Foundations of clinical research : applications to practice /
Portney, Leslie Gross
Foundations of clinical research : applications to practice / Leslie G. Portney, Mary P. Watkins. - 3rd edition, [revised] - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2015. - xix, 892 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Includes appendices, bibliographical references and index.
Concept of clinical research -- The role of theory in clinical resarch -- Ethical issues in clinical research -- Principles of measurement -- Reliability of measurements -- Validity of measurements -- Asking the research question -- Sampling -- Validity in experimental design -- Experimental designs -- Quasi-experimental designs -- Single-subject designs -- Exploratory research: observational designs -- Descriptive research -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Descriptive statistics -- Statistical inference -- Comparing two means: the t-test -- Comparing more than two means: analysis of variance -- Multiple comparison tests -- Nonparametric tests for group comparisons -- Correlations -- Regression -- Measures of association for categorical variables: Chi-Square -- Statistical measures of reliability -- Statistical measures of validity -- Epidemiology: measuring risk -- Multivariate analysis -- Data management -- Searching the literature -- Writing a research proposal -- Reporting the results of clinical research -- Evaluating research reports -- Appendices -- Statistical tables -- Relating the research question to the choice of statistical test -- Power and sample size -- Transformation of data -- Sample informed consent form
Research Department of Medicine School of Medical Technology School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Pharmacy School of Physical Therapy School of Radiologic Technology School of Respiratory Therapy
9780803646575 0803646577
2014960189
Medicine--Research--Methodology
Clinical medicine--Research--Methodology
R 850 / .P837 2015
610.72/4
W 20.5 / P853f 2015
Foundations of clinical research : applications to practice / Leslie G. Portney, Mary P. Watkins. - 3rd edition, [revised] - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2015. - xix, 892 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Includes appendices, bibliographical references and index.
Concept of clinical research -- The role of theory in clinical resarch -- Ethical issues in clinical research -- Principles of measurement -- Reliability of measurements -- Validity of measurements -- Asking the research question -- Sampling -- Validity in experimental design -- Experimental designs -- Quasi-experimental designs -- Single-subject designs -- Exploratory research: observational designs -- Descriptive research -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Descriptive statistics -- Statistical inference -- Comparing two means: the t-test -- Comparing more than two means: analysis of variance -- Multiple comparison tests -- Nonparametric tests for group comparisons -- Correlations -- Regression -- Measures of association for categorical variables: Chi-Square -- Statistical measures of reliability -- Statistical measures of validity -- Epidemiology: measuring risk -- Multivariate analysis -- Data management -- Searching the literature -- Writing a research proposal -- Reporting the results of clinical research -- Evaluating research reports -- Appendices -- Statistical tables -- Relating the research question to the choice of statistical test -- Power and sample size -- Transformation of data -- Sample informed consent form
Research Department of Medicine School of Medical Technology School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Pharmacy School of Physical Therapy School of Radiologic Technology School of Respiratory Therapy
9780803646575 0803646577
2014960189
Medicine--Research--Methodology
Clinical medicine--Research--Methodology
R 850 / .P837 2015
610.72/4
W 20.5 / P853f 2015
