Research methods in nursing and midwifery : pathways to evidence-based practice / edited by Sansnee Jirojwong, Maree Johnson, Anthony Welch.
"Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery is a clear introduction to the principles used in research and systematic reviews for evidence-based practice. Beginning with the foundations of the research process, each chapter builds upon knowledge to cover specific research methods, population, sa...
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South Melbourne, Victoria :
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2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Getting Started In Research
- Part 2. Qualitative Research Methods
- Part 3. Quantitative And Mixed Methods Research
- Part 4. Pathways To Evidence-Based Practice
- Part 1. Getting Started In Research
- 1. The Importance of Research in Nursing and Midwifery / Sansnee Jirojwong and Anthony Welch
- The place of research in generating knowledge
- The importance of evidence-based nursing and midwifery practices
- The purposes of research
- Inductive and deductive reasoning in research
- Paradigms for nursing and midwifery research
- The role of theory in nursing and midwifery research
- What is the purpose of theory for research and evidence-based practice?
- The future use of nursing and midwifery theories and frameworks in research
- Developments in Australian nursing and midwifery research
- Looking ahead: Research and its application in nursing and midwifery care
- Summary
- 2. Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Midwives / Maree Johnson and Ritin Fernandez
- Skills required for evidence-based practice
- Why evidence-based practice?
- Do nurses participate in evidence-based practice?
- Working together works well in EBP
- Where do you find the evidence?
- Barriers to EBP
- Developing an evidence-based profession
- 3. Introducing the Research Process / Maree Johnson and Cecily Hengstberger-Sims
- Planning the Research
- Step 1: Select the topic and the research question
- Step 2: Review and synthesise the literature
- Step 3: Identify a frame of reference and/or define the terms
- Step 4: Develop aims, objectives, research questions and hypotheses
- Step 5: Choose appropriate methods to address the research questions or hypotheses
- Step 6: Defining the significance and outcomes of the research
- Step 7: Consider the feasibility and ethical issues
- Step 8: Finalise the research proposal plan
- Appendix 3.1 Example of a Quantitative Research Proposal
- Appendix 3.2 Example of a Qualitative Research Proposal
- 4. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Research / Keri Chater
- History of ethics committees
- Roles of research councils and the conduct of health research
- Ethical principles and research conduct
- Data management throughout the research study and beyond
- Vulnerable groups and power relationships between researcher and participant
- Appendix 4.1: Example of a Plain Language Statement and Consent Form
- Part 2. Qualitative Research Methods
- 5. Sampling in Qualitative Research / Anthony Welch
- What is sampling?
- Sampling methods in qualitative research
- Bias in sampling
- 6. Qualitative Research Design / Anthony Welch
- What is qualitative research?
- The types of qualitative research
- 7. Data Collection: Qualitative Research / Anthony Welch and Sansnee Jirojwong
- Preparing for the process of data collection
- Choosing a mode(s) for data collection
- Triangulation in data collection
- Rigour and trustworthiness
- 8. Qualitative Data Analysis / Lisa Whitehead
- The stages of qualitative analysis
- Theories and methods
- Analysing visual data
- Building trustworthiness in qualitative data analysis
- Computer software packages for qualitative analysis
- Coding
- Data searching and retrieval
- Developing and testing theory
- Appendix 8.1 Example of data analysis
- Part 3. Quantitative And Mixed Methods Research
- 9. Sampling in Quantitative Research / Maree Johnson and Sungwon Chang
- Populations and samples
- Probability sampling and non-probability sampling
- Different sampling approaches in quantitative studies
- Bias in sampling
- Sample size
- Appendix 9.1: A Random Numbers Table
- 10. Quantitative Research Design / Sansnee Jirojwong and Karen Pepper
- What is quantitative research design?
- Quantitative research and causality
- Choosing a quantitative research design
- Types of quantitative research designs
- Appendix 10.1 CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomised trial
- 11. Data Collection: Quantitative Research / Jan Taylor and Jamie Ranse
- Data collection methods
- Surveys
- Interviews
- Observation
- Choosing an existing instrument or scale
- 12. Quantitative Data Analysis / Petra Buettner, Reinhold Muller and Monika Buhrer-Skinner
- Why statistics?
- Descriptive versus comparative statistics
- Descriptive statistics
- Inferential statistics
- Use of computer programs for data analysis
- Appendix 12.1: Read and understand statistics in a published article
- Appendix 12.2: Analyse a small data set using GraphPad's QuickCalcs online
- 13. Mixed Methods Research / Janice Lewis
- Why conduct mixed methods research?
- Differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Views of mixed methods research
- Incompatibility thesis
- Pragmatism and mixed methods
- Status of quantitative and qualitative elements
- Mixed methods as a continuum
- Mixed methods design
- Sampling techniques for mixed methods studies
- Analysis of mixed methods data
- Issues of validity in mixed methods research
- The future of mixed methods research
- Part 4. Pathways To Evidence-Based Practice
- 14. Critical Review of Research / Jane Warland and Phil Maude
- Selection and effective reading of the literature
- Critical appraisal and consideration of the level of available evidence
- Becoming familiar with the process of critical review
- Read reviewers' comments from open-access published journals
- Read critical reviews posted on the internet
- Critique methods
- 15. Undertaking a Systematic Review / Ritin Fernandez, Maree Johnson and Rhonda Griffiths
- Introduction
- The process of a systematic review
- Planning the review
- Developing the protocol
- Conducting the systematic review
- Data analysis
- Meta-analysis: The synthesis of quantitative data
- Meta-synthesis: The synthesis of qualitative data
- New approaches: Overview of Reviews (umbrella reviews)
- Where to publish the completed systematic review
- Appendix 15.1: JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Experimental Studies
- Appendix 15.2: Data Extraction Form (Quantitative Data)
- 16. Disseminating Research / Penny Paliadelis, Glenda Parmenter and Jackie Lea
- Avenues for research dissemination and how to target the right one
- Conference papers and posters
- Preparing manuscripts for scholarly journals
- Books and book chapters
- Policies, guidelines and reports
- Media releases
- Barriers to publishing and strategies for overcoming them
- Strategies for overcoming cultural barriers
- Strategies for overcoming knowledge barriers
- Strategies for addressing a lack of time and resources
- Strategies for overcoming personal barriers
- Appendix 16.1: Key elements/guidelines for developing an effective conference poster to disseminate research.