A Beginner's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care

2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-335-24672-4
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 241 mm

Have you heard of 'evidence based practice' but don't know what it means?
Are you having trouble relating evidence to your practice? This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered what evidence based practice is or how to relate it to practice. Fully updated in this brand new edition, this book is simple and easy to understand - and designed to help those new to the topic to apply the concept to their practice and learning with ease.The book provides a step by step guide to what we mean by evidence based practice and how to apply it. This new edition features: - Additional material on literature reviews and searching for literature - Even more examples for health and social care practice - Extra material on qualitative research and evidence based practice - Expanded section on hierarchies of evidence and how to use them A Beginner's Guide to Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care is key reading for everyone involved in looking at and applying evidence in healthcare.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aveyard, Helen

Sharp, Pam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionWhat is evidence based practice?
Where did evidence based practice come from?
Using evidence in your decision making and to answer practical questions
What are the different types of research and how do they help us answer different questions?
How do I find relevant evidence to support my practice and learning?
How do I know if the evidence is convincing and useful?
How to implement evidence based practiceGlossary
References
Appendix: Useful websites

Über Autor(innen)

Helen Aveyard is Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, and author of best selling book Doing a Literature Review in Health & Social Care which has sold over 20,000 copies worldwide since publication in 2007. She is also co-author of A Beginner's Guide to Critical Thinking and Writing in Health and Social Care which was highly commended in the Health and Social Care category of the BMA Medical Book Awards 2012.Pam Sharp is Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University. She is also co-author of A Beginner's Guide to Critical Thinking and Writing in Health and Social Care.