Full Description
This unique textbook integrates statistical concepts into evidence-based clinical practice and patient management. Research concepts and techniques are drawn from epidemiology, bio-statistics, and psychometrics, as well as educational and social science research. Clinical examples throughout the text illustrate practical and scientifically sound applications of the concepts. Data tables and research vignettes highlight statistical distributions involving probability. Methods to locate and utilize web-based information relevant to clinical research are discussed, and web URLs are provided. Further learning is encouraged by the inclusion of suggested activities, recommended readings, references, and a comprehensive glossary of research terms. Additional resources are available at a Connection Website, connection.LWW.com/go/stommel.
Contents
PART 1 Introduction to Research in Advanced Nursing Practice 1 CHAPTER 1 Advanced Practice Nursing and the Integration of Research Into Clinical Practice 1 CHAPTER 2 The Vocabulary of Research and Overview of the Research Process 6 PART 2 The Design and Analysis of Experimental Studies (Clinical Trials) 29 CHAPTER 3 The Logic of Causal Inference in Experimental Studies 29 CHAPTER 4 The Design and Analysis of Studies with Separate Control Groups 51 CHAPTER 5 The Design and Analysis of Repeated-Measures Experiments 73 PART 3 The Design and Analysis of Quasi-Experimental Studies 89 CHAPTER 6 Quasi-Experimental Studies for Clinical Settings 89 CHAPTER 7 The Analysis of Quasi-Experiments 105 PART 4 The Design and Analysis of Observational Studies 117 CHAPTER 8 Introduction to Observational Studies 117 CHAPTER 9 Cohort Studies 131 CHAPTER 10 Case-Control Studies 143 CHAPTER 11 Survey Studies 157 CHAPTER 12 Qualitative Research Approaches 175 PART 5 Measurement and Data Collection 193 CHAPTER 13 Concepts of Measurement and Measurement Error 193 CHAPTER 14 Judging the Quality of Measurement 207 CHAPTER 15 Outcome Measures for Research and Practice 229 CHAPTER 16 Data Collection Techniques 243 CHAPTER 17 Analysis of Existing Data 265 CHAPTER 18 Qualitative Approaches to Data Collection and Interpretation 278 PART 6 Populations and Sampling 295 CHAPTER 19 Introduction: Key Concepts in Sampling 295 CHAPTER 20 The Logic of Statistical Inference After Probability Sampling 310 CHAPTER 21 Qualitative Approaches to Sampling 328 PART 7 Clinical Research and Practice for Advanced Practice Nurses 337 CHAPTER 22 Surveying: Making Use of Research Literature 337 CHAPTER 23 Designing and Implementing Small-Scale Clinical Studies 352 CHAPTER 24 Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Subjects 372 CHAPTER 25 Sources of Funding for Clinical Studies 395 CHAPTER 26 Dissemination of Research Findings to Promote Changes in Practice and Policy 411 Appendix A Computation and Interpretation of Common Univariate Descriptive Statistics 425 Appendix B Estimating the Standard Error of a Mean Difference 431 Appendix C Random Numbers and Their Use 433 Glossary 435 Index 447
