This accessible and clearly structured book, written by experienced researchers and practitioners, provides a one-stop introduction to the most common qualitative, quantitative and desk-based research designs and methods in health and social care.

"This is an excellent research textbook book which covers all the main methods that are currently used in health and social care research. I think that this will be an excellent resource for a number of healthcare professionals at degree and masters degree level. It is beautifully written and good editorial control is clearly evident"
- Professor Claire Hale, Dame Kathleen Raven Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

PART I: RESEARCH PRELIMINARIES
Why Research?; C.Ritchie and S.Vitali
Starting a New Research Project; J.V.Appleton
Research Ethics; M.Boulton
PART II: DESK-BASED RESEARCH
Literature Reviews; M.Leach, J.Neale and P.A.Kemp
Systematic Reviews; L.Smith and L.Dixon
Content Analysis; M.Jackson
Discourse Analysis; D.Osborne and J.Neale
Service Audit; J.Hall & A.K.Dearmun
PART III: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Surveys; M.Watson and L.Coombes
Cohort Studies; H.A.Adetunji, J.Neale and N.Wheeler
Randomized Control Trials; L.Smith and T.J.Ryan
Economic Evaluations; D.R.Foxcroft and H.A.Adetunji
Measuring Health Status; J.Dawson
PART IV: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
In-depth Interviews; L.Coombes, D.Allen, D.Humphrey and J.Neale
Focus Groups; J.Foster-Turner
Participant Observation; B.Taylor
Ethnography; S.Harper and J.La Fontaine
Critical Incident Technique; H.Aveyard and J.Neale
PART V: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
Mixed Methods Research - Quantity Plus Quality; R.Walker
Dissemination; J.Neale





 

JOANNE NEALE is Professor of Public Health at Oxford Brooke's University, UK. Her recent publications include Drug Users in Society, also by Palgrave, and numerous journal articles.