Literature Review and Research in Healthcare, E-Book, 1st Edition

Section 1

So – you’ve got this far – but what really is this ‘Evidence Based Practice’ and why do you have to do a literature review?

1. Why are we having to do a ‘literature review’ what does it actually mean for patient care?

1. Reading a paper
2. Understanding the main differences – qualitative and quantitative research plus mixed methods
3. Collecting data - notes on sampling – data analytics– presenting findings
4. The idiots guide to systematic literature review – trust your own intelligence
5. How to train your trainer – getting the best from academic supervision

Section 2

Now let’s get started – your METHODOLOGY

2.1 What’s in a systematic review?

2.2 Developing your question – Spiders, PICOs and all that jazz

2.3 Systematically searching your databases and that ‘grey literature’

2.4 Using flow diagrams to show your progress

Section 3

Now you’ve got your data – what to do next

3.1 Data Extraction – putting it all together in a matrix

3.2 Quality appraisal (testing the validity of your data)

3.3 Collating the results – using a matrix

3.4 Presenting your results – themes and overviews – what’s in it for clinical practice?

3.5 Concluding and summarizing – making recommendations

Section 4

4.1 Avoiding the common pitfalls

4.2 Procrastination techniques for experts

4.3 Checklists for easy reference

4.4 Mnemonics – Quick and easy ways to remember your subjects

4.5 Resources for more information