Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services 5e

Ann Bowling

Print ISBN: 9780335250929 Ebook ISBN: 9780335250936

Publishing February 2023

This bestselling book provides an accessible introduction to the concepts and practicalities of multi-disciplinary research methods in health and health services

The new edition has updated and expanded coverage of:

• International examples, terms and approaches

• Epidemiology and methods of tracing epidemics

• Aging population demography and bio-demography

• Evaluation and assessment of health services

• Health services research and audit, including data generation

• Methods of evaluating patients’ perspectives

• Measuring quality of life outcomes

• Health economics methods and applications

• Quantitative and qualitative research

Research Methods in Health, Fifth Edition is an essential companion for students and researchers of health and health services at all levels, health clinicians and policy-makers with responsibility for applying research findings and judging the soundness of research

What's Important?

The book is grounded in the author's career as a researcher on health and health service issues, and the valuable experience this has provided in meeting the challenges of research on people and organisations in real life settings.

Core processes and methodologies such as social research, mixed methods, literature reviewing and critical appraisal, secondary data analysis and evidence-based practice are covered in detail