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- Research Design
Essentials of nursing research : appraising evidence for nursing practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53307
Polit, Denise F.
(10th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Wolters Kluwer
, 2022.
- Call Number
- WY 20.5 P65 2022
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WY 20.5 P65 2022
- Author
- Polit, Denise F.
- Other Authors
- Beck, Cheryl Tatano
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Physical Description
- 425 p.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Nursing Research - methods
- Research Design
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Research Impact : Guidance on Advancement, Achievement and Assessment
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46461
Hugh P. McKenna.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2021.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Location
- Online
Research for research sake is no longer tenable or affordable; to be valuable to society, research must have impact! This textbook takes the reader on a journey from how the UK Research Excellence Framework assesses impact to real examples of outstanding research impact case studies. Along the way, Prof. Hugh McKenna describes and explains the case for research impact, the challenges, the link between research impact and evidence informed practice, achieving impact through changing policy and e…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- McKenna, Hugh P.
- Responsibility
- Hugh P. McKenna
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 135 p.) : 14 illus., 9 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030570286
- 9783030570279 (Print ed.)
- 9783030570293 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diffusion of Innovation
- Health Services Research - methods
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Research
- Abstract
- Research for research sake is no longer tenable or affordable; to be valuable to society, research must have impact! This textbook takes the reader on a journey from how the UK Research Excellence Framework assesses impact to real examples of outstanding research impact case studies. Along the way, Prof. Hugh McKenna describes and explains the case for research impact, the challenges, the link between research impact and evidence informed practice, achieving impact through changing policy and engaging with the public, how researchers can make their research findings more impactful and how research impact is assessment nationally and internationally It is written in an easily accessible and understandable style, with reflective exercises amply distributed throughout its pages and helpful guides helping to engage readers and notably health professionals who are often turned off by the normal heavy research tomes. This book makes the complex simple and the wearisome fascinating. The short chapters are interesting and authoritative and can be read on a ‘standalone’ basis, allowing readers to ‘dip in and out’. From his experience in various countries, the author has a unique insight into what research impact is, how it is assessed and how and where research findings can have the most benefit. The stimulus for this book has been the excellent feedback that the author has received from health professionals, students and fellow researchers. There is always a risk that good knowledge and experience do not transfer well into a good textbook. In Research Impact: Guidance on Advancement, Achievement and Assessment, nothing has been lost in the transition. The book will be of great interest to many health researchers from nursing to midwifery to pharmacy, medicine or any allied health professional, but also to any research manager in all professions who want their research to bring positive change to society, culture, the economy, health and quality of life. It will be of particular interest to those who want to understand the difference between research impacts that are weak and those that are outstanding and how such assessments are made.
- Contents
- 1. Research Impact: the What, Why, When and How -- 2. Research Impact: Drafting Case Studies -- 3. Research Impact: How to Prepare and Submit Case Studies -- 4. Research Impact: How Assessors Prepare and Assess -- 5. Research Impact: The Challenges -- 6. Research Impact: Engaging with the Public and Policymakers -- 7. Research Impact: The Link to Evidence Informed Practice -- 8. Research Impact: An Analysis of Approaches in Health Sciences -- 9. Research Impact: A Global Perspective on its Assessment.
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Medical statistics : a practical approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53811
Lee, Tze-San.
--Hackensack, NJ:
World Scientific
, 2021.
- Call Number
- WA 950 L477 2021
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WA 950 L477 2021
- Author
- Lee, Tze-San
- Place of Publication
- Hackensack, NJ
- Publisher
- World Scientific
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 407 p.
- ISBN
- 9.79E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biometry - methods
- Research Design
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Medical statistics : a textbook for health sciences
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53812
Walters, Stephen J.
(5th ed.)
--[Hoboken, NJ]:
John Wiley & Sons
, 2021.
- Call Number
- WA 950 C189 2021
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WA 950 C189 2021
- Author
- Walters, Stephen J.
- Other Authors
- Campbell, Michael J.
- Machin, David
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication
- [Hoboken, NJ]
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 433 p.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biometry - methods
- Research Design
- Statistics as Topic
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Pharmacy Practice Research Methods
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45563
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, editor.
(Second edition)
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The first edition of Pharmacy Practice Research Methods provided a contemporary overview of pharmacy practice research, discussing relevant theories, methodologies, models and techniques. It included chapters on a range of quantitative, qualitative, action research and mixed methods as well as management theories underpinning change in pharmacy practice. This new edition of the book is much broader and more diversified. It includes the quality improvement methods in pharmacy practice research, …
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din
- Responsibility
- Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, editor
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 265 p.) : 22 illus., 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811529931
- 9789811529924 (Print ed.)
- 9789811529948 (Print ed.)
- 9789811529955 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Pharmacy - methods
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Pharmacy
- Abstract
- The first edition of Pharmacy Practice Research Methods provided a contemporary overview of pharmacy practice research, discussing relevant theories, methodologies, models and techniques. It included chapters on a range of quantitative, qualitative, action research and mixed methods as well as management theories underpinning change in pharmacy practice. This new edition of the book is much broader and more diversified. It includes the quality improvement methods in pharmacy practice research, focusing on the key differences between high and low-income countries with regard to pharmacy practice research, as well as the main challenges faced when conducting such research – areas of significant global interest. In addition, a number of the chapters covering fast-moving fields where new methods have been developed and published have been updated. Featuring seven new topics and presenting future trends, the book also explains in detail methods used in covert and overt observations in pharmacy practice, as well as methods involved in realist research, which are important to countries seeking to produce evidence-based information in this area.
- Contents
- 1. Pharmacy Practice Research: Evidence, Impact and synthesis -- 2. Qualitative Methods in Pharmacy Practice Research -- 3. Action Research in Pharmacy Practice -- 4. Quality Improvement Methods in Pharmacy Practice Research -- 5. Covert and Overt Observations in Pharmacy practice -- 6. Realist Research in Pharmacy Practice -- 7. Importance of Mixed Methods Research in Pharmacy Practice -- 8. Grounded Theory in Pharmacy Practice Research -- 9. Pharmacoepidemiological Approaches in Health Care -- 10. Randomised Controlled Trials and Pharmacy Practice Research -- 11. Information Sources for Pharmacy Practice Researchers -- 12. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Pharmacy Practice -- 13. The Future of Pharmacy Practice Research.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Understanding research methods : for evidence-based practice in health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54590
Greenhalgh, Trisha M.
(2nd ed.)
--Milton, Australia:
Wiley
, 2020.
- Call Number
- W 20.5 G96 2020
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- W 20.5 G96 2020
- Author
- Greenhalgh, Trisha M.
- Other Authors
- Bidewell, John
- Warland, Jane
- Crisp, Elaine
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Milton, Australia
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 135 p.
- ISBN
- 9.75E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Research Design
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Research
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43989
edited by Julian P.T. Higgins [et al.].
(Second edition)
--Chichester, UK:
John Wiley & Sons
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The second edition of The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains essential guidance for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health interventions. Designed to be an accessible resource, the Handbook will also be of interest to anyone undertaking systematic reviews of interventions outside Cochrane, and many of the principles and methods presented are appropriate for systematic reviews addressing research questions other than effects of interve…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Corporate Author
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Other Authors
- Higgins, Julian P.T.
- Responsibility
- edited by Julian P.T. Higgins [et al.]
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Chichester, UK
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 694 pages) : illustrations
- Series Title
- Cochrane book series
- ISBN
- 9781119536604
- 9781119536628 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
- Meta-Analysis as Topic
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Review Literature as Topic
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Research
- Abstract
- The second edition of The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains essential guidance for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health interventions. Designed to be an accessible resource, the Handbook will also be of interest to anyone undertaking systematic reviews of interventions outside Cochrane, and many of the principles and methods presented are appropriate for systematic reviews addressing research questions other than effects of interventions. This fully updated edition contains extensive new material on systematic review methods addressing a wide-range of topics including network meta-analysis, equity, complex interventions, narrative synthesis, and automation.
- Contents
- Part One: Core methods -- Starting a review -- Determining the scope of the review and the questions it will address -- Defining the criteria for including studies and how they will be grouped for the synthesis -- Searching for and selecting studies -- Collecting data -- Choosing effect measures and computing estimates of effect -- Considering bias and conflicts of interest among the included studies -- Assessing risk of bias in a randomized trial -- Summarizing study characteristics and preparing for synthesis -- Analysing data and undertaking meta-analyses -- Undertaking network meta-analyses -- Synthesizing and presenting findings using other methods -- Assessing risk of bias due to missing results in a synthesis -- Completing 'Summary of findings' tables and grading the certainty of the evidence -- Interpreting results and drawing conclusions -- Part Two: Specific perspectives in reviews -- Equity and specific populations -- Intervention complexity -- Patient-reported outcomes -- Adverse effects -- Economics evidence -- Qualitative research and Cochrane Reviews -- Part Three: Further topics -- Prospective approaches to accumulating evidence -- Including variants on randomized trials -- Including non-randomized studies on intervention effects -- Assessing risk of bias in a non-randomized study -- Individual participant data.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Basic Methods Handbook for Clinical Orthopaedic Research : A Practical Guide and Case Based Research Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44122
Volker Musahl, Jón Karlsson, Michael T. Hirschmann, Olufemi R. Ayeni, Robert G. Marx, Jason L. Koh, Norimasa Nakamura, editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, 2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book is designed to meet the needs of both novice and senior researchers in Orthopaedics by providing the essential, clinically relevant knowledge on research methodology that is sometimes overlooked during training. Readers will find a wealth of easy-to-understand information on all relevant aspects, from protocol design, the fundamentals of statistics, and the use of computer-based tools through to the performance of clinical studies with different levels of evidence, multicenter studies…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Musahl, Volker
- Karlsson, Jón
- Hirschmann, Michael T.
- Ayeni, Olufemi R.
- Marx, Robert G.
- Koh, Jason L.
- Nakamura, Norimasa
- Other Authors
- International Society of Arthroscopy Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
- Responsibility
- Volker Musahl, Jón Karlsson, Michael T. Hirschmann, Olufemi R. Ayeni, Robert G. Marx, Jason L. Koh, Norimasa Nakamura, editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 584 p.) : 121 illus., 93 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783662582541
- 9783662582534 (Print ed.)
- 9783662582558 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Orthopedics
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Research
- Abstract
- This book is designed to meet the needs of both novice and senior researchers in Orthopaedics by providing the essential, clinically relevant knowledge on research methodology that is sometimes overlooked during training. Readers will find a wealth of easy-to-understand information on all relevant aspects, from protocol design, the fundamentals of statistics, and the use of computer-based tools through to the performance of clinical studies with different levels of evidence, multicenter studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and economic health care studies. A key feature is a series of typical case examples that will facilitate use of the volume as a handbook for most common research approaches and study types. Younger researchers will also appreciate the guidance on preparation of abstracts, poster and paper presentations, grant applications, and publications. The authors are internationally renowned orthopaedic surgeons with extensive research experience and the book is published in collaboration with ISAKOS.
- Contents
- Part I. Evidence Based Medicine in Orthopaedics -- Part II. How to Get Started with Clinical Research? -- Part III. Basics in Statistics: Statistics Made Simple! -- Part IV. Basic Toolbox for the Young Clinical Researcher -- Part V. How to Perform a Clinical Study: A Case Based Approach -- Part VI. How to Perform a Review Article? -- Part VII. How to Perform a Systematic Review or Meta-analysis? -- Part VIII. How to Perform an Economic Health Care Study? -- Part IX. Multi-Center Study: How to Pull It Off? -- Part X. Helpful Further Information
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Services Evaluation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44136
Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring, Constantine Gatsonis, Boris Sobolev, Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer Reference
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical,…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Levy, Adrian
- Goring, Sarah
- Gatsonis, Constantine
- Sobolev, Boris
- van Ginneken, Ewout
- Busse, Reinhard
- Responsibility
- Adrian Levy, Sarah Goring, Constantine Gatsonis, Boris Sobolev, Ewout van Ginneken, Reinhard Busse, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Reference
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 998 p.) : 142 illus., 94 illus. in color
- Series
- Health Services Research
- Series Title
- Health services research
- ISBN
- 9781493987153
- 9781493987146 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2511-8293
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Services Research - methods
- Program Evaluation - methods
- Public Health Systems Research
- Quality of Health Care
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Health Services Administration
- Notes
- "eReference".
- Abstract
- Health Services Research is a reference for all aspects of the field of health services and outcomes research. It addresses the increasing need for comprehensive, yet balanced, information in a field that welcomes various disciplines: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management, policy, and information technology. This well-organized reference is an indispensable source of information for everyone who seeks to develop understanding of health systems and to learn about historical, political, and socioeconomic factors that influence health policies at the global, national, regional and local level. Specifically, the book helps readers: Recognize core concepts of health services and outcomes research, such as, need, access, equity, quality and safety; Become familiar with social, political, organizational, behavioral and economic theories that have influenced health systems designs; Learn about frameworks developed for evaluating the organization, financing, delivery, utilization and outcomes of health services; Get an introduction to methods of comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, health technology assessment and health economics; Identify types and sources of data appropriate for generating valid and reliable information about the delivery of health services; Learn about strengths and weaknesses of various research designs used to study health services and policy issues. The online version of Health Services Research is in the format of a dynamically updated knowledge base, offering search tools, cross-referencing across chapters and linking to supplement data, other major reference works and external articles. Health Services Research is accessible at the level of graduate students even if it is not their focus area. This includes students with various backgrounds: medicine, public health, statistics, economics, management or information technology.
- Contents
- Part I. Data and Measures in Health Services Research -- 1. Health Services Data: Big Data Analytics for Deriving Predictive Healthcare Insights -- 2. Health Services Data: Managing the Data Warehouse: 25 Years of Experience at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy -- 3. Health Services Data, Sources and Examples: The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Data Repository -- 4. Health Services Data: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Claims Records -- 5. Health Services Data: Typology of Health Care Data -- 6. Health Services Information: Application of Donabedian’s Framework to Improve the Quality of Clinical Care -- 7. Health Services Information: Data-Driven Improvements in Surgical Quality: Structure, Process, and Outcomes -- 8. Health Services Information: From Data to Policy Impact (25 Years of Health Services and Population Health Research at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy) -- 9. Health Services Information: Key Concepts and Considerations in Building Episodes of Care from Administrative Data -- 10. Health Services Information: Lessons Learned from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database -- 11. Health Services Information: Patient Safety Research Using Administrative Data -- 12. Health Services Information: Personal Health Records as a Tool for Engaging Patients and Families -- 13. A Framework for Health System Comparisons: The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) Series of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies -- 14. Health Services Knowledge: Use of Datasets Compiled Retrospectively to Correctly Represent Changes in Size of Wait List -- 15. Waiting Times: Evidence of Social Inequalities in Access for Care -- 16. Health Services Data: The Ontario Cancer Registry (a Unique, Linked, and Automated Population-Based Registry) -- 17. Challenges of Measuring the Performance of Health Systems -- Part II. Methods in Health Services Research -- 18. Analysis of Repeated Measures and Longitudinal Data in Health Services Research -- 19. Competing Risk Models -- 20. Modeling and Analysis of Cost Data -- 21. Instrumental Variable Analysis -- 22. Introduction to Causal Inference Approaches -- 23. Measurement of Patient-Reported Outcomes of Health Services -- 24. Micro-simulation Modeling -- 25. Network Meta-analysis -- 26. Introduction to Social Network Analysis -- 27. Survey Methods in Health Services Research -- 28. Two-Part Models for Zero-Modified Count and Semicontinuous Data -- 29. Data Confidentiality -- 30. Qualitative Research -- Part III. Health Care Systems and Policies -- 31. Assessing Health Systems -- 32. Health System in Canada -- 33. Health System in China -- 34. Health System in Egypt -- 35. Health System in France -- 36. Health System in Japan -- 37. Health System in Mexico -- 38. Health System in the Netherlands -- 39. Health System in Singapore -- 40. Health System in the USA -- 41. Health System Typologies -- 42. Organization and Governance: Stewardship and Governance in Health Systems -- 43. Provision of Health Services: Long-Term Care -- 44. Provision of Health Services: Mental Health Care.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Canadian essentials of nursing research
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52940
Woo, Kevin.
(4th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Wolters Kluwer
, 2019.
- Call Number
- WY 20.5 C2115 2019
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WY 20.5 C2115 2019
- Author
- Woo, Kevin
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 446 p.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Nursing Research - methods
- Research Design
- Canada
- Notes
- title on cover: Polit & Beck Canadian essentials of nursing research
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Reading research : a user-friendly guide for health professionals
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41185
Barbara Davies, Jo Logan.
(6th edition)
--Milton, ON:
Elsevier
, c2018.
- Call Number
- WY 20.5 D255r 2018
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Call Number
- WY 20.5 D255r 2018
- Author
- Davies, Barbara
- Other Authors
- Logan, Jo
- Responsibility
- Barbara Davies, Jo Logan
- Edition
- 6th edition
- Place of Publication
- Milton, ON
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- x, 85 p.
- ISBN
- 9781771720731
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research
- Nursing Research
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Professional Practice
- Research
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Sub-Location
- RESERVE
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 24 hour loan
Designing and proposing your research project
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42013
by Jennifer Brown Urban, Bradley Matheus Van Eeden-Moorefield.
--Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association
, c2018.
- Call Number
- BF 76.5 U72d 2018
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- BF 76.5 U72d 2018
- Author
- Urban, Jennifer Brown
- Other Authors
- Van Eeden-Moorefield, Bradley Matheus
- Responsibility
- by Jennifer Brown Urban, Bradley Matheus Van Eeden-Moorefield
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- x, 139 pages
- ISBN
- 9781433827082
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research - methods
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Research
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Methods and Biostatistics in Oncology : Understanding Clinical Research as an Applied Tool
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42836
Raphael. L.C Araújo, Rachel P. Riechelmann, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book introduces and discusses the most important aspects of clinical research methods and biostatistics for oncologists, pursuing a tailor-made and practical approach. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been in vogue in the last few decades, particularly in rapidly advancing fields such as oncology. This approach has been used to support decision-making processes worldwide, sparking new clinical research and guidelines on clinical and surgical oncology. Clinical oncology research has many p…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Araújo, Raphael. L.C
- Riechelmann, Rachel P
- Responsibility
- Raphael. L.C Araújo, Rachel P. Riechelmann, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 348 p.) : 58 illus., 37 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319713243
- 9783319713236 (print ed.)
- 9783319713250 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Research
- Biostatistics - methods
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Neoplasms
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Data Science
- Medical Oncology
- Research
- Abstract
- This book introduces and discusses the most important aspects of clinical research methods and biostatistics for oncologists, pursuing a tailor-made and practical approach. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been in vogue in the last few decades, particularly in rapidly advancing fields such as oncology. This approach has been used to support decision-making processes worldwide, sparking new clinical research and guidelines on clinical and surgical oncology. Clinical oncology research has many peculiarities, including specific study endpoints, a special focus on survival analyses, and a unique perspective on EBM. However, during medical studies and in general practice, these topics are barely taught. Moreover, even when EBM and clinical cancer research are discussed, they are presented in a theoretical fashion, mostly focused on formulas and numbers, rather than on clinical application for a proper literature appraisal. Addressing that gap, this book discusse s more practical aspects of clinical research and biostatistics in oncology, instead of relying only on mathematical formulas and theoretical considerations. Methods and Biostatistics in Oncology will help readers develop the skills they need to understand the use of research on everyday oncology clinical practice for study design and interpretation, as well to demystify the use of EBM in oncology.
- Contents
- 1. Brief History of the Scientific Method and Its Application in Oncology -- 2. Generating a Hypothesis for an Oncology Study -- 3. Types of Variables and Distributions -- 4. Testing Measures of Associations -- 5. Sample Size Calculation in Oncology Studies -- 6. Interpretation of Results from Tables, Graphs, and Regressions in Cancer Research -- 7. Survival Analysis -- 8. The Role of Cross-Sectional and Cohort Studies in Oncology -- 9. Design of Retrospective and Case-Control Studies in Oncology -- 10. How to Design Phase I Trials in Oncology -- 11. The Many Different Designs of Phase II Trials in Oncology -- 12. Superiority and Non-inferiority Phase III Oncology Trials -- 13. Phase IV Trials: Interventional and Non-interventional Studies -- 14. Identifying Bias in Clinical Cancer Research -- 15. Ethics in Clinical Cancer Research -- 16. Cost-Effectiveness Studies in Oncology -- 17. How to Undertake Outcomes Research in Oncology -- 18. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Oncology Studies -- 19. Meta-Research in Oncology -- 20. Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Theories to Inform Superior Health Informatics Research and Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42853
Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Jonathan L. Schaffer, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This unifying volume offers a clear theoretical framework for the research shaping the emerging direction of informatics in health care. Contributors ground the reader in the basics of informatics methodology and design, including creating salient research questions, and explore the human dimensions of informatics in studies detailing how patients perceive, respond to, and use health data. Real-world examples bridge the theoretical and the practical as knowledge management-based solutions are a…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Wickramasinghe, Nilmini
- Schaffer, Jonathan L.
- Responsibility
- Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Jonathan L. Schaffer, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 456 p.) : 81 illus., 40 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Healthcare delivery in the information age
- ISBN
- 9783319722870
- 9783319722863 (print ed.)
- 9783319722887 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2191-5946
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Delivery of Health Care
- Medical Informatics
- Models, Theoretical
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Medical Informatics
- Abstract
- This unifying volume offers a clear theoretical framework for the research shaping the emerging direction of informatics in health care. Contributors ground the reader in the basics of informatics methodology and design, including creating salient research questions, and explore the human dimensions of informatics in studies detailing how patients perceive, respond to, and use health data. Real-world examples bridge the theoretical and the practical as knowledge management-based solutions are applied to pervasive issues in information technologies and service delivery. Together, these articles illustrate the scope of health possibilities for informatics, from patient care management to hospital administration, from improving patient satisfaction to expanding the parameters of practice. Highlights of the coverage: Design science research opportunities in health care; IS/IT governance in health care: an integrative model; Persuasive technologies and behavior modification through technology: design of a mobile application for behavior change; The development of a hospital secure messaging and communication platform: a conceptualization; The development of intelligent patient-centric systems for health care; An investigation on integrating Eastern and Western medicine with informatics. Interest in Theories to Inform Superior Health Informatics Research and Practice cuts across academia and the healthcare industry. Its audience includes healthcare professionals, physicians and other clinicians, practicing informaticians, hospital administrators, IT departments, managers, and management consultants, as well as scholars, researchers, and students in health informatics and public health.
- Contents
- Part I. Research Design and Methodologies -- Part II. Sociotechnical Considerations -- Part III. Specific Solutions and the Principles of Knowledge Management.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Practical Biostatistics in Translational Healthcare
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43127
Allen M. Khakshooy, Francesco Chiappelli.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2018.
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There is an ever-increasing emphasis on evidence-based medicine that is distinguished by systematic crafting of the patient-centered research question, detailed literature searches, and careful appraisal of the resulting evidence. The consensus that ultimately emerges must then be applied in specific clinical settings, and it is to this process that translational effectiveness analysis refers. This portable and easy-to-use handbook is intended as a practical teaching guide on translational effe…
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- Author
- Khakshooy, Allen M.
- Other Authors
- Chiappelli, Francesco
- Responsibility
- Allen M. Khakshooy, Francesco Chiappelli
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 227 p.) : 127 illus., 62 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783662574379
- 9783662574355 (print ed.)
- 9783662574362 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biostatistics
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Data Interpretation, Statistical - methods
- Research Design
- Translational Medical Research
- Specialty
- Data Science
- Research
- Abstract
- There is an ever-increasing emphasis on evidence-based medicine that is distinguished by systematic crafting of the patient-centered research question, detailed literature searches, and careful appraisal of the resulting evidence. The consensus that ultimately emerges must then be applied in specific clinical settings, and it is to this process that translational effectiveness analysis refers. This portable and easy-to-use handbook is intended as a practical teaching guide on translational effectiveness for students and clinicians. Specifically, it will serve as a primer on patient-centered outcomes research methodology in the health sciences and explain how to acquire and understand the fundamental data that determine which reports are valued as the "best available" evidence. It presents an accessible and readily intelligible set of principles which doctors, dentists, nurses, and insurance carriers will be able to use in the process of health care-related decision-making.
- Contents
- Part I. Fundamental Biostatistics for Translational Research -- 1. Introduction to Biostatistics -- 2. Study Design -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Descriptive Statistics -- 5. Inferential Statistics I -- 6. Inferential Statistics II -- 7. Nonparametric Statistics -- Part II. Biostatistics for Translational Effectiveness -- 8. Individual Patient Data -- 9. Evaluation -- 10. New Frontiers in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Appendices -- Answers to Chapter Practice Problems.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Medical writing and research methodology for the orthopaedic surgeon
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43303
Cyril Mauffrey, Marius M. Scarlat, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Access
- Open access
- Location
- Online
This unique guide is designed to facilitate the complex task of getting a paper published in an orthopaedics journal. The editors have enlisted expert orthopaedic surgeons from prestigious academic institutions, who share essential advice on how to set up and write on your research. The book addresses fraud issues, the correct use of English and editing, how to develop a sound research methodology, and editors' and reviewers' expectations, along with the main reasons for rejection. The future o…
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- Other Authors
- Mauffrey, Cyril
- Scarlat, Marius M.
- Responsibility
- Cyril Mauffrey, Marius M. Scarlat, editors
- Alternate Title
- Medical writing and research methodology for the orthopedic surgeon
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 86 p.) : 7 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319693507
- 9783319693491 (print ed.)
- 9783319693514 (print ed.)
- 9783319887609 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medical Writing
- Orthopedics
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Abstract
- This unique guide is designed to facilitate the complex task of getting a paper published in an orthopaedics journal. The editors have enlisted expert orthopaedic surgeons from prestigious academic institutions, who share essential advice on how to set up and write on your research. The book addresses fraud issues, the correct use of English and editing, how to develop a sound research methodology, and editors' and reviewers' expectations, along with the main reasons for rejection. The future of the Impact Factor, altmetrics and Open Access journals are also discussed, and will be of special interest to young faculty who are starting their research career. The chapters are structured in a reproducible and easy-to-follow format. In addition, the editors offer tips and tricks for non-native speakers writing in English. As such, the book provides an accessible and comprehensive resource for all those seeking guidance on how to publish their research work in the field of orthopaedics.
- Contents
- Fraud in publishing -- The use of English and its editing -- Developing a sound research methodology -- What editors and reviewers look for: Tips for successful research publication -- Medical writing: systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Epidemiological studies -- Common causes of rejection -- Tips and tricks for non-English writers -- Impact factor and altmetrics: what is the future? -- Open access journals: the future of scientific publishing?
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Being Participatory : Researching with Children and Young People : Co-constructing Knowledge Using Creative Techniques
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43345
Imelda Coyne, Bernie Carter, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This book provides a clear framework for conducting participatory research with children and young people supported with practical examples from international research studies. Our aim is to encourage more participatory research with children and young people on all matters that affect their lives. This book illustrates innovative ways of being participatory and sheds new light on involvement strategies that play to children's and young people's competencies. Participatory research is based on …
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- Other Authors
- Coyne, Imelda
- Carter, Bernie
- Responsibility
- Imelda Coyne, Bernie Carter, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 178 p.) : 20 illus., 16 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319712284
- 9783319712277 (print ed.)
- 9783319712291 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Child
- Community-Based Participatory Research - methods
- Research Design
- Research Subjects - psychology
- Specialty
- Research
- Abstract
- This book provides a clear framework for conducting participatory research with children and young people supported with practical examples from international research studies. Our aim is to encourage more participatory research with children and young people on all matters that affect their lives. This book illustrates innovative ways of being participatory and sheds new light on involvement strategies that play to children's and young people's competencies. Participatory research is based on the recognition of children and young people as active contributors rather than objects of research. Participatory researchers support and value the voices of children and young people in all matters that concern them. Core to participatory research practice is a strengths-based approach that aims to promote the active engagement of children and young people in all stages of research, from inception to implementation. Engagement of children and young people requires the use of creative, participatory methods, tools and involvement strategies to reveal children's competencies. This book shares knowledge about creative participatory techniques that can enable and promote children's ways of expressing their views and experiences. The book provides guidance on appropriate techniques that reduce the power differential in the adult-child relationship and which optimise children's abilities to participate in research. This book is targeted at researchers, academics, practitioners who need guidance on what tools are available, how the tools can be used, advantages and challenges, and how best to involve children in all stages of a research project. It will provide several examples of how children can have an active participatory role in research. There is increasing interest in involving children as co-researchers but little guidance on how this can be done. This book fills a gap in the current books by addressing all of these issues outlined above and by providing worked examples from leading researchers and academics. It will have wide appeal across a range of different disciplines.
- Contents
- 1. Participatory research in the past, present and future -- 2. Principles of participatory research -- 3. Ethical issues in participatory research with children and young people -- 4. Being participatory -- 5. Being participatory through play -- 6. Being participatory through interviews -- 7. Being participatory through photo-based images -- 8. Being participatory through the use of app-based research tools -- 9. Participatory research: Does it genuinely extend the sphere of children and young people's participation?
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Qualitative inquiry & research desig : choosing among five approaches
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54306
Creswell, John W.
(4th ed.)
--Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage
, 2017.
- Call Number
- W 20.5 C73 2017
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- W 20.5 C73 2017
- Author
- Creswell, John W.
- Other Authors
- Poth, Cheryl N.
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- Publisher
- Sage
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 459 p.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+11
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Research - methods
- Qualitative Research
- Research Design
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Biomedical Research : An Insider's Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39724
Seward B. Rutkove.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2016.
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This comprehensive yet concise book introduces people at all levels of training--undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty--to the basic joys and challenges of biomedical research. By discussing many key research issues, would-be and early-stage academics will not only be better informed about the world of biomedical research, but will learn a basic set of instructions to help jumpstart their careers. Biomedical Research: An Insider's Guide is divided…
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- Author
- Rutkove, Seward B
- Responsibility
- Seward B. Rutkove
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 299 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781493936557
- 9781493936533 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biomedical Research - methods
- Research Design
- Abstract
- This comprehensive yet concise book introduces people at all levels of training--undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty--to the basic joys and challenges of biomedical research. By discussing many key research issues, would-be and early-stage academics will not only be better informed about the world of biomedical research, but will learn a basic set of instructions to help jumpstart their careers. Biomedical Research: An Insider's Guide is divided into five sections. The first focuses on decision points regarding whether or not to enter research and if so what type: basic, clinical, or translational. The second section focuses on the practicalities of pursuing medical research, including institutional review boards and animal care committees as well general suggestions regarding idea generation and collaboration. The third section covers a core aspect of research: writing--detailing the evolution of both grants and papers. The fourth section addresses a range of issues, including conferencing to patents to working with industry to obtaining philanthropic support. The final section deals with all-important broader life issues from job choices to being a mentor to thoughts on how to keep the big picture front and center. An invaluable resource that offers insightful, practical advice, Biomedical Research: An Insider's Guide reveals how biomedical research can be both challenging and truly rewarding.
- Contents
- Part 1: Basic considerations -- 1. So do you really want to pursue research? -- 2. What's in store: The brighter side of medical research -- 3. What's in store: The darker side of medical research -- 4. One degree of separation -- 5. Choosing and working with a mentor -- 6. Identifying a research niche you can call your own -- 7. Useful Definitions -- Part 2: Research Foundations and Structures -- 8. The Institutional Review Board: Do's, Don'ts, and Nevers -- 9. Animal Care and Use Committees -- 10. Research beyond humans and vertebrates -- 11. Hiring Research Staff -- 12. Strategy and Tactics: Running a Successful Laboratory -- 13. Everything you ever wanted to know about collaboration -- Part 3: Successful Paper and Grant Writing -- 14. Writing a successful research paper. I. Up to the point of submission -- 15. Writing a successful research paper. II Revising, resubmitting, and post-acceptance tasks -- 16. Funding: An overview -- 17. Where to apply for funding: making the right choices -- 18. Writing a winning grant application -- 19. Grant budgeting -- 20. Grant writing: Pearls and lumps of coal -- 21. Research Training, Fellowship, and Career grants -- 22. Grant review from the inside -- 23. Interpreting your reviews -- 24. To resubmit or not resubmit and how to do it -- Part 4: Good presentations, conferencing, networking, and other useful tools -- 25. The art of good presentation -- 26. Effective conferencing -- 27. Networking in the 21st century -- 28. Conflicts of interest -- 29. Scientific conduct and misconduct: what is right and proper, what is not, and what is somewhere in the middle -- 30. Article review and reading: being efficient and as thorough as you need to be -- 31. Patents -- 32. Working with industry -- Part 5: Career choices and life lessons -- 33. Jobs in biomedical science: seeking, landing, and changing -- 34. Academic Promotion and Titles -- 35. On being a mentor -- 36. Yardsticks of success -- 37. Research Life Lesson #1: Everything takes longer than you think, so plan for it -- 38. Research life lesson #2: A person's research is endlessly important to them -- 39. Research Life lesson #3: Balance, timing, cycles and seeing the big picture -- 40. Research Life Lesson #4: Your career is an ultramarathon, not a sprint -- 41. Conclusion: Nothing satisfies like meaningful work.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Evidence-based Research Methods for Chinese Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40457
Siu-wai Leung, Hao Hu, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2016.
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This book is a practical guide to the evidence-based medicine (EBM) research methods that are applicable to Chinese medicine (CM). It includes 3 parts: clinical research, healthcare data research and laboratory research. In each chapter, it explains how to acquire, analyze and evaluate a specific kind of CM research result. Authors exemplify the most important methods with successful cases in transforming reliable data into new knowledge of CM. This book emphasizes the requirements for CM resea…
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- Leung, Siu-wai
- Hu, Hao
- Responsibility
- Siu-wai Leung, Hao Hu, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 197 p. : 12 illus., 7 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9789811022906
- 9789811022890 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- Research Design
- Abstract
- This book is a practical guide to the evidence-based medicine (EBM) research methods that are applicable to Chinese medicine (CM). It includes 3 parts: clinical research, healthcare data research and laboratory research. In each chapter, it explains how to acquire, analyze and evaluate a specific kind of CM research result. Authors exemplify the most important methods with successful cases in transforming reliable data into new knowledge of CM. This book emphasizes the requirements for CM researchers to design and conduct CM studies by following the best available principles, standards and guidelines.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology for Clinical Study Investigating Chinese Medicine -- 3. Effectiveness Assessment of Chinese Medicine in Clinical Research -- 4. Placebo-Controlled Trials in Acupuncture: Problems and Solutions -- 5. Qualitative Interview for Chinese Medicine Research: Challenges and Prospects -- 6. A Need for Standard Data Collection Procedure in Studies on Traditional Chinese Medicine -- 7. Methods for Assessment of Interrater Reliability for Diagnosis and Intervention in Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies -- 8. Bioinformatics for Molecular Authentication of Chinese Medicinal Materials -- 9. Proteomic Response Fingerprinting (ProReF) for Rapid Identification of Protein Targets for Chinese Medicine -- 10. Chinese Medicines in Neurological Diseases: Pharmacological Perspective -- 11. Effects of Chinese Medicinal Components on Chemokine Receptors: Theory, Results, and Methodology.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
