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Handbook of Veterinary Clinical Research
Synopsis:
Offers information on how to carry out veterinary clinical research. This book covers the core research methods as well as aspects specific to veterinary medicine. It focuses on: ethical and legal issues, how to maximise the power of studies when faced with small numbers of patients, and how to go about research with few obvious resources to hand.
Description
This book offers the first accessible information on how to carry out veterinary clinical research. This book is an aid to increasing the quantity and quality of such research within veterinary clinical practice. It covers all the core research methods as well as aspects specific to veterinary medicine. Clinical research aims to optimize decision making in practice by answering questions on the best diagnostic options and treatments. Reading this book will help you take the intellectually rewarding step towards improving prognoses and outcomes through informed decisions. Special attention is given to ethical and legal issues, how to maximise the power of studies when faced with small numbers of patients, and how to go about research with few obvious resources to hand.
Contents
Foreword1. Introduction1.1 What Is Veterinary Clinical Research?1.2 What Is The 'Scientific Method'?1.3 Errors And Truth1.4 Why Do We Perform Veterinary Clinical Research?1.5 Research From PracticeReferences2. Establishing The Hypothesis2.1 What Is The Question?2.2 What Are The Characteristics Of A Good Research Question?2.3 Selecting The Research Questions2.4 The Hypothesis2.5 The Question Doesn't Translate Into A Hypothesis2.6 Initial Study Design2.7 Problems With The Research Question And Study DesignFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs3. Sampling, Subject Selection Criteria And Recruitment3.1 Introduction3.2 Surveys3.3 Observational Clinical Studies And Clinical Trials3.4 The Calculation Of Sample Size3.5 SummaryReferenceFurther Reading McqsAnswers To Mcqs4. Variables4.1 Introduction4.2 Types Of Variable4.3 Measurement Scales4.4 Precision And Accuracy4.5 SummaryFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs5. Introducing Statistics: Preparing To Make A Sample Size Estimation5.1 Introduction5.2 Statistical Principles5.3 Testing For Statistical Significance5.4 Other Statistical Tests And Choosing The Appropriate Statistical TestReferenceFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs6. How Many Animals/Patients Are Needed? Estimating The Sample Size6.1 Introduction6.2 Producing The Sample Size Estimate6.3 Sample Size Required Per Group For The Comparison Of Two Means6.4 Sample Size Required Per Group For The Comparison Of Multiple Means6.5 Sample Size Required Per Group For The Comparison Of Two Proportions6.6 Sample Size Techniques For Analytic Studies And Experiments6.7 Further Considerations When Estimating Sample SizeReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To McqsAppendix 6.1: Tables Estimating Sample Size Group For Comparing Two ProportionsAppendix 6.2 Tables For Estimating The Sample Sizes When Comparing The Means From Two GroupsAppendix 6.3 Tables For Estimating The Sample Size To Obtain The Value Of A ProportionAppendix 6.4 Table For Estimating A Sample Size To Obtain A Value For A Continuous Variable With A Particular Confidence WidthAppendix 6.5 Tables For Estimating Sample Sizes For Studies Determining If Correlation Coefficients Differ From Zero7. Observational Studies: Cohort Studies7.1 Introduction7.2 Cohort Studies7.3 Prospective Cohort Studies7.4 Retrospective Cohort Studies7.5 Combined Prospective And Retrospective Survival Cohort Studies Across Time Andplace7.6 Nested Case-Control And Case Cohort Studies7.7 Multiple-Cohort Studies7.8 Planning A Cohort Study7.9 Cohort Studies And Prognosis7.10 SummaryReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs8. Cross-Sectional And Case-Control Studies8.1 Introduction8.2 Cross-Sectional Studies (Prevalence Studies)8.3 Case-Control (Retrospective) Studies8.4 Clinical Questions, Evidence And Experimental Design8.5 SummaryReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs9. Clinical Randomized Controlled Trials9.1 Introduction9.2 Randomized Controlled Trials9.3 Cross-Over Designs9.4 Factorial Design Trials9.5 Features Of Randomized Clinical Trials9.6 Poorly Controlled Or Uncontrolled Trials9.7 Protocols9.8 SummaryReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs10. Studies On Diagnostic Tests10.1 Introduction10.2 Measuring The Specificity, Sensitivity And Prevalence10.3 Tests With Continuous Measures10.4 Studies That Compare Two Tests To Find Out Which Is Better10.5 Prognostic Tests10.6 Studies Of Test Reproducibility (Precision)10.7 Studies On The Impact Of A Test On Patient Outcomes10.8 Studies On The Feasibility, Costs And Additional Risks Of Tests10.9 Summary Of Clinical Test Study Designs10.10 Sources Of Bias In The Evaluation Of Diagnostic Tests10.11 Checklist For Studies Of Diagnostic Tests10.12 Examples10.13 SummaryReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs11. Designing Questionnaires11.1 Introduction11.2 Designing A Good Questionnaire11.3 Designing Good Questions11.4 Design And Structure Of The Questionnaire Forms11.5 Reply-Paid Envelope11.6 The Covering Letter11.7 Pilot Testing11.8 Maximizing Response11.9 Follow-Up Letters11.10 Administration Of The Questionnaire11.11 Validation11.12 How Things Can Go WrongReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs12. Study Implementation12.1 Pilot Studies And Pretesting12.2 Quality Control12.3 Revising The Protocol Once The Study Has BegunFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs13. Data Management13.1 General Considerations13.2 Computing Requirements13.3 Planning The Management Of Data13.4 Definition Or Coding Of VariablesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs14. Writing A Research Protocol And Applying For Funding14.1 Writing A Proposal14.2 The Elements Of A Proposal14.3 What Are The Characteristics Of A Good Proposal?14.4 What Happens Once The Proposal Has Been Sent?14.5 Sources Of FundingFurther Reading 15. Writing And Reviewing Scientific Papers15.1 Introduction15.2 Writing Scientific Papers15.3 The Structure Of A Scientific Paper15.4 Selecting A Journal15.5 Instructions To Authors15.6 The Peer Review Process15.7 Copyright And ProofsReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs16. Ethical And Legal Considerations16.1 Ethical Considerations16.2 Ethical Principles16.3 Ethical Review16.4 Informed Consent16.5 Criteria For Informed Decision Making16.6 Practical Guidelines On Obtaining Consent And Avoiding Problems16.7 Other Ethical Issues16.8 Data Protection Legislation And Confidentiality16.9 The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 198616.10 Veterinary Medicines Directorate Animal Test CertificatesReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To Mcqs17. Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analysis, Critically Appraised Topics, Decision Analysis, Case Series And Case Reports17.1 Systematic Reviews And Meta-Analysis17.2 Critically Appraised Topics17.3 Decision Analysis17.4 Case Series And Case ReportsReferencesFurther ReadingMcqsAnswers To McqsIndex
Our price 28.49
Author: Holmes, Mark; Cockcroft, Peter D.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Pages: 236
Illustrations: Illustrations
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 476
Publish Date: 18 Dec 2007
ISBN: 140514551X
IS: 9781405145510
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