Research Methods in Health Promotion.
Salazar, Laura F.
Research Methods in Health Promotion. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (611 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Authors -- The Contributors -- Foreword -- Part One Foundations of Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 1 Key Steps in the Research Process -- Discovery -- The Nine-Step Model or "A Journey Down the Research Highway" -- The Context of Health Promotion Research -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 2 Philosophy of Science and Theory Construction -- Epistemology: Ways of Acquiring Knowledge -- Scientific Inquiry as Epistemology -- Integration with the Research Process -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Health Promotion Research -- The Origin of Research Ethics -- Principles of the Belmont Report -- Regulation of Research Involving Vulnerable Populations -- Your Obligations as a Researcher -- IRB-Associated Issues in Health Promotion Research -- Other Considerations Beyond Your IRB -- Data Reporting, Timeliness, and Ethics -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Two Fundamentals of Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 4 Observational Research Designs -- Observational Research -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5 Experimental Research Designs -- Manipulation and Control -- True Experimental Research Designs -- Quasi-Experimental Designs -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6 Principles of Sampling -- Sampling Elements -- Common Probability Sampling Techniques -- Common Nonprobability Sampling Techniques -- Access Issues -- The "Accounting Process" -- An Introduction to Sample Size -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7 Measurement in Health Promotion -- Metrics -- Measuring Constructs -- Psychometric Properties -- Types of Variables -- Summary. For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8 Qualitative Research Strategies and Methods for Health Promotion -- What Constitutes a Qualitative Mode of Inquiry? -- Purposes for Qualitative Research in Health Promotion -- Qualitative Research Strategies for Health Promotion Research -- Qualitative Data-Collection Methods for Health Promotion Research -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Three Applications of Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 9 Conducting Observational Research -- Gaining Access to a Sample -- Recruiting Effectively and Systematically -- Assessment Issues Must Be Addressed and Minimized -- Develop Protocols to Reduce Attrition -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10 Methodological Considerations in the Design, Implementation, and Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Promotion Research -- What Is an Experiment in Health Promotion Research? -- Step 1. Conduct a Power Analysis-This Is Essential! -- Step 2. Register the Trial-This Is Critical! -- Step 3: Enrollment-Select and Define the Study Sample -- Step 4: Baseline Assessment-Measure Dependent and Mediating Variables Prior to Participation in the Trial -- Step 5: Allocation-Randomize Participants to Trial Groups (or "Trial Arms") -- Step 6: Implementing the Study Conditions-Implement the HPP and Comparison Groups as Prescribed in the Research Protocol and Manual of Operations -- Step 7: Follow-Up-Follow Participants Post-HPP to Monitor Changes in Outcomes -- Step 8: Perform Analysis -- Step 9. Reporting the Trial Findings-Conduct Structured Reporting of RCTs -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11 Community-Based Participatory Research in the Context of Health Promotion -- Impetus for CBPR -- Defining Community-Based Participatory Research. Distillation of the Core Principles of CBPR -- Sustainability of Innovative Health Promotion Programs -- Logic Model for CBPR -- Working Collaboratively with Communities -- Community-Based Research and Level of Community Involvement -- Advantages of CBPR -- Translating CBPR Principles into Practice: The Devil Is in the Details -- Growth of CBPR Fueled by Increased Investment -- Sources of Guidance and Tools for Conducting CBPR -- Policy through CBPR -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 12 Program Evaluation -- Evaluation Planning -- Stakeholders -- Describing the Program -- Types of Evaluation -- Economic Evaluation -- The Evaluation Report -- Applying Some Key Evaluation Concepts: A Case Example -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 13 Survey Research for Health Promotion -- Determining the Sampling Frame, Sampling Technique, and Modality -- Estimating the Required Sample Size -- Constructing the Manual of Operations -- Creating the Survey Instrument -- Data Weighting and Analysis -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Four Data Analysis -- Chapter 14 Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Observational Research in Health Promotion -- Descriptive Analysis -- Bivariate Analysis -- Multivariate Analysis -- A Warning about P-Values -- Statistical Power and Effect Size -- Applied Examples -- Thoughtfully Writing about the Analytic Findings -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 15 Principles of Statistical Analysis for Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Promotion Research -- Describing the Data -- Understanding Different Types of Dependent Variables -- Selection of Statistical Techniques -- Multivariable Models with a Categorical Dependent Variable -- Multiple Follow-Up Assessments -- Analysis with a Continuous Dependent Variable. Multivariable Models with Continuous Dependent Variables -- Data Analytic Topics for Special Consideration -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 16 Methods and Procedures for Analyzing Qualitative Data in Health Promotion -- Reflexivity -- Data Organization and Analysis Preparation -- Codebook Development -- Coding Process -- Using Memos -- Qualitative Data Analysis Software -- Interpretation -- The Findings and Write-Up of Results -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Five Core Skills Related to Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 17 Introduction to Scientific Writing -- Finding the Right Fit -- Sections of the Manuscript -- Completing the Final Product -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- Reference -- Chapter 18 Understanding the Grant Process and Developing an Effective Research Grant Application -- The NIH Grant Scoring System -- Time to Electronically Send in Your Grant: Write a Cover Letter -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- EULA.
9781118448441
Health promotion-Research-Methodology.
Electronic books.
RA427.8 .S253 2015
613.072
Research Methods in Health Promotion. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (611 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Authors -- The Contributors -- Foreword -- Part One Foundations of Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 1 Key Steps in the Research Process -- Discovery -- The Nine-Step Model or "A Journey Down the Research Highway" -- The Context of Health Promotion Research -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 2 Philosophy of Science and Theory Construction -- Epistemology: Ways of Acquiring Knowledge -- Scientific Inquiry as Epistemology -- Integration with the Research Process -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Health Promotion Research -- The Origin of Research Ethics -- Principles of the Belmont Report -- Regulation of Research Involving Vulnerable Populations -- Your Obligations as a Researcher -- IRB-Associated Issues in Health Promotion Research -- Other Considerations Beyond Your IRB -- Data Reporting, Timeliness, and Ethics -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Two Fundamentals of Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 4 Observational Research Designs -- Observational Research -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5 Experimental Research Designs -- Manipulation and Control -- True Experimental Research Designs -- Quasi-Experimental Designs -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6 Principles of Sampling -- Sampling Elements -- Common Probability Sampling Techniques -- Common Nonprobability Sampling Techniques -- Access Issues -- The "Accounting Process" -- An Introduction to Sample Size -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7 Measurement in Health Promotion -- Metrics -- Measuring Constructs -- Psychometric Properties -- Types of Variables -- Summary. For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8 Qualitative Research Strategies and Methods for Health Promotion -- What Constitutes a Qualitative Mode of Inquiry? -- Purposes for Qualitative Research in Health Promotion -- Qualitative Research Strategies for Health Promotion Research -- Qualitative Data-Collection Methods for Health Promotion Research -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Three Applications of Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 9 Conducting Observational Research -- Gaining Access to a Sample -- Recruiting Effectively and Systematically -- Assessment Issues Must Be Addressed and Minimized -- Develop Protocols to Reduce Attrition -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10 Methodological Considerations in the Design, Implementation, and Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Promotion Research -- What Is an Experiment in Health Promotion Research? -- Step 1. Conduct a Power Analysis-This Is Essential! -- Step 2. Register the Trial-This Is Critical! -- Step 3: Enrollment-Select and Define the Study Sample -- Step 4: Baseline Assessment-Measure Dependent and Mediating Variables Prior to Participation in the Trial -- Step 5: Allocation-Randomize Participants to Trial Groups (or "Trial Arms") -- Step 6: Implementing the Study Conditions-Implement the HPP and Comparison Groups as Prescribed in the Research Protocol and Manual of Operations -- Step 7: Follow-Up-Follow Participants Post-HPP to Monitor Changes in Outcomes -- Step 8: Perform Analysis -- Step 9. Reporting the Trial Findings-Conduct Structured Reporting of RCTs -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11 Community-Based Participatory Research in the Context of Health Promotion -- Impetus for CBPR -- Defining Community-Based Participatory Research. Distillation of the Core Principles of CBPR -- Sustainability of Innovative Health Promotion Programs -- Logic Model for CBPR -- Working Collaboratively with Communities -- Community-Based Research and Level of Community Involvement -- Advantages of CBPR -- Translating CBPR Principles into Practice: The Devil Is in the Details -- Growth of CBPR Fueled by Increased Investment -- Sources of Guidance and Tools for Conducting CBPR -- Policy through CBPR -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 12 Program Evaluation -- Evaluation Planning -- Stakeholders -- Describing the Program -- Types of Evaluation -- Economic Evaluation -- The Evaluation Report -- Applying Some Key Evaluation Concepts: A Case Example -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 13 Survey Research for Health Promotion -- Determining the Sampling Frame, Sampling Technique, and Modality -- Estimating the Required Sample Size -- Constructing the Manual of Operations -- Creating the Survey Instrument -- Data Weighting and Analysis -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Four Data Analysis -- Chapter 14 Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Observational Research in Health Promotion -- Descriptive Analysis -- Bivariate Analysis -- Multivariate Analysis -- A Warning about P-Values -- Statistical Power and Effect Size -- Applied Examples -- Thoughtfully Writing about the Analytic Findings -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 15 Principles of Statistical Analysis for Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Promotion Research -- Describing the Data -- Understanding Different Types of Dependent Variables -- Selection of Statistical Techniques -- Multivariable Models with a Categorical Dependent Variable -- Multiple Follow-Up Assessments -- Analysis with a Continuous Dependent Variable. Multivariable Models with Continuous Dependent Variables -- Data Analytic Topics for Special Consideration -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 16 Methods and Procedures for Analyzing Qualitative Data in Health Promotion -- Reflexivity -- Data Organization and Analysis Preparation -- Codebook Development -- Coding Process -- Using Memos -- Qualitative Data Analysis Software -- Interpretation -- The Findings and Write-Up of Results -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Part Five Core Skills Related to Health Promotion Research -- Chapter 17 Introduction to Scientific Writing -- Finding the Right Fit -- Sections of the Manuscript -- Completing the Final Product -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- Reference -- Chapter 18 Understanding the Grant Process and Developing an Effective Research Grant Application -- The NIH Grant Scoring System -- Time to Electronically Send in Your Grant: Write a Cover Letter -- Summary -- For Practice and Discussion -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- EULA.
9781118448441
Health promotion-Research-Methodology.
Electronic books.
RA427.8 .S253 2015
613.072