Alan Maynard PART FOUR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN RESEARCHING HEALTH Governance and Ethics in Health Research - Priscilla Alderson Mixed Methods and Multidisciplinary Research in Health Care - Jonathan Tritter Researching Orthodox and Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Janet Richardson and Mike Saks Researching the Health of Ethnic Minority Groups - Mark R.D. Johnson Involving the Consumer in Health Research - Sophie Hill Comparative Health Research - Viola Burau PART FIVE: DISSEMINATING HEALTH RESEARCH Writing Up Health Research and Getting Published - Judith Allsop and Mike Saks

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