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Health Services Research Methods

A Guide to Best Practice
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Health Services Research Methods presents a comprehensive guide to the best research methods underpinning evidence-based health care. Drawn from the most extensive review commissioned by the British National Health Service Health Technology Assessment Programme, it covers key areas such as non-randomised studies, outcome measurement, randomised trials, statistical methods, area level analysis, economic evaluation, qualitative methods, and synthesising evidence. Each chapter distils up-to-date information and offers practical recommendations supported by illustrative case studies, making it an essential resource for health care researchers across all specialisations.
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This book is ideal for health care researchers ranging from primary care practitioners to specialists seeking a practical and readable guide to robust research methods. It is especially valuable for those involved in evidence-based health services research.

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A compilation of systematic reviews of available scientific evidence in various research areas including: Non-randomised studies; Outcome measurement; Randomized trials; Statistical methods; and, Area level analysis. It is intended for health care researchers from those in primary care to those in specialized fields.

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Optimum health care based on sound scientific evidence demands the use of the best research methods available. Health Services Research Methods is based on the most wide-ranging review ever conducted.

Commissioned by the British National Health Service Health Technology Assessment Programme, leading experts have compiled systematic reviews of all the available scientific evidence in major research areas including:

  • Non-randomised studies
  • Outcome measurement
  • Randomized trials
  • Statistical methods
  • Area level analysis
  • Economic evaluation
  • Qualitative methods
  • Synthesising evidence

The chapters based on these reviews are a distillation of the most up-to-date information that everyone involved in health services research should have. Each one provides practical recommendations, and the research evidence is illustrated by case studies.

Health care researchers, from those in primary care to those in specialised fields, will find this a highly readable and practical guide to the approaches they should be taking.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780727912756

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 October 1998

Country: United States

Imprint: BMJ Books

Contributors:

  • Edited by Nick Black
  • Edited by Barnaby Reeves
  • Edited by John Brazier
  • Edited by Ray Fitzpatrick
  • Edited by Nick Black
  • Edited by Barnaby Reeves
  • Edited by John Brazier
  • Edited by Ray Fitzpatrick

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 284

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Nick Black and Barnaby Reeves are the authors of Health Services Research Methods: A Guide to Best Practice, published by Wiley.

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