Covering the full range of rehabilitation research with a clear, easy-to-understand approach, this resource will help you analyze and apply research to practice.
Rehabilitation Research: Principles and Applications examines traditional experimental designs as well as non-experimental and emerging approaches, including qualitative research, single-system design, outcomes research, and survey research. Emphasizing evidence-based practice, this book is ideal for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other rehabilitation professions.
• Discipline-specific examples drawn from three major fields: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology.
• Coverage of non-experimental research with chapters on clinical case reports and qualitative research, so you can understand a wide range of research methods and when it is most appropriate to use each type.
• NEW Evidence-Based Practice chapter with an overview of the important concepts of EBP and the WHO model of health and disease.
• Finding Research Literature chapter including step-by-step descriptions of literature searches within different rehab professions.
• Access to the companion Evolve website containing in-depth article analyses and discussion questions relating to content in the book.