Research Methods in Palliative Care / edited by Julia M. Addington-Hall, Eduardo Bruera, Irene J. Higginson, Sheila Payne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
1. Introduction --
SECTION 1: CLINICAL TRIALS
2. Principles of designing clinical trials in palliative care / Michael I. Bennett --
3. Ethical and practical issues in designing and conducting clinical trials in palliative care / Yolanda Zuriarrain Reyna, Michael I. Bennett, and Eduardo Bruera
SECTION 2: SURVEY RESEARCH
4. Survey design / Julia M. Addington-Hall
5. Survey research : methods of data collection, questionnaire design, and piloting / Julia M. Addington-Hall --
SECTION 3: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS
6. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs / Massimo Costantini and Irene J. Higginson --
7. Outcome measurement / Irene J. Higginson and Richard Harding --
8. Systematic reviews / Marjolein Gysels and Irene J. Higginson --
SECTION 4: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
9. Qualitative methods of data collection and analysis / Sheila Payne. --
10. Ethical and practice issues in qualitative research / Frances Sheldon and Anita Sargeant --
11. Evaluating qualitative research / Michelle Crossley --
12. Mixed methods for evaluation research / Christine Ingleton and Sue Davies --
13. Ethnography / Jane Seymour --
14. Documentary analysis and policy / Margaret O'Connor --
SECTION 5: HOW TO .......
15. How to develop a research question / Laura Kelly and Patrick Stone --
16. Writing a research proposal / Chris Todd --
17. How to gain research ethics approval / Peter Speck --
18. How to use a statistician / Malcolm Campbell --
19. How to write a paper / Julia M. Addington-Hall.

"Research methods in palliative care is the first book on research methods to be written specifically on this subject. It has been edited by four academics with acknowledged expertise and international reputations in this field. It encompasses methods used in both clinical and health services research in palliative care, with sections on clinical, epidemiological, survey, and qualitative research, as well as a section covering skills needed in any research project. Each chapter provides readers with an up to date overview of the research method in question, and an understanding of its applicability to palliative care, in particular the challenges of using it in this setting." "This book is essential reading for all palliative care researchers and academics; trainees and professionals working in the palliative care selling; undergraduate and postgraduate courses in palliative care, palliative nursing, or related psychosocial disciplines; and clinicians with an interest in research methods."