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Informationen zum Autor Dr Mary Steen is Research Fellow in Midwifery at University of Central Lancashire / RCM (joint appointment). She is interested in a wide remit of midwifery and women's health issues. Her specific focus has been on the care and consequences of perineal trauma after childbirth. Her research work has developed of a new pain relief treatment (femepad). She has published her work in several health related journals and presented at conferences. Her work has received several awards for original research and clinical innovation. Klappentext Research is a fundamental part of midwifery practice. However, not everyone finds it easy to understand the basic principles, and particularly the language of research. This accessible pocket-guide enables student midwives to firstly understand how to search and make sense of research evidence, how to write a research proposal and finally how to undertake a research study. This handbook specifically focuses on the needs of student midwives and will help increase the knowledge and understanding of midwifery research, and enable students to undertake research with confidence. With case studies, learning objectives, and clear examples throughout, this is an essential purchase for any student beginning research, this guide will enable students to apply research to their own practice. Zusammenfassung Research is a fundamental part of midwifery practice. However! not everyone finds it easy to understand the basic principles! and particularly the language of research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, ix Soo Downe Preface, xi About the Book, xiii About the authors, xv Acknowledgements, xvii Part I Understanding research Chapter 1 Introduction to midwifery research, 3 Introducing research, 3 Types of research knowledge, 5 Audit and research, 7 Introducing qualitative research, 12 Introducing quantitative research, 22 The importance of evidence-based practice, 32 Summary, 39 Chapter 2 Finding the evidence, 40 Introduction to finding evidence, 40 Literature searching, 41 Literature review, 41 Sources of evidence, 44 Using a search strategy, 47 Structured review, 48 Systematic review, 50 Summary, 52 Chapter 3 Making sense of the evidence, 54 Introduction to critiquing research evidence, 54 Critiquing qualitative research, 55 Critiquing quantitative research, 59 Hierarchy of evidence, 61 Differences between qualitative and quantitative research, 66 Summary, 70 Part II Undertaking research Chapter 4 Data collection techniques, 73 Introduction to data collection, 73 Qualitative data collection techniques, 75 Undertaking a research interview, 83 Quantitative data collection techniques, 90 Questionnaires, 93 Summary, 100 Chapter 5 Ethics and research governance, 102 Introduction, 102 Introducing ethics and research, 103 History of ethics and research, 103 Principles of ethics, 107 Research governance, 110 Ethical issues relating to midwifery research, 112 Gaining ethical approval, 114 Summary, 117 Chapter 6 Data analysis, 119 Introduction to data analysis, 119 Qualitative data analysis, 120 Quantitative data analysis methods, 125 A basic understanding of statistics, 133 Summary, 147 Chapter 7 Research dissemination, 149 Introduction, 149 The dissertation, 149 Research degree - proposals, 153 Writing skills, 156 Getting your work published, 159 Impact of publications, 164 Presenting a conference paper, 165 Useful resources, 166 Becom...
