A Beginner’s Guide to Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Aveyard, Helen; Sharp, Pam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335227082 ISBN 13: 9780335227082

Publisher: Open University Press, 2017

Synopsis

This is the book for anyone who has ever wondered what evidence-based practice is, how to relate it to practice or use it in academic work. Fully updated in this brand new edition, this book uses simple and easy to understand language to help those new to the topic. It provides a step-by-step guide to what we mean by evidence-based practice and how to apply this concept to your practice and learning.

This new edition features:
Additional explanations with examples from health and social care practice, using a wider range of reviews and research Inclusion of contemporary issues such as predatory journals, use of social media and rapid reviews Practical solutions to the challenges of using more and better evidence in busy practice settings and in academic work Revised and expanded useful web links highlighted throughout the book Clearer explanations of difficult research terms and an updated glossary New end-of-chapter quizzes to help assess how much you have learned

About this title

Review

This highly engaging book is a 'must-have' for health professionals who want to navigate their way through the professional and scientific literature and find the best available evidence to inform their decision-making . --Debra Jackson, Professor of Nursing, Oxford Brookes University, UK and University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia

This 3rd edition is an ideal text for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as clinicians wanting to extend their practice in an evidence-based manner. It is presented in an engaging style that draws the reader in and the language is pitched to inform and educate a broad audience. A diverse range of examples are included to highlight key points so as to appeal to readers from a range of backgrounds. Overall this is a must-have text for a wide audience . --Professor Elizabeth Halcomb, Professor of Primary Health Care Nursing, University of Wollongong, Australia

About the Author

Helen Aveyard is Senior Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Care, Oxford Brookes University, UK, and author of bestselling book, Doing a Literature Review in Health & Social Care . This title has sold over 50,000 copies worldwide since publication of the first edition in 2007.
Pam Sharp is Senior Lecturer at the school of Health and Social Care, Oxford Brookes University, UK. She runs an undergraduate evidence based practice module and teaches critical appraisal of research in Hong Kong. She is coauthor of A Beginner s Guide to Critical Thinking in Health and Social Care , Second Edition
with Helen Aveyard and Mary Woolliams.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0335227082
• ISBN 13: 9780335227082
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256