Reading and Understanding Health Research : A Critical Approach (Paperback)

Preface.? 1.Introduction: Reading Health Science.? Part 1.Searching and Inspecting Article.? 2.Finding Relevant Articles. ?3.Inspection 1: Pigeonholing an Article by its Title. ?4.Inspection 2: Assessing an Article’s Relevance.? PART 2 Analytically Reading Primary Studies. ?5.Ten (10) Questions for Analytically Reading Quantitative Studies. ?6.Understanding Observational Designs. ?7.Analytically reading observational studies. ?8.Understanding Experimental Designs. ?9.Analytically Reading Experimental Studies. ?10.Qualitative Research Designs. ?11.Analytically reading qualitative studies.? Part 3.Understanding Review Studies and Practice Guidelines. ?12.Understanding Narrative and Systematic Reviews. ?13.Analyzing Systematic Reviews. ?14.Evidence Review and Practice Guidelines.? PART 4 Topical Reading, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), and Professional Growth. ?15.Topical Reading, EBP, and Professional Growth.? Appendix A.Elementary Reading and Fundamental Terms.? Appendix B.Potential Sources of Bias.? Appendix C.Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion.? Appendix D.Confidence Intervals and Statistical Significance.? Appendix E.Tests of Significance -- Chi squares, T-tests, and ANOVAs.? Appendix F.Strength of Association.