Reading Research, 5th Edition

A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals

By Barbara Davies, RN, PhD and Jo Logan, RN, PhD

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This practical beginner-level introduction to health sciences research is ideal for both students and health professionals. It assumes the reader has little or no experience with analyzing published research, and provides guidelines for reading and understanding research articles, as well as information about important elements of published research (e.g., research methods, common terminology, data analysis and results). The book also briefly discusses how research results can be used and applied to practice.

Table of Contents

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New to This Edition

Expanded Chapters 2 and 3 now include more on mixed method research
New information about systematic reviews including an example of how to read a forest plot
Descriptive and interpretive phenomenology is explained.
NEW: Includes brief discussion about using social media to find research
NEW: Interactive forms on accompanying website

Key Features

Concise overview of health sciences-related research - a fast read for students looking to maximize study time
Easy-to-read conversational style - simplified style encourages students
Helpful, succinct tips - useful, practical advice for those who are new to the subject
An accompanying website provides up-to-date links for relevant research projects and other research-related sites, and offers Reader's Companion Worksheets

Published Reviews

"An excellent practical resource, which is user-friendly and helpful for understanding and reading research. It provides useful tips; exercises and weblinks to further enhance the understanding within the book...The highlights are the simplicity of the book in terms of how it has been practically applied and the level of enhanced understanding for those new or in the early stages of research. It also provides an excellent reference book for those already undertaking research with good reminders and clear explanations...This book would be useful to healthcare professionals new to and experienced in research who want to enhance their understanding in reading research reports and undertaking their own research."

Nursing Times, April 2013