Researching Health
Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods
- Mike Saks - University of Suffolk, UK
- Judith Allsop - University of Lincoln, UK
There are 6 NEW chapters on:
- Principles of Health Research
- Methods of Sampling in Qualitative Health Research
- Qualitative Data Analysis and Health Research
- Researching Health Care Management Using Secondary Data
- Online Research in Health
- Disseminating and Evaluating Health Research
The book is supported by case studies, end-of-chapter exercises, annotated further reading, and access to online resources for both students and lecturers, consisting of SAGE journal articles, web links, PowerPoint slides, and teaching notes for each chapter.
Supplements
For lecturers
- Teaching Notes to help facilitate discussion in class.
- PowerPoints Slides featuring figures, tables and key topics from the book.
For students:
- Chapter Summaries for each chapter.
- Free access to selected SAGE Journal articles
- Web links to relevant resources that will broaden understanding of chapter topics
- A Dataset for Chapter 17
- Key Concepts to strengthen understanding of key terms that appear in the book.
A good introductory text
This textbook takes a refreshing look at mixed methods in different health arenas, which is useful for allied health professionals at undergraduate and masters postgraduate level. The additional depth of focus on mixed methods approaches is welcome as we move forward into more complex ways of investigating health from wider perspectives.
Useful comprehensive text
Very useful with a comprehensive account of research methods
Researching health; qualitative,, quantitative and mixed methods is the ‘go-to’ textbook for the novice health researcher. The 2013-second edition of this title was good. However, the third edition has been comprehensively updated with several new chapters. The text is authoritative yet highly readable. The ‘info-boxes, exercises and case studies help to contextualise the many stages of the research process.
This book gives a good insight into the different aspects of research. This knowledge is required by both medical students and public health trainees.
Great support for students carrying out their dissertations in healthcare.
