Fundamentals of research methodology for healthcare professionals

Contents; Chapter 1: Orientation to health sciences research; Chapter 2: Research and theory; Chapter 3: Ethical considerations in the conduct of health sciences research; Chapter 4: An overview of the research process; Chapter 5: Selecting or identifying research problems; Chapter 6: The literature review; Chapter 7: Refining and defining the research question or formulating a hypothesis and preparing a research proposal; Chapter 8: Quantitative research; Chapter 9: Qualitative research designs; Chapter 10: Sampling; Chapter 11: Data collection; Chapter 12: Data quality; Chapter 13: Data analysis; Chapter 14: Research reports and report evaluation.