RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: INCLUDING PROPOSAL, THESIS & ARTICLE WRITING, RESEARC

Research Methodology for Health Professionals: Including Proposal, Thesis and Article Writing, Research Funding and Plagiarism is a second-edition guide that takes health professionals through every stage of a research study, from identifying and prioritising a research problem to writing the proposal, the thesis and the article for publication. It is written in simple, jargon-free English and is pitched at basic to intermediate level, with visual clues highlighting the key points and a structure that supports quick recall of each aspect of the methodology. This edition adds four new chapters, on Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, Quality Hospital Performance Indicators, Research Funding, and Plagiarism, and revises four chapters, Formulation of Objectives and Research Questions and Hypothesis, Experimental Study Design, Ethical Issues on Health Research, and Designing the Research Instruments. Two chapters have been revised and renamed, Writing and Publishing a Scientific Article, and Critical Review and Evaluation of Scientific Research Publications. Across 25 chapters the book covers literature search, formulation of objectives, research questions and hypotheses, planning the measurements, study design options for observational and experimental research, research on diagnostic tests, qualitative research concepts and methods, variables, determination of sample size and power, data collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, ethical issues, and the practical steps of proposal writing, thesis writing and article writing. Reporting-standard checklists are provided as annexures, including CONSORT 2010, PRISMA 2009 and its flowchart, the QUOROM statement and the MOOSE guidelines. Who This Book Is For: Postgraduate medical students (MD, MS, DNB): for the compulsory dissertation, from framing the research question and choosing a study design to sample-size calculation, analysis and thesis write-up. Medical research workers and MPH and PhD scholars: as a working reference for designing, conducting, reporting and publishing health research, including funding applications and plagiarism avoidance. Why This Book Helps: Covers the whole research pathway: problem to proposal to thesis to published article in one sequence. Makes methodology approachable: simple English, no jargon, visual clues for key points, aimed at basic and intermediate level. Answers the practical questions: which study design, how large a sample, how to analyse qualitative and quantitative data, how to structure the proposal and thesis. Builds reporting and publication skill: chapters on writing and publishing a scientific article, critical appraisal, and reporting checklists (CONSORT, PRISMA, QUOROM, MOOSE). Adds the parts often left out: research funding and plagiarism have their own chapters. Key Features: 25 chapters spanning problem identification, literature search, objectives and hypotheses, study design, sample size, data analysis, ethics, and proposal, thesis and article writing. Four new chapters: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis, Quality Hospital Performance Indicators, Research Funding, and Plagiarism. Dedicated chapters on qualitative research concepts and methods and on research on diagnostic tests. Annexed reporting checklists: CONSORT 2010, PRISMA 2009 and flowchart, QUOROM statement, MOOSE guidelines. Visual clues highlighting key points, written in simple jargon-free English for basic to intermediate level. Read more