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Evaluating research in health and social care / edited by Roger Gomm, Gill Needham and Anne Bullman. - Milton Keynes : London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : The Open University ; in association with SAGE, 2000. - xv, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Open University set book .

"A set book for the Open University course K302 Critical Practice in Health and Social Care"--P. 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
PART ONE: EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES
Experimental Methods and Simple Interventions
Bandages for Leg Ulcers
Experimental Methods and Complex Interventions
Case Management in Mental Health Care
From Effectiveness to Cost-Effectiveness
A Trial of a Hospital at Home Scheme
Comparing Like with Like
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Homes Visiting Schemes and Childhood Injury
The Basics of Experimental Design
Research Instruments in Experimental Research
Reading the Results of Experimental Research
PART TWO: SURVEY RESEARCH
Surveys, Samples and Questions
Consumer Satisfaction with the NHS
An Equity Audit in Coronary Care
Surveys and Case Control Studies
Controlling for Age and Socio-Economic Circumstances
PART THREE: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES
Loosely Structured Interviews
The Stories Behind the Statistics
Naturalistic Observation
Midwives' Ethnic Sterotyping of their Patients
Understanding Language in Context
Professional Uncertainty
Action Research
Applied Qualitative Methods in the Family Centre
Collecting and Analysing Qualitative Data
PART FOUR: RESEARCH APPRAISAL QUESTIONS
APPENDIX
INDEX

ISBN: 0761964908 (cased) 0761964916 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2001269859

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA0-53188

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medicine--Research--Evaluation.
Medical care--Research.
Social service--Research.

LC Class. No.: R850 / .E976 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 362.107 23 GOM