Evidence-Based Practice and Clinical Effectiveness
Criticisms of EBP Earlier in this chapter, we noted that some clinicians have felt EBP had the potential to erode their clinical autonomy and judgement, but that this has never…
Randomised Controlled Trials
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 17 Randomised Controlled Trials Key points A randomised controlled trial (RCT) is a type of experiment. RCTs involve randomisation, a control group and manipulation of the independent variable….
Cause and Effect, Hypothesis Testing and Estimation
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 14 Cause and Effect, Hypothesis Testing and Estimation Key points Assertions about cause and effect are probabilistic, not definitive. We make cause-effect predictions in daily life. Cause-effect predictions…
Sampling, Reliability and Validity Issues in Data Collection and Analysis
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 13 Sampling, Reliability and Validity Issues in Data Collection and Analysis Key points Random sampling decreases the likelihood that members of a sample are different from its population….
Limitations of Qualitative Research
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 12 Limitations of Qualitative Research Key points Qualitative research does not claim to be scientific in the same way as quantitative research. Samples in qualitative research are rarely…
Phenomenology
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 10 Phenomenology Key points Phenomenology is concerned with individuals’ perceptions of their experiences. Phenomenology as a philosophy is concerned with seeing things without making value judgements. Phenomenology frequently…
Ethnography
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 9 Ethnography Key points Ethnography involves the in-depth study of a culture. Ethnographic approaches use elements of ethnography. Ethnographic approaches can be combined with other methods. Ethnographic approaches…
Case Studies
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 8 Case Studies Key points Case studies are descriptive pieces of qualitative research. Case studies may be stand-alone investigations or illustrations from larger studies. Case studies examine a…
Introduction to Healthcare Research for Evidence-Based Practice
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 1 Introduction to Healthcare Research for Evidence-Based Practice Introduction This book is about research in healthcare, seen principally from the viewpoint of students undertaking pre-registration and postregistration educational…
Choosing Methodological Approaches
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 3 Choosing Methodological Approaches Key points Researchers tend to associate inductive reasoning with qualitative research and theory building, and deductive reasoning with quantitative research and theory testing. Quantitative…
