Researching Health - Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Saks and Allsop′s Researching Health offers a comprehensive introduction to research methods for health care students and practitioners. The new third edition includes important theoretical updates, and further international content, with contributors from the UK, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Canada, and Spain, covering a number of specialisms and providing perspectives on core topics.

There are 6 NEW chapters on:

• Principles of Health Research
• Methods of Sampling in Qualitative Health Research
• Qualitative Data Analysis and Health Research
• Researching Health Care Management Using Secondary Data
• Online Research in Health
• Disseminating and Evaluating Health Research

The book is supported by case studies, end-of-chapter exercises, annotated further reading, and access to online resources for both students and lecturers, consisting of SAGE journal articles, web links, PowerPoint slides, and teaching notes for each chapter.