| Description |
xvi, 200 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Promoting health: principles of practice and evaluation / Greet Peersman -- 2. Evaluating health promotion: methodological divesity / Ann Oakley -- 3. Learning from research / Greet Peersmand and Ann Oakley -- 4. Finding research evidence: systematic searching / Angela Harden -- 5. World Wide Web for health: how to access tools and research / James Thomas -- 6. Critical appraisal of research evidence: finding useful and reliable answers / Sandy Oliver and Greet Peersman -- 7. Systemaic reviews of effectiveness / greet Peersman, Sandy Oliver and Ann Oakley -- 8. The fine detail: conducting a systematic review / Angela Harden -- 9. Who's listening? Systematically reviewing for ethics and empowerment / Angela Harden and Sandy Oliver -- 10. A listening trial: 'qualitative' methods within experimental research / Vicki Strange, et al. -- 11. Using research: challenges in evidence-informed service planning / Sandy Oliver, et al. -- 12. Making research more useful: integrating different perspectives and different methods / Sandy Oliver -- 13. Looking to the future: policies and opportunities for better health / Ann Oakley and Sandy Oliver |
| Summary |
"Bridging the gap between research and practice in health promotion, this book advances evidence-based health promotion by illustrating how service providers and researchers can change their working practices to benefit the public. It addresses the need for health promotion services to be grounded in empirical research, and for research to focus on issues important to those delivering as well as those receiving the services. It advances the debate about the relative values of qualitative and experimental research in health promotion, and encourages an increased participation of service users in the development and evaluation of services. It also provides health promotion specialists with time-saving tools to draw upon research quickly and critically." "This work should be of interest to students and professionals in fields such as public health, nursing, education, social work, and voluntary services."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Subject |
Health promotion.
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Health promotion -- Research.
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Primary care (Medicine)
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Health Promotion.
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Research.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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| Author |
Peersman, Greet, editor
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Oliver, Sandy, 1955- editor
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| LC no. |
00065245 |
| ISBN |
0335208703 (paperback) |
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0335208711 (hardcover) |
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