Practitioner's guide to using research for evidence-based practice /

Practitioner's guide to using research for evidence-based practice /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Rubin, Allen.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.
Description:xxiii, 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Psychotherapy -- Research -- Methodology.
Psychotherapy -- Evaluation -- Methodology.
Evidence-based psychiatry.
Evidence-Based Practice.
Psychotherapy.
Evaluation Studies as Topic.
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Evidence-based psychiatry.
Psychotherapy -- Evaluation -- Methodology.
Psychotherapy -- Research -- Methodology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8922409
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Bellamy, Jennifer.
ISBN:9781118136713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1118136713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Machine generated contents note: PART I OVERVIEW OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Chapter 2 STEPS IN THE EBP PROCESS Chapter 3 RESEARCH HIERARCHIES: WHICH TYPES OF RESEARCH ARE BEST FOR WHICH QUESTIONS? PART II CRITICALLY APPRAISING STUDIES FOR EBP QUESTIONS ABOUT INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS Chapter 4 CRITERIA FOR INFERRING EFFECTIVENESS: HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WORKS? Chapter 5 CRITICALLY APPRAISING EXPERIMENTS Chapter 6 CRITICALLY APPRAISING QUASI-EXPERIMENTS: NONEQUIVALENT COMPARISON GROUPS DESIGNS Chapter 7 CRITICALLY APPRAISING QUASI-EXPERIMENTS: TIME-SERIES DESIGNS AND SINGLE-CASE DESIGNS Chapter 8 CRITICALLY APPRAISING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES PART II CRITICALLY APPRAISING STUDIES FOR ALTERNATIVE EBP QUESTIONS Chapter 9 CRITICALLY APPRAISING NONEXPERIMENTAL QUANTITATIVE STUDIES Chapter 10 CRITICALLY APPRAISING QUALITATIVE STUDIES PART IV ASSESSING CLIENTS AND MONITORING THEIR PROGRESS Chapter 11 CRITICALLY APPRAISING AND SELECTING ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS Chapter 12 MONITORING CLIENT PROGRESS APPENDIX A Illustrative Answers to Selected Review Exercises APPENDIX B What You Do and Don't Need to Know about Statistics When Critically Appraising Studies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice gives essential and practical guidance on how to integrate research appraisal into evidence-based practice endeavors to ensure best client care. This practitioner-oriented book provides readers across the helping professions with the step-by-step skills they need to effectively appraise and use research as part of the evidence-based practice process. Readers will have the ability to integrate evidence-based treatments that improve the delivery of care and optimize treatment success as a result"--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Part I. Overview of Evidence-Based Practice
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
  • Emergence of Evidence-Based Practice
  • Denning Evidence-Based Practice
  • Types of EBP Questions
  • Evidence-Based Practice Is Not Restricted to Clinical Decisions
  • Developing an Evidence-Based Practice Process Outlook
  • Easier Said Than Done
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 2. Steps in the EBP Process
  • Step 1. Question Formulation
  • Step 2. Evidence Search
  • Step 3. Critically Appraising Studies and Reviews
  • Step 4. Selecting and Implementing the Intervention
  • Step 5. Monitor Client Progress
  • Feasibility Constraints
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 3. Research Hierarchies: Which Types of Research Are Best for Which Questions?
  • More Than One Type of Hierarchy for More Than One Type of EBP Question
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Studies
  • What Types of Research Designs Apply to What Types of EBP Questions?
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Additional Readings
  • Part II. Critically Appraising Studies for EBP Questions About Intervention Effectiveness
  • Chapter 4. Criteria for Inferring Effectiveness: How Do We Know What Works?
  • Internal Validity
  • Measurement Issues
  • Statistical Chance
  • External Validity
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 5. Critically Appraising Experiments
  • Classic Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design
  • Posttest-Only Control Group Design
  • Solomon Four-Group Design
  • Alternative Treatment Designs
  • Dismantling Designs
  • Placebo Control Group Designs
  • Experimental Demand and Experimenter Expectancies
  • Obtrusive Versus Unobtrusive Observation
  • Compensatory Equalization and Compensatory Rivalry
  • Resentful Demoralization
  • Treatment Diffusion
  • Treatment Fidelity
  • Practitioner Equivalence
  • Differential Attrition
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • , Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 6. Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs
  • Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs
  • Additional Logical Arrangements to Control for Potential Selectivity Biases
  • Statistical Controls for Potential Selectivity Biases
  • Propensity Score Matching Using a Policy Example
  • Pilot Studies
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 7. Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Time-Series Designs and Single-Case Designs
  • Simple Time-Series Designs
  • Multiple Time-Series Designs
  • Single-Case Designs
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Reading
  • Chapter 8. Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Advantages of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Risks in Relying Exclusively on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
  • Where to Start
  • What to Look for When Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews
  • What Distinguishes a Systematic Review From Other Types of Reviews?
  • What to Look for When Critically Appraising Meta- Analyses
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Part III. Critically Appraising Studies for Alternative EBP Questions
  • Chapter 9. Critically Appraising Nonexperimental Quantitative Studies
  • Surveys
  • Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 10. Critically Appraising Qualitative Studies
  • Qualitative Observation
  • Qualitative Interviewing
  • Qualitative Sampling
  • Grounded Theory
  • Frameworks for Appraising Qualitative Studies
  • Mixed Model and Mixed Methods Studies
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Part IV. Assessing Clients and Monitoring Their Progress
  • Chapter 11. Critically Appraising and Selecting Assessment Instruments
  • Reliability
  • Validity
  • Sensitivity
  • Feasibility
  • Sample Characteristics
  • Locating Assessment Instruments
  • Synopses of Research Studies
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Exercise for Critically Appraising Published Articles
  • Additional Readings
  • Chapter 12. Monitoring Client Progress
  • A Practitioner-Friendly Design
  • Feasible Assessment Techniques
  • Summary
  • Looking Ahead
  • Key Chapter Concepts
  • Review Exercises
  • Additional Readings
  • Appendix A. Illustrative Answers to Selected Review Exercises
  • Chapter 3. Review Exercises
  • Chapter 4. Review Exercises
  • Chapter 5. Review Exercises
  • Chapter 7. Review Exercises
  • Chapter 8. Review Exercises
  • Chapter 12. Review Exercises
  • Appendix B. What You Do and Don't Need to Know About Statistics When Critically Appraising Studies
  • Why Do We Need Inferential Statistics? The Bottom Line
  • The Benchmark Made Simple
  • Is That Really All You Need to Know?
  • The Benchmark Is Not Sacred!
  • What Else Do You Need to Know?
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

Similar Items