Doing Research

This book provides a step-by-step summary of how to do clinical research. It explains what research is and isn't, where to begin and end, and the meaning of key terms. A project planning worksheet is included and can be used as readers work their way through the book in developing a research protocol. The purpose of this book is to empower curious clinicians who want data-based answers.

Doing Research is a concise, user-friendly guide to conducting research, rather than a comprehensive research text. The book contains 12 main chapters followed by the protocol worksheet. Chapter 1 offers a dozen tips to get started, Chapter 2 defines research, and Chapters 3-9 focus on planning. Chapters 10-12 then guide readers through challenges of conducting a study, getting answers from the data, and disseminating results. Useful key points, tips, and alerts are strewn throughout the book to advise and encourage readers.

A DOZEN TIPS TO START. - WHAT RESEARCH IS (& IS NOT). - THE BIG PICTURE: EXPERIMENT VS. NON-EXPERIMENT. - MAKE PRACTICAL PREPARATIONS. - SYNTHESIZE LITERATURE. - DESIGN RIGOROUS PROCEDURES. - PLAN SAMPLE SELECTION & PROTECTION. - SELECT DATA COLLECTION TOOL. - PROPOSE DATA ANALYSIS. - CONDUCT THE STUDY. - ANALYZE DATA & INTERPRET RESULTS. - DISSEMINATE FINDINGS! . - Protocol Worksheet.