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Introduction to research and medical literature for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122077
Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning , 2020. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Regulatory protection of human subjects in research -- The research problem -- Review of the literature -- The systematic review -- Methodology -- Survey research -- Qualitative research -- Community-based participatory research -- Clinical investigations -- Data analysis -- Exploring st…
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Editor
Forister, J. Glenn
Blessing, J. Dennis
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Biomedical Research
Research Design
Medical Writing
Health Personnel - education
Abstract
Contents:
Regulatory protection of human subjects in research -- The research problem -- Review of the literature -- The systematic review -- Methodology -- Survey research -- Qualitative research -- Community-based participatory research -- Clinical investigations -- Data analysis -- Exploring statistics comparing differences in health care -- The results section -- The discussion section -- References -- Writing and publishing in the health professions -- Interpreting the literature.
ISBN
1284153770
9781284153774
9781284153798
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Statistics done wrong : the woefully complete guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119786
Reinhart, Alex. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 R371 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Discusses how to avoid the most common statistical errors in modern research, and perform more accurate statistical analyses" - provided by publisher
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Author
Reinhart, Alex
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
No Starch Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xviii, 152 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Statistics as Topic
Research Design
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Reproducibility of Results
Data Curation
Open Access Publishing
Abstract
"Discusses how to avoid the most common statistical errors in modern research, and perform more accurate statistical analyses" - provided by publisher
ISBN
9781593276201
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
HA29 R371 2015
Website Notes
Table of contents and chapter summaries
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Research methods in palliative care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15890
Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB310 R431 2007
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Principles of designing clinical trials in palliative care / Michael I. Bennett.; Ethical and practical issues in designing and conducting clinical trials in palliative care / Yolanda Zuriarrain Reyna, Michael I. Bennett, and Eduardo Bruera.; Survey design / Julia M. Addington-Hall.; Survey researc…
Editor
Addington-Hall, Julia M
Place of Publication
Oxford
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Palliative Care
Research - methods
Clinical Trials - methods
Research Design
Writing
Abstract
Principles of designing clinical trials in palliative care / Michael I. Bennett.
Ethical and practical issues in designing and conducting clinical trials in palliative care / Yolanda Zuriarrain Reyna, Michael I. Bennett, and Eduardo Bruera.
Survey design / Julia M. Addington-Hall.
Survey research: methods of data collection, questionnaire design, and piloting / Julia M. Addington-Hall.
Experimental and quasi-experimental designs / Massimo Costantini and Irene J. Higginson.
Outcome measurement / Irene J. Higginson and Richard Harding.
Systematic reviews / Marjolein Gysels and Irene J. Higginson.
Qualitative methods of data collection and analysis / Sheila Payne.
Ethical and practice issues in qualitative research / Frances Sheldon and Anita Sargeant.
Evaluating qualitative research / Michele Crossley.
Mixed methods for evaluation research / Christine Ingleton and Sue Davies.
Ethnography / Jane Seymour.
Documentary analysis and policy / Margaret O’Connor
How to develop a research question / Laura Kelly and Patrick Stone.
Writing a research proposal / Chris Todd
How to gain research ethics approval / Peter Speck.
How to use a statistician / Malcolm Campbell.
How to write a paper / Julia M. Addington-Hall.
ISBN
9780198503251
0198530250
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WB310 R431 2007

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Medical statistics at a glance

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14667
Petrie, Aviva, Sabin, Caroline. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing , 2005. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 P495 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Petrie, Aviva
Sabin, Caroline
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Malden, MA
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Research Design
Statistics as Topic
Statistics - methods
ISBN
9781405127806
1405127805
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
HA29 P495 2005

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Clinical research : from proposal to implementation

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20599
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2011.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W20.5 C641 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
McPhaul, Michael J
Toto, Robert D
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Biomedical Research - methods
Writing
Research Support as Topic
Clinical Trials as Topic - methods
Research Design
ISBN
9781605477480
1605477486
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W20.5 C641 2011

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Medical statistics for cancer studies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125333
Cox, Trevor F. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press , 2022. 1st ed.
Audience
Professional
Content:; 1. Introduction -- 2. Cancer Biology and Genetics for Non-Biologists -- 3. Survival Analysis -- 4. Designing and Running a Clinical Trial -- 5. Regression Analysis for Survival Data -- 6. Clinical Trials: the Statistician's Role -- 7. Cancer Epidemiology -- 8. Meta-Analysis -- 9. Cancer …
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Author
Cox, Trevor F.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, FL
Publisher
CRC Press
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Medical Informatics
Research Design
Statistics as topic - methods
Neoplasms
Abstract
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. Cancer Biology and Genetics for Non-Biologists -- 3. Survival Analysis -- 4. Designing and Running a Clinical Trial -- 5. Regression Analysis for Survival Data -- 6. Clinical Trials: the Statistician's Role -- 7. Cancer Epidemiology -- 8. Meta-Analysis -- 9. Cancer Biomarkers -- 10. Cancer Informatics -- Appendices.
ISBN
9781000601152
9780367486150
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Medical statistics : a textbook for the health sciences

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15827
Campbell, Michael J, Machin, David, Walters, Stephen J. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons , 2007. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 C189m 2007
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
Author
Campbell, Michael J
Machin, David
Walters, Stephen J
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xii, 331 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Biometry - methods
Research Design
Statistics as Topic
Statistics - methods
ISBN
9780470025192
0470025190
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Kelowna Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
HA29 C189m 2007

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Medical imaging and radiotherapy research : skills and strategies

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21998
New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN20 M489 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Ramlaul, Aarthi
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xiii, 287 p. : ill. : 25 cm.
Subjects
Research Design
Radiography
Diagnostic Imaging
Radiotherapy
Biomedical Research - methods
ISBN
9780702031045
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN20 M489 2010

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IARC code of good scientific practice

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20498
International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon, France: , 2008.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Series
IARC working group reports 4
Subjects
Neoplasms
Biomedical Research - standards
Ethics, Research
Research Design
Guideline
ISBN
9789283224457
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21107
Aday, Lu Ann, Cornelius, Llewellyn J. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 2006. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Thinking about topics for health surveys; Matching the survey design to survey objectives; Defining and clarifying the survey variables; Thinking through the relationships between variables; Choosing the methods of data collection; Deciding who will be in the sample; Deciding how many will be in th…
Author
Aday, Lu Ann
Cornelius, Llewellyn J
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
xxii, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Health Surveys
Data Collection - methods
Research Design
Abstract
Thinking about topics for health surveys
Matching the survey design to survey objectives
Defining and clarifying the survey variables
Thinking through the relationships between variables
Choosing the methods of data collection
Deciding who will be in the sample
Deciding how many will be in the sample
General principles for formulating questions
Formulating questions about health
Formulating questions about demographics and behavior
Formulating questions about knowledge and attitudes
Guidelines for formatting the questionnaire
Monitoring and carrying out the survey
Preparing the data for analysis
Planning and implementing the analysis of the data
Writing the research report
ISBN
9780787975609
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 2006

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Designing and conducting health surveys : a comprehensive guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog8989
Aday, Lu Ann. Scarborough, Ont.: Jossey-Bass Publishers , 1996. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Aday, Lu Ann
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Scarborough, Ont.
Publisher
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Publication Date
1996
Physical Description
xxiv, 535 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Health Surveys
Data Collection - methods
Research Design
ISBN
0787902942
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
W 84.3 A221 1996

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Applied research in aging : a guide to methods and resources

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113452
[Boston, MA]: Little Brown and Company , 1983.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HQ1061 A652 1983
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Editor
Sinnott, Jan D
Place of Publication
[Boston, MA]
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Publication Date
1983
Physical Description
xii, 226 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Little, Brown series on gerontology
Subjects
Aging
Research Design
Geriatrics
Sociology - methods
ISBN
0316792829
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
HQ1061 A652 1983

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Planning and managing scientific research : a guide for the beginning researcher

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21521
Kennett, Brian. Canberra, AU: Australian National University Press , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Kennett, Brian
Place of Publication
Canberra, AU
Publisher
Australian National University Press
Publication Date
2014
Subjects
Research Design
Research Personnel - education
Research - organization & administration
ISBN
9781925021585
9781925021592
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Reading research : a user-friendly guide for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123612
Davies, Barbara, Logan, Jo. [Toronto, ON]: Elsevier, Inc. , 2022. 7th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY20.5 D255 2022
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Davies, Barbara
Logan, Jo
Edition
7th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Elsevier, Inc.
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
x, 86 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Biomedical Research - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine
Nursing Research - methods
Research Design
Information Literacy
ISBN
9780323759243
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WY20.5 D255 2022

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Reading research : a user-friendly guide for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120365
Davies, Barbara, Logan, Jo. [Toronto, ON]: Elsevier Canada , 2018. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY20.5 D255 2018
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Davies, Barbara
Logan, Jo
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Elsevier Canada
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
x, 85 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Biomedical Research - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine
Nursing Research - methods
Research Design
Information Literacy
ISBN
978177172073
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Kelowna Library
Surrey Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY20.5 D255 2018

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Reading research : a user-friendly guide for nurses and other health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19977
Davies, Barbara, Logan, Jo. [Toronto, ON]: Elsevier Canada , 2012. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WY20.5 D255 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Davies, Barbara
Logan, Jo
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Elsevier Canada
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
x, 82 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Nursing Research
Research Design
Information Literacy
ISBN
9781926648385
1926648382
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
WY20.5 D255 2012

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Fast facts to loving your research project : a stress-free guide for novice researchers in nursing and healthcare

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122403
Marshall, Brenda. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , 2020.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Introduction to Research -- Finding the Big Problem -- From Hypothesis to Aim/Purpose -- Why We Review the Literature -- The Theoretical Framework -- Research Design / Tom Heinzen -- Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Designs -- Methods of data collection -- Reliability…
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Author
Marshall, Brenda
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Fast facts series
Subjects
Nursing Research
Health Services Research
Research Design
Nurses Instruction
Abstract
Contents:
Introduction to Research -- Finding the Big Problem -- From Hypothesis to Aim/Purpose -- Why We Review the Literature -- The Theoretical Framework -- Research Design / Tom Heinzen -- Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Designs -- Methods of data collection -- Reliability and Validity / Katherine Roberts -- From Population to Sample -- Impact of the Outside world : Legal and Ethical Considerations in Research -- Conducting the Research -- Data Analysis / Katherine Roberts -- Results : What did the project discover? Why is it important? -- The Conclusion of the Thesis, Project or Dissertation : Writing the Discussion, Conclusion, and Abstract -- The Beginning : Sharing what was learned with the greater community.
ISBN
0826146368
9780826146366
9780826146373
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Asking questions : the definitive guide to questionnaire design : for market research, political polls, and social and health questionnaires

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119813
Bradburn, Norman M., Wansink, Brian, Sudman, Seymour. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2004. Rev. ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA20.5 B798 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Bradburn, Norman M.
Wansink, Brian
Sudman, Seymour
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
xvi, 426 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health Care Surveys
Social Sciences
Research Design
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Marketing
ISBN
9780787970888
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WA20.5 B798 2004

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