TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gomm,Roger
AU  - Needham,Gill
AU  - Bullman,Anne
ED  - Open University.
TI  - Evaluating research in health and social care
SN  - 0761964908 (cased)
AV  - R850 .E976 2000
U1  - 362.107 23 GOM 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Milton Keynes, London, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - The Open University, in association with SAGE
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Research
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Social service
N1  - "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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