Judith Green, Nicki Thorogood, G. J. Melendez-Torres

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Qualitative Methods for Health Research (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Whether you are looking to interpret and evaluate existing health research, or conduct your own, this book discusses every step of the research process, from theory and ethics to data collection, analysis and dissemination.

Clear, engaging and drawing on diverse examples from various health disciplines - from public health and nursing to occupational health and nutrition - this fifth edition:

• Offers detailed guidance on synthesising and integrating evidence, with a new chapter on systematic reviews.
• Fully embeds material on the effective use of digital and social media research in health across all chapters.
• Showcases what health research looks like in practice, with 28 case studies from across the globe.

Ideal for undergraduates, postgraduates and beginner researchers in health and related fields, this book is a vital resource for building your confidence in understanding and doing qualitative research.

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Autor

Judith Green has degrees in anthropology and sociology, and a PhD in the sociology of health. She has taught research methods to a wide range of students over the last 30 years, including undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students and health professionals from nursing, medicine, public health and sociology. She is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter, and Honorary Professor, in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney. She has held posts at the King's College London, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and London South Bank University. Judith has broad substantive interests in the sociology of health and health services, and has researched and published on primary care, professional identity, accidental injury, public understanding of risk and the relationships between transport and well-being. She is currently co-editor of the Journal of Critical Public Health. Other publications include Risk and misfortune: The social construction of accidents (1997, Taylor & Francis); Critical perspectives in public health, co-edited with Ronald Labonté (2008, Routledge) and Analysing health policy: A sociological approach (1998, Longman), also co-authored with Nicki Thorogood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781529675900
• Artikelnr.: 73716974