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This book is written for patients and members of the public who want to understand more about the approaches, methods and language used by health-services researchers. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is now a requirement of most major health-research programmes, and this book is designed to equip these individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for meaningful participation. Edited by award-winning mental-health researchers, the book has been produced in partnership with mental-health-service users and carers with experience of research involvement. It includes personal reflections from these individuals alongside detailed information on quantitative, qualitative and health-economics research methods.
An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
1 Understanding the research process – Mr Andrew Grundy
2 Evidence synthesis and critical appraisal – Dr Kelly Rushton and Dr Owen Price
3 Quantitative designs – Dr Owen Price and Prof Karina Lovell
4 Quantitative analysis – Prof Patrick Callaghan and Dr Penny Bee
5 The design and evaluation of measurement scales – Prof Patrick Callaghan
6 Qualitative designs – Dr Helen Brooks, Prof Anne Rogers and Dr Penny Bee
7 Qualitative analysis – Dr Helen Brooks, Prof Anne Rogers and Dr Penny Bee
8 Health economics – Prof Linda Davies and Ms Gemma Shields
9 Research governance and ethics – Dr Owen Price and Ms Lauren Walker
10 Research dissemination – Dr Penny Bee and Dr Helen Brooks