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Research methods in health: investigating health and health services. 4th edition

Bowling, Ann (2014) Research methods in health: investigating health and health services. 4th edition , Maidenhead, GB. Open University Press , 536pp.

This bestselling book provides an accessible introduction to the concepts and practicalities of research methods in health and health services. This new edition has been extensively re-worked and expanded and now includes expanded coverage of: Qualitative methods Social research Evaluation methodology Mixed methods Secondary data analysis Literature reviewing and critical appraisal Evidence based practice Covering all core methodologies in detail the book looks at the following kinds of health research: health needs morbidity and mortality trends and rates costing health services sampling for survey research cross-sectional and longitudinal survey design experimental methods and techniques of group assignment questionnaire design interviewing techniques coding and analysis of quantitative data methods and analysis of qualitative observational studies unstructured interviewing

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Professor Ann Bowling is Visiting professor and social scientist at the University of Southampton. Her research focus is on measuring quality of life of older people, patients' experiences and expectations, and equity of access to services. Her first research post was with Professor Ann Cartwright at the former Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care (conducting a national survey of elderly widowed people and their supporters), followed by Hounslow Social Services (survey of needs of older people in residential care in Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow), and the National Children's Bureau (analysing the National Child Development Study). She has worked in public health and primary health care settings including The London & St Bartholomew's Hospitals' Medical Colleges, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) - and at University College London (UCL), as Professor of Health Services Research for 15 years. This was followed by St George's, University of London (SGUL), as Professor of Health Care of Older People, before joining Southampton. Best selling books include topics of quality of life measurement, ageing and quality of life, and research methods (all published by the McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press). The Tale of Oscar Pigeon was published in 2022, and Research Methods in Health 5th edition is due out in 2023.

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Professor Ann Bowling is Visiting professor and social scientist at the University of Southampton. Her research focus is on measuring quality of life of older people, patients' experiences and expectations, and equity of access to services. Her first research post was with Professor Ann Cartwright at the former Institute for Social Studies in Medical Care (conducting a national survey of elderly widowed people and their supporters), followed by Hounslow Social Services (survey of needs of older people in residential care in Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow), and the National Children's Bureau (analysing the National Child Development Study). She has worked in public health and primary health care settings including The London & St Bartholomew's Hospitals' Medical Colleges, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) - and at University College London (UCL), as Professor of Health Services Research for 15 years. This was followed by St George's, University of London (SGUL), as Professor of Health Care of Older People, before joining Southampton. Best selling books include topics of quality of life measurement, ageing and quality of life, and research methods (all published by the McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press). The Tale of Oscar Pigeon was published in 2022, and Research Methods in Health 5th edition is due out in 2023.

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