The Evidence-Based Practitioner: Applying Research to Meet Client Needs 2nd Edition by Catana Brown, ISBN-13: 978-1719642811

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The Evidence-Based Practitioner: Applying Research to Meet Client Needs 2nd Edition by Catana Brown, ISBN-13: 978-1719642811

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• Publisher: ‎ F.A. Davis Company; Second edition (October 25, 2022)
• Language: ‎ English
• 336 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1719642818
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1719642811

Put the evidence to work for your clients. Become an effective evidence-based practitioner.

Master the knowledge and clinical decision-making skills you need to provide the very best care for your clients…based on the evidence. Step by step, you’ll learn how to find, read, understand, critique, and apply research evidence in practice.

Five Stars! Great Book!“This is an exceptional book for not only OT students but other students in other health profession disciplines as well!”

• Updated! Current evidence and the policies and practices of occupational therapy today

• Expanded! Statistics coverage in three chapters: Descriptive Statistics: What They Tell You and How to Apply Them in Practice, Inferential Statistics: Tests of Difference, and Inferential Statistics for Relationship Questions

• New & Expanded! Qualitative research coverage in two chapters: Qualitative Designs: Exploring the Lived Experience and a new chapter, Trustworthiness of Qualitative Studies
• New! Introduction of the critically appraised paper (CAP) as a concept with a new feature that walks students through completing one

• Guiding principle of ‘Consuming vs. Conducting’ research
• How to write a research question that addresses a relevant practice problem and then how to find, read, and apply evidence to address the question
• Explanations of the different types of research and the methods and measurements used in each type, including their advantages and disadvantages.
• ‘From the Evidence,” excerpts with real data, abstracts, figures and tables from published research and coverage of how to decipher their meaning and apply them in practice
• “Evidence in the Real World,” personal narratives from health professionals who demonstrate using evidence in their practice
• “Understanding Statistics” boxes
• Worktext format with “Exercises” that encourage students to apply new concepts in the moment.
• “Review Questions” at the end of each chapter
• Answers to questions in the worktext at the end of each chapter

Table of Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface

Acknowledgments

Reviewers

Contents in Brief

Contents

Chapter 1: Defining Evidence-Based Practice: Why Practitioners Need to Understand Research

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

External Scientific Evidence

Practitioner Experience

Client Situation and Values

Why Evidence-Based Practice?

The Process of Evidence-Based Practice

Formulate a Question Based on a Clinical Problem

Identify the Relevant Evidence

Evaluate the Evidence

Implement Useful Findings

Evaluate the Outcomes

Writing an Evidence-Based Question

Questions on Efficacy of an Intervention

Research Designs for Efficacy Questions and Levels of Evidence

Questions for Usefulness of an Assessment

Research Designs Used in Assessment Studies

Questions for Description of a Condition

Research Designs Used in Descriptive Studies

Questions for Prediction of an Outcome

Research Designs Used in Predictive Studies

Questions About the Client’s Lived Experience

Research Designs Addressing the Client’s Lived Experience

Critically Appraised Topics and Critically Appraised Papers

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 2: Finding and Reading Evidence: The First Steps in Evidence-Based Practice

Identifying Databases

PubMed

Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Employing Search Strategies

Selecting Key Words and Search Terms

Combining Terms and Using Advanced Search

Using Limits and Filters

Expanding Your Search

Accessing the Evidence

The Research Librarian

Professional Organizations

Determining the Credibility of A Source of Evidence

Web Sites

The Public Press and News Media

Clients’ Use of Evidence

Scholarly Publications

Impact Factor

The Peer-Review Process

Research Funding Bias

Publication Bias

Duplicate Publication

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals From Other Sources

Reading a Research Article

Title

Authorship

Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Results

Discussion

References

Acknowledgments

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 3: Understanding Research Methods and Variables: A Foundation for Evaluating Research

Types of Research

Experimental Research

Nonexperimental Research

Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research

Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Research

Basic and Applied Research

Hypothesis Testing: Type I and Type II Errors

Variables

Independent Variables

Dependent Variables

Control Variables

Extraneous Variables

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 4: Descriptive Statistics: What They Tell You and How to Apply Them in Practice

Symbols Used with Statistics

Descriptive Statistics

Frequencies and Frequency Distributions

Measure of Central Tendency

Mode

Mean

Median

Measures of Variability

Normal and Skewed Distributions

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 5: Inferential Statistics: Tests of Differences

Symbols Used with Statistics that Analyze Differences

Statistical Significance

Parametric Statistics to Analyze Differences

The t-Test

Analysis of Variance

One-Way ANOVA

Repeated Measures ANOVA

Mixed-Model ANOVA

Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA)

Nonparametric Statistics for Analyzing Differences

Chi-Square

Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis Tests

Other Statistics That AID in the Interpretation of Difference Tests

Confidence Interval

Power

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 6: Inferential Statistics for Analyzing Relationships

Research Designs And Symbols Used with Inferential Relationship statistics

Relationship Statistics for Continuous Data

Scatterplots for Graphing Relationships

Relationships Between Two Variables

Correlation Tables

Linear Regression

Relationship Statistics for Dichotomous Data

Odds Ratio

Risk Ratio

Hazards Ratio

Distinguishing Between Odds Ratios, Risk Ratios, and Hazards Ratios

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 7: Evaluating Measurement Studies and Selecting Appropriate Tests Using the Evidence

Types of Scoring and Measures

Continuous Versus Discrete Data

Norm-Referenced Versus Criterion-Referenced Measures

Norm-Referenced Measures

Criterion-Referenced Measures

Test Reliability

Standardized Tests

Test-Retest Reliability

Inter-Rater Reliability

Internal Consistency

Test Validity

Construct Validity

Sensitivity and Specificity

Relationship Between Reliability and Validity

Responsiveness

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 8: Choosing Interventions for Practice: Designs to Answer Efficacy Questions

Research Design Notation

Between- and within-Group Comparisons

Research Designs for Answering Efficacy Questions

Designs Without a Control Group

Randomized Controlled Trials

Crossover Designs

Nonrandomized Controlled Trials

Factorial Designs

Single-Subject Designs

Retrospective Intervention Studies

Sample Size and Intervention Research

Cost Effectiveness as an Outcome

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 9: Descriptive and Predictive Research Designs: Understanding Conditions and Making Clinical Predictions

Descriptive Research for Understanding Conditions and Populations

Incidence and Prevalence Studies

Group Comparison Studies

Survey Research

Study Designs to Predict an Outcome

Predictive Studies Using Correlational Methods

Simple Prediction Between Two Variables

Multiple Predictors for a Single Outcome

Predictive Studies Using Group Comparison Methods

Case-Control Studies

Cohort Studies

Evaluating Descriptive and Predictive Studies

Levels of Evidence for Prognostic Studies

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 10: Validity: What Makes a Quantitative Study Strong?

Validity

Statistical Conclusion Validity

Threats to Statistical Conclusion Validity

Fishing

Low Power

Internal Validity

Threats to Internal Validity

Assignment and Selection Threats

Maturation Threats

History Threats

Regression to the Mean Threats

Testing Threats

Instrumentation Threats

Experimenter and Participant Bias Threats

Attrition and Mortality Threats

External Validity

Threats to External Validity

Sampling Error

Ecological Validity Threats

Internal Versus External Validity

Using A Scale to Evaluate the Strength of A Study

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 11: Qualitative Designs: Exploring the Lived Experience

Philosophy and Process

Philosophy

Research Questions

Selection of Participants and Settings

Methods of Data Collection

Data Analysis

Qualitative Research Designs

Phenomenology

Grounded Theory

Ethnography

Narrative

Participatory Research

Mixed-Methods Research

Finding Qualitative Research

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 12: Trustworthiness of Qualitative Studies

Properties of Strong Qualitative Studies

Credibility

Prolonged Engagement

Interview Questions and Interviewing Skills

Triangulation

Member Checking

Transferability

Thick Description

Purposive Sampling

Dependability

Multiple Coders

Audit Trail

Confirmability

Saturation

Reflexivity

Matching Methods with the Purpose and Research Design

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 13: Using Tools to Synthesize the Results of Multiple Studies: Systematic Reviews and Practice Guidelines

Systematic Reviews

Finding Systematic Reviews

Reading Systematic Reviews

Evaluating the Strength of Systematic Reviews

Replication

Publication Bias

Heterogeneity

Data Analysis in Systematic Reviews

Meta-analyses

Qualitative Thematic Synthesis

Practice Guidelines

Finding Practice Guidelines

Evaluating the Strength of Practice Guidelines

The Complexities of Applying and Using Systematic Reviews and Practice Guidelines

Review Questions

Answers

References

Chapter 14: Sharing Evidence With Clients, Families, and Colleagues

Client-Centered Practice

Shared Decision Making

Education and Communication

Components of the Process

People Involved

Engaging the Client in the Process

Consensus Building

Agreement

Decision Aids

Content

Resources for Shared Decision Making

Sharing Information with Colleagues

Journal Clubs

Communities of Practice

Review Questions

Answers

References

Appendix A: Critically Appraised Paper (CAP) Template

Glossary

Index

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