{"product_id":"health-services-research-methods-a-guide-to-best-practice-paperback-softback-9780727912756","title":"Health Services Research Methods; A Guide to Best Practice (Paperback \/ softback) 9780727912756","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHealth Services Research Methods\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide to Best Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNick Black (Edited by), Black (Author), Barnaby Reeves (Edited by), John Brazier (Edited by), Ray Fitzpatrick (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780727912756, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 October 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn up to date account of all that is known about the key methods used in health services research. It describes the uses and limitations of the principal methods based on the findings of the NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme. Each chapter makes suggestions for best practice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors. \u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.Researching health services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart one: measurement of benefits and costs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.Patient-assessed outcome measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.The use of health-related quality of life measures in economic evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.Collecting resource use data in clinical studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.Designing and using patient and staff questionnaires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart two: Methods of evaluating health care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.Choosing between randomised and non-randomised studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.Comparison of effect sizes derived from randomised and non-randomised studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.Factors that limit the number, quality, and progress of randomised trials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.Ehics of randomised trials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.Implications of sociocultural contexts for ethics of randomised trials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.Evaluation of health care interventions at area dn organisation level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.Qualitative methos in health services research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart three: Statistical methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.Statistical methods: good practice and identifying opportunities for innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.An introduction to bayesian methods in health services research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.Quality of life aassessment and survival data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart four: Presenting, interpreting, and synthesising evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.Systematic reviews of randomised trials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.Handling uncertainty in economic evaluations of health care interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.Consensus development methods for creating clinical guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart five: Future developments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.Horizon scanning: early identification of new health care technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.Evaluating new and fast-changing technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.Research implementation methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI What does \"systematic\" mean for reviews of methods?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIi Different types of systematic review in health services research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medicine: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medicine: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medicine:%20general%20issues%20%5BMB%5D%22\"\u003eMB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406496657688,"sku":"9780727912756","price":51.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780727912756.jpg?v=1784139086","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/health-services-research-methods-a-guide-to-best-practice-paperback-softback-9780727912756","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}