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
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Medicine--Research--Evaluation. Medical care--Research. Social service--Research.