Rehabilitation Research - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
Covering the full range of rehabilitation research with a clear, easy-to-understand approach, this resource will help your students analyze and apply research to practice. It examines traditional experimental designs as well as nonexperimental and emerging approaches, including qualitative research, single-system design, epidemiology, outcomes research, and survey research. Ideal for students in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other rehabilitation professions, this text emphasizes evidence-based practice and the development of true scientist-practitioners.
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Rehabilitation Research - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource
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- Unique! New Evidence-Based Practice chapter provides an overview of the important concepts of EBP and the WHO model of health and disease.
- Discussion questions on the companion Evolve website provide the student with ideas for further study.
- Unique! Research article analyses on Evolve provide more in-depth analysis and promote the writing style students should employ.
- New authors Russell Carter and Jay Lubinsky bring an interdisciplinary focus and a stronger emphasis on evidence-based practice.
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- Unique! New Evidence-Based Practice chapter provides an overview of the important concepts of EBP and the WHO model of health and disease.
- Discussion questions on the companion Evolve website provide you with ideas for further study.
- Unique! Research article analyses on Evolve provide more in-depth analysis and promote the writing style you should employ.
- New authors Russell Carter and Jay Lubinsky bring an interdisciplinary focus and a stronger emphasis on evidence-based practice.
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Section 1: Fundamentals of Research for Students and Everyday Practitioners
1. Rehabilitation Research
2. Theory in Rehabilitation Research
3. Evidence-Based Practice NEW!
4. Finding Research Literature
5. Research Ethics
Section 2: Research Design
6. Research Paradigms
7. Variables
8. Validity
9. Selection and Assignment of Participants
Section 3: Experiments in Rehabilitation Research
10. Group Designs
11. Single-Subject Design
Section 4: Nonexperimental Research for Rehabilitation
12. Overview of Nonexperimental Research
13. Clinical Case Reports
Section 5: Research Beyond the Everyday
14. Qualitative Research
15. Epidemiology
16. Outcomes Research
17. Survey Research
Section 6: Measurement
18. Measurement Theory
19. Methodological Research
Section 7: Data Analysis
20. Statistical Reasoning
21. Statistical Analysis of Differences: The Basics
22. Statistical Analysis of Differences: Advanced
23. Statistical Analysis of Relationships: The Basics
24. Statistical Analysis of Relationships: Advanced
Section 8: Being a Consumer of Research
25. Evaluating Evidence One Article at a Time
26. Synthesizing Bodies of Evidence
Section 9: Implementing Research
27. Implementing a Research Project
28. Publishing and Presenting Research
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