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Book Detail
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Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy
Stein, Franklin
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Category: Occupational Therapy Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning Imprint: Cengage Learning Affiliation: University of South Dakota Audience: College/higher education Dimensions: 10.0 x 1.2 x 6.9 in
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Synopsis:
This work is a mentor between covers for occupational therapy students entering the research phase of their educational career. The "forest and the trees" of selecting, designing and evaluating research is prov ided in theoretical and practical detail. Students are guided through literature review, protocol development, outcome measure selection and report writing. The vital skill of constructing reliable and valid in struements is honed in a section on developing questionnaires and surv eys. Also, statistics are demystified, with step-by-step procedures fo r descriptive and inferential data analysis included.
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