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For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, exercise physiology, medicine and public health.

This text serves as a comprehensive reference for a variety of research situations. It is written for students and practitioners in the health professions as they become critical consumers of published research, and for those who are actively engaged in clinical research activities. This edition reflects the popular approaches to analysis and design, and addresses the focus of health-care related research through the 1990s and into the 21st century.

• NEW - Expanded/added topics—e.g., outcomes research and the disablement model; validity and diagnostic screening; meta-analysis; scales used in survey and outcomes research; logistic regression; measures of reliability; data management to prepare for computer analysis.

  • Prepares the clinician for the latest advancements and methods in evaluating and executing research. Ex.___

• NEW - Updated clinical examples—Uses the literature to reflect current directions in clinical research. Shifts emphasis to functional outcomes of health care intervention.

  • Creates a framework for evidence based practice. Ex.___

• NEW - Broadened scope of examples.

  • Draws examples from a wider variety of studies applicable to all health professions, and uses them to illustrate concepts. Ex.___

• NEW - Updated designs and additional figures.

• NEW - Expanded appendix on power and sample size—Now includes concepts of power analysis for correlation, regression and chi-square as well as the t-test and analysis of variance.

  • Provides comprehensive information for design and analysis of research studies. Ex.___

• User-friendly format—Provides tables for reference, statistical examples, and references to illustrate concepts. Provides the sample computer printouts with detailed explanations.

  • Allows students to look up concepts or tests and to find answers easily and in an understandable way. Ex.___

• Expanded/added topics—e.g., outcomes research and the disablement model; validity and diagnostic screening; meta-analysis; scales used in survey and outcomes research; logistic regression; measures of reliability; data management to prepare for computer analysis.

  • Prepares the clinician for the latest advancements and methods in evaluating and executing research. Ex.___

• Updated clinical examples—Uses the literature to reflect current directions in clinical research. Shifts emphasis to functional outcomes of health care intervention.

  • Creates a framework for evidence based practice. Ex.___

• Broadened scope of examples.

  • Draws examples from a wider variety of studies applicable to all health professions, and uses them to illustrate concepts. Ex.___

• Updated designs and additional figures.

• Expanded appendix on power and sample size—Now includes concepts of power analysis for correlation, regression and chi-square as well as the t-test and analysis of variance.

  • Provides comprehensive information for design and analysis of research studies. Ex.___

I. FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH.

II. CONCEPT OF MEASUREMENT.

III. DESIGN.

IV. ANALYSIS.

V. COMMUNICATION.

APPENDICES.

Research in Physical Therapy (Physical Therapy)
Nursing Research (RN)
Occupational Therapy (Occupational Therapy)
Athletic Training (Athletic Training)

Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3/e serves as a comprehensive reference for a variety of research situations. This edition reflects the contemporary focus on evidence-based practice in health care, and the essential concepts for understanding analysis and research design. Expanded topics include measures of diagnostic accuracy, statistical estimates of validity and reliability, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, search strategies and critical appraisal of literature for clinical decision making and development of research. Written for those in the health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, and exercise physiology, this text will be useful to developing clinicians, practitioners, graduate students and researchers.

• Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3/E
  Portney & Watkins
  © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 912 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131716409 | ISBN-13: 9780131716407
  URL: http://www.prenhall.com/portney
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• Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 2/E
  Portney & Watkins | ©2000 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 742 pages
  
• Experiments and Demonstrations in Physical Therapy: An Inquiry Approach to Learning, 1/E
  DiCarlo | ©1999 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pages
  
• Manual for Physical Agents, 5/E
  Hayes | ©2000 | Prentice Hall | Spiral Bound; 214 pages