03129cam a22003374a 4500 12504422 20210414114507.0 010816s2002 enk b 001 0 eng 2001045769 0335206441 (hbk.) 0335206433 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC pcc RA440.85 .B69 2009 362.1/07/2 21 Bowling, Ann. Research methods in health : investigating health and health services. / Ann Bowling. 3rd ed. Buckingham ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2009. xvii, 525 p. : 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:Investigating health services and health: the scope of research: Evaluating health services: multidisciplinary collaboration -- Social research on health: sociological and psychological concepts and approaches:Health and illness -- Social factors in illness and response to illness -- Models of health behaviour -- Health-related quality of life -- Interactions between health professionals and patients -- Health needs and their assessment:demography and epidemiology: The assessment of health needs -- Epidemiology -- The role of demography -- Costing health services: health economic -- The philosophy, theory and practice of research: The philosophical framework of measurement -- The principle of research -- Quantitative research: sampling and research methods: sample size and sampling of quantitative research: Calculation of sample size, statistical significance and sampling -- Methods of sampling -- Quantitative research: surveys: survey methods -- methods of analyzing change in longitudinal studies -- Quantitative research: Experiments and other analytic methods of investigation -- Sample selection and group assignment methods in experiments and other analytic methods -- The tools of quantitative research -- Data collection methods in quantitative research: questionnaire, interviews and their response rates -- Questionnaire design -- Techniques of survey interviewing -- Preparation of quantitative data for coding and analysis -- Qualitative and combined research methods and their analysis: Unstructured and structured observational studies -- Unstructured interview and focus group -- Focus groups -- Mixed research approaches: case studies -- Consensus methods -- Action research and rapid appraisal techniques -- Document research Public health Research Methodology. Community health services Research Methodology. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh051/2001045769.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh051/2001045769.html Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh051/2001045769.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 5794 13294 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 NURS L. 2015-10-29 0 RA440.85 .B69 2009 NURS/188/15 2015-10-29 00:00:00 1 2015-10-29 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 NURS L. 2015-10-29 0 RA440.85 .B69 2009 NURS/189/15 2015-10-29 00:00:00 2 2015-10-29 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC WIUC-1 WIUC-1 NURS L. 2019-07-01 0 RA440.85 .B69(3e) KSN/216/19 2020-05-07 00:00:00 1 2020-05-07 BK