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Research in Occupational Therapy Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice

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ISBN-10: 0803615256

ISBN-13: 9780803615250

Edition: 2006

Authors: Gary Kielhofner

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List price: $91.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Publication date: 6/6/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 729
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.75" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English

The necessity of research in a profession
The aim of research : philosophical foundations of scientific inquiry
The range of research
Characteristics of sound inquiry and the research process
Professional responsibility and roles in research
Descriptive quantitative designs
Group comparison studies : quantitative research designs
Survey research design
Study designs for secondary analysis of existing data
Longitudinal research : design and analysis
Single-subject research
Developing and evaluating quantitative data collection instruments
Objective measurement : the influence of item response theory on research and practice
Evaluating the use of assessments in practice and research
Making meaning from numbers : measurements and descriptive statistics
Concepts of inferential statistics : from sample to population
Methods of analysis : from univariate to multivariate statistics
Meta-analysis
Statistical reference tables
Summary of common research statistics
Overview of qualitative research
Gathering qualitative data
Contemporary tools for managing and analyzing qualitative data
Qualitative approaches to interpreting and reporting data
Exploring perceptions about services using Q methodology
The nature and use of consensus methodology in practice
Using mixed methods designs to study therapy and its outcomes
Organizing the components of inquiry together : planning and implementing a coherent study and research tradition
Searching the literature
Generating research questions, design, and methods
Integrity and ethics in the conduct of human subject research
Obtaining funding for research
Securing samples for effective research across research designs
Collecting data
Data management
Disseminating research
Writing a research report
Assessing need for services
Using research to develop and evaluate programs of service
Participatory research in occupational therapy
Building culturally competent community-university partnerships for occupational therapy scholarship
Participatory research for the development and evaluation of occupational therapy : researcher-practitioner collaboration
Definition, evolution, and implementation of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy
Analyzing evidence for practice
Managing change and barriers to evidence-based practice
Creating outcome research relevant for evidence-based practice