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Chapter 1 |
A Short History of The
Scientific Method In Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Habilitation |
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1.1 |
Definition and Purposes
of Research in Occupational Therapy and Special Education |
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1.2 |
Historical Review of
Research in Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Habilitation |
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1.3 |
Biological Description,
Stage I |
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1.4 |
Methodological Process,
Stage II |
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1.5 |
Etiological Advances,
Stage III |
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1.6 |
Prevention, Stage IV |
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1.7 |
Chemotherapy, Surgery,
and Hospital Care: The Bases of Treatment, Stage V |
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1.8 |
Rehabilitation
Movement, Stage VI |
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1.9 |
Habilitation and
Special Education, Stage VII |
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1.10 |
Research and the Future
of Health Care |
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Chapter 2 |
The Scientific Method
And Research Models |
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2.1 |
Science, Research, and
Theory |
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2.2 |
Fallacies Related to
Research |
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2.3 |
Critical Analysis of
the Research Process |
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2.4 |
Qualities of a
Researcher |
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2.5 |
Nomothetic Versus
Idiographic Methods |
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2.6 |
Types of Inquiry |
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2.7 |
Models of Research |
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2.8 |
Summary |
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Chapter 3 |
Quantitative Research
Models |
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3.1 |
Factors in Quantitative
Research Models |
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3.2 |
Experimental Research |
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3.3 |
Methodological Research |
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3.4 |
Evaluation Research |
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3.5 |
Heuristic Research |
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3.6 |
Correlational
Research |
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3.7 |
Survey Research |
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3.8 |
Summary |
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Chapter 4 |
Qualitative Research
Models |
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4.1 |
Defining Qualitative
Research |
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4.2 |
Characteristics of
Qualitative Research |
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4.3 |
Types of Qualitative
Research |
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4.4 |
Collecting Qualitative
Data |
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4.5 |
Analyzing Qualitative
Data |
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4.6 |
Credibility in
Qualitative Research |
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4.7 |
Summary |
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Chapter 5 |
The Research Problem |
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5.1 |
The Need for
Problem-Oriented Research in the Health Professions |
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5.2 |
Selecting a Significant
Research Problem |
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5.3 |
Identifying Problems
Resulting From a Disability |
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5.4 |
Identifying Significant
Issues in Professional Education |
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5.5 |
Justifying the Research
Problem |
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5.6 |
Narrowing the
Investigation |
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5.7 |
Psychological Blocks in
Selection of a Research Problem |
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5.8 |
Worksheet Guide for
Selecting a Research Problem |
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5.9 |
Why Research Proposals
Are Disapproved |
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5.10 |
Summary |
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Chapter 6 |
Review of The Literature |
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6.1 |
The Need for a
Literature Review |
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6.2 |
Conceptual View of a
Literature Search |
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6.3 |
Locating Sources of
Related Literature |
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6.4 |
Recording Information
from Research Articles |
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6.5 |
Evaluating Validity of
Research Findings |
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6.6 |
Outlining the
Literature Review Section |
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6.7 |
Worksheet for
Literature Review |
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6.8 |
Summary |
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Chapter 7 |
Research Design and
Methodology |
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7.1 |
Proposing a Feasible
Research Question |
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7.2 |
Statement of Hypothesis |
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7.3 |
Operationally Defining
a Variable |
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7.4 |
Stating Assumptions |
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7.5 |
Diagrammatical
Relationship between Variables |
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7.6 |
Theoretical Rationale |
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7.7 |
Internal Validity |
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7.8 |
Methods Section |
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7.9 |
Selection of
Participants |
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7.10 |
Size of Sample |
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7.11 |
Selection of Measuring
Instrument |
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7.12 |
Ethical Principles
Guiding Human Research |
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7.13 |
Data Collection
Procedures |
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7.14 |
Methodological
Limitations of a Study |
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7.15 |
Summary |
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Chapter 8 |
Data Analysis and
Statistics |
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8.1 |
Definition and Meaning of
Statistics |
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8.2 |
Relationship of
Statistics to Clinical Practice |
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8.3 |
Key Definitions of
Statistical Concepts |
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8.4 |
Seven Statistical
Models for Clinical Research |
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8.5 |
Model I: Descriptive Statistics:
Organization and Tabulation of Descriptive Data |
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8.6 |
Inferential Statistics
and Testing a Hypothesis |
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8.7 |
Model II: One-Sample
Problems (One-Sample t Test) |
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8.8 |
Model III: Two
Independent Groups |
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8.9 |
Model IV: Paired Data
Sample |
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8.10 |
Model V: k-Independent
Samples |
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8.11 |
Model VI: Correlation
(Pearson and Spearman Correlation Coefficients) |
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8.12 |
Model VII: Observed
Frequencies (Chi-Square) |
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8.13 |
Statistical Software Packages |
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8.14 |
Summary |
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Chapter 9 |
Selecting a Test
Instrument |
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9.1 |
Key Concepts in Testing |
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9.2 |
Early History of Test
Development |
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9.3 |
Outline of Overall
Evaluative Process of Testing |
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9.4 |
Characteristics of a
Good Test in Clinical Research |
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9.5 |
Assumptions in Clinical
Evaluation |
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9.6 |
Major Purposes of
Testing in Clinical Research |
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9.7 |
Conceptual Model for
Selecting a Test Instrument for Clinical Research |
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9.8 |
Bibliographic Sources |
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9.9 |
Test Instruments |
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9.10 |
Reviewing and
Evaluating Tests |
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9.11 |
Criterion-References
Tests and Normative-Referenced Tests |
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9.12 |
Test Publishers |
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9.13 |
Ethical Considerations
in Testing |
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9.14 |
Summary |
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Chapter 10 |
Scientific Writing and
Thesis Preparation |
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10.1 |
Preparation for Writing |
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10.2 |
Outlining the Research
Study |
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10.3 |
Writing the First Draft |
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10.4 |
Making Revisions |
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10.4 |
Quotations, Referenced
Material, and Bibliographic Citations |
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10.5 |
Format of a Paper |
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10.6 |
Sample Proposal of a
Graduate Research Project |
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10.7 |
Preparation for
Presentation |
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10.8 |
Summary |
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Appendix A-1 |
Web Addresses of
Selected Professional Associations |
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Appendix A-2 |
Selected List of
Consumer Health Organizations |
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Appendix A-3 |
Commonly Used Medical
Abbreviations |
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Appendix B |
Landmarks in the
History of Occupational Therapy |
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Appendix C |
Statistical Tables |
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Glossary |
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References |
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Index |
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