内容简介
Thoroughlyupdated,the5theditionofCLINICALRESEARCHINOCCUPATIONALTHERAPYenablesthegraduatestudentandclinicalresearchertodesignandcarryoutaresearchstudyfromtheformulationofaresearchhypothesistocollectingdatautilizinguserfriendlystep-by-stepprocedures.Anintroductorychapteronthehistoryofmedicalresearchaquaintsthestudentwiththerelationshipbetweenresearchandclinicalpractice.Step-by-stepproceduresandexamplesareusedthroughouttoguidethestudentthroughtheprocessofselectingatopic,reviewingliterature,designingresearchprotocols,selectingoutcomemeasures,implementingresearch,andwritingtheresults.Descriptiveandinferentialstatisticsareexplainedinastep-by-stepprocedure,andexamplesofqualitativeandquantitativeresearchareincludedsoastoprovidethestudentwithtoolstoconducttheirownresearchandevaluatecurrentresearchdata.Asectiononwritingquestionnairesandsurveyshelpsstudentsconstructreliableandvalidinstruments,andinformationonscientificwritingandthesispreparationispresented.Additionally,ethicalconsiderationsforinformedconsentareaddressed,withexamplesofconsentformsincluded.