Reading research : a user-friendly guide for health professionals

Book 2022

"A beginner's guide to reading and understanding research articles, this reference offers practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It's ideal for anyone interested in health sciences research!"-- Back cover.

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ISBN:

9780323759243

Edition:

Seventh edition

Description:

x, 86 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:

Previous edition: 2018
Includes bibliographical references (page 53)

Contents:

1. Introduction. Why read research articles? ; Some friendly advice about reading research articles ; Check out the reader's companion worksheets
2. Easy steps for reading research. Title ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Methods ; Results and discussion ; A final suggestion: the acknowledgements
3. Finding interesting research results. Where and how to start ; Search a database for relevant research ; Review articles ; Searching the Internet for research articles ; Peer review ; A cautionary note about predatory or fake journals on the Internet ; Web portals ; Other types of databases ; ResearchGate ; Keeping up to date ; Social media : Facebook and YouTube
4. Using research results. Research utilization ; Clinical practice guidelines ; The decision to use research results ; Want to learn more?
Bibliography
Glossary
Journals that publish peer-reviewed research
Worksheets. Qualitative research ; Quantitative research ; Mixed methods research ; Systematic reviews ; Using research results

LCCN:

2021930276

Control Number:

3282596

Other Authors:

Logan, Jo, RN, author

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