Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, Sixth Edition
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Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, Sixth Edition
About This Book
In this new edition, Dr. George Tomlin joins Dr. Martin S. Rice and Dr. Franklin Stein to add expertise and knowledge of the occupational therapy field. With the combined knowledge and skills of the authors Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, Sixth Edition includes many valuable updates and enables the graduate student and clinical researcher to carry out a research study from the formulation of a research hypothesis to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data in user-friendly, step-by-step procedures. This Sixth Edition brings noteworthy changes, improvements, and enhancements, including the following:
- A thorough update of the published research in occupational therapy and health care
- Major revisions in all the chapters
- The addition of a new chapter on single-case experimental research
- Updated research boxes and contemporary examples of both quantitative and qualitative research
- Updated compilation of tests and evaluations used by occupation therapists in research studies as outcome instruments and for clinical assessments
- Revision and additions to the glossary of terms and statistics
- Updated examples of the institutional review board application forms
- Updated landmarks in the history of occupational therapy
- Updated interfacing example with a popular statistical software, including data organization analysis and interpretation
- Updated statistical tables
Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, Sixth Edition is a valuable resource for students, clinicians and researchers. The text can be used as a complete self-tutorial that provides the reader with the knowledge and skills to design and carry out a research project, from hypothesis through data collection and analysis. The text is written to help the reader evaluate the quality and rigor of research studies. The Sixth Edition incorporates recent research in occupational therapy to help the reader design a feasible research project and understand and appreciate the literature of the field.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 A Short History of the Scientific Method in Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Habilitation
- Chapter 2 The Scientific Method and Research Models
- Chapter 3 Quantitative Research Models
- Chapter 4 Qualitative Research Models
- Chapter 5 The Research Problem
- Chapter 6 Review of the Literature
- Chapter 7 Research Design and Methodology
- Chapter 8 Data Analysis and Statistics
- Chapter 9 Single-Case Experimental Design
- Chapter 10 Selecting a Test Instrument
- Chapter 11 Scientific Writing and Thesis Preparation
- Appendix A Commonly Used Abbreviations in Occupational Therapy
- Appendix B Landmarks in the History of Occupational Therapy
- Appendix C Statistical Tables
- Glossary
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
- References
- Index