Research Catalog

Title

Rehabilitation research : principles and applications / Elizabeth Domholdt.

Author

Domholdt, Elizabeth, 1958-

Publication

St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Saunders, [2005], ©2005.

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Description

xvi, 576 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Written to help you change and improve patient care based on the evidence, this resource uses straightforward language and relevant examples to capture the diversity and complexity of the research you need to know about as a rehabilitation professional." "This edition, revised with the assistance of an interdisciplinary team of consultants, brings you up to date on the current and future focus of both traditional research methods and emerging approaches."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Treatment Outcome
• Data Interpretation, Statistical
• Rehabilitation
• Research Design
• Medical rehabilitation > Research

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Physical therapy research / Elizabeth Domholdt. c2000.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Rehabilitation research -- 2. Theory in rehabilitation research -- 3. Research ethics -- 4. Research problems, questions, and hypotheses -- 5. Research paradigms -- 6. Design overview -- 7. Research validity -- 8. Selection and assignment of participants -- 9. Group designs -- 10. Single-system design -- 11. Overview of nonexperimental research -- 12. Clinical case reports -- 13. Qualitative research -- 14. Epidemiology -- 15. Outcomes research -- 16. Survey research -- 17. Measurement theory -- 18. Methodological research -- 19. Statistical reasoning -- 20. Statistical analysis of differences : the basics -- 21. Statistical analysis of differences : advanced and special techniques -- 22. Statistical analysis of relationships : the basics -- 23. Statistical analysis of relationships : advanced and special techniques -- 24. Locating the literature -- 25. Evaluating evidence one article at a time -- 26. Synthesizing bodies of evidence -- 27. Implementing a research project -- 28. Publishing and presenting research -- App. A. Random numbers table -- App. B. Areas in one tail of the standard normal curve -- App. C. Questions for narrative evaluation of a research article -- App. D. Basic guidelines for preparing a journal article manuscript -- App. E. American Medical Association style : sample manuscript for a hypothetical study -- App. F. American Psychological Association style : sample manuscript for a hypothetical study -- App. G. Sample platform presentation script with slides.

ISBN

0721600298

LCCN

2004050696

OCLC

• ocm55138544
• SCSB-5077205

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries