Emerging methods, as well as best practices in well-used methods, in pharmacy are of great benefit to researchers, graduate students, graduate programs, residents and fellows also in other health science areas.
Researchers require a text to assist in the design of experiments to address seemingly age-old problems. New interventions are needed to improve medication adherence, patients’ lived experiences in health care, provider-patient relationships, and even various facets of pharmacogenomics. Advances in systems re-engineering can optimize health care practitioners’ roles.
Contemporary Research Methods in Pharmacy and Health Services includes multi-authored chapters by renowned experts in their field. Chapters cover examples in pharmacy, health services and others transcendent of medical care, following a standardized format, including key research points; valid and invalid assumptions; pitfalls to avoid; applications; and further inquiry.
This is a valuable resource for researchers both in academia and corporate R&D, primarily in pharmacy but also in health services, and other health disciplines. Social science researchers and government scientists can also benefit from the reading.
1. Chapter 8 : Using methods from human-centered design in health research: An introduction for pharmacy and health services researchers - p. Page 98 2. Chapter 9 : Applying action research in social pharmacy and health services research: An overview - p. Page 110 3. Chapter 10 : Q methodology in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 125 4. Chapter 11 : Medicines optimization and illness management research using dyads - p. Page 140 5. Chapter 12 : Using network analysis in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 158 6. Chapter 13 : Designing, evaluating and applying pictograms in pharmacy practice research - p. Page 180 7. Chapter 14 : Application of photovoice in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 195 8. Chapter 15 : The draw and write technique to uncover nuance in pharmacy and health services delivery - p. Page 212 9. Chapter 16 : The use of art to analyze learning practices in pharmacy and to inform assessment and intervention practices - p. Page 230 10. Chapter 17 : Evaluating benefits and harms of deprescribing using routinely collected data* - p. Page 247 11. Chapter 18 : Understanding and addressing the observer effect in observation studies - p. Page 258 12. Chapter 19 : An introduction to how realist research can inform pharmacy practice and policy - p. Page 269 13. Chapter 20 : Application of process philosophy with organization and management science in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 281 14. Chapter 21 : Design and application of the simulated patient method in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 292 15. Chapter 22 : Moderation analysis with binary outcomes: Interactions on additive and multiplicative scales - p. Page 306 16. Chapter 23 : The use of ethnography in social pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 327 17. Chapter 24 : Video-reflexive ethnography applications in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 343 18. Chapter 25 : Reflexivity practice during ethnographic informed fieldwork - p. Page 366 19. Chapter 26 : Utilizing a cognitive engineering approach to conduct a hierarchical task analysis to understand complex patient decision making - p. Page 376 20. Chapter 27 : Rapid turn-around qualitative analysis applications in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 394 21. Chapter 28 : Best practices in mixed methods for pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 404 22. Chapter 29 : Using textual data in qualitative pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 417 23. Chapter 30 : Online focus group methodology: Recruitment, facilitation, and reimbursement - p. Page 429 24. Chapter 31 : Consensus development methods: Use in the production of national and international frameworks and tools in health systems and policy making - p. Page 444 25. Chapter 32 : An overview of the Delphi technique in social pharmacy and health services research* - p. Page 452 26. Chapter 33 : Applying the Delphi technique in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 463 27. Chapter 34 : Using prescription drug databases for comorbidity adjustment: A remedy for disaster or a prescription for improved model fit? - p. Page 484 28. Chapter 35 : Handling missing data in surveys—Concepts, approaches, and applications in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 512 29. Chapter 36 : Use of national databases and surveys to evaluate prescribing patterns and medication use - p. Page 524 30. Chapter 37 : Latent class and latent class regression - p. Page 538 31. Chapter 38 : Guidelines and standards in medication adherence research - p. Page 552 32. Chapter 39 : Methodological and disciplinary competence and insecurity in qualitative research - p. Page 562 33. Chapter 40 : Contemporary conceptualization of measurement validity - p. Page 571 34. Chapter 41 : A practical approach to the assessment and quantification of content validity - p. Page 581 35. Chapter 42 : Key processes and popular analyses in the SEM family of techniques - p. Page 589 36. Chapter 43 : Statistical considerations when making potential multiple comparisons - p. Page 614 37. Index - p. Page 623
Emerging methods, as well as best practices in well-used methods, in pharmacy are of great benefit to researchers, graduate students, graduate programs, residents and fellows also in other health science areas.
Researchers require a text to assist in the design of experiments to address seemingly age-old problems. New interventions are needed to improve medication adherence, patients’ lived experiences in health care, provider-patient relationships, and even various facets of pharmacogenomics. Advances in systems re-engineering can optimize health care practitioners’ roles.
Contemporary Research Methods in Pharmacy and Health Services includes multi-authored chapters by renowned experts in their field. Chapters cover examples in pharmacy, health services and others transcendent of medical care, following a standardized format, including key research points; valid and invalid assumptions; pitfalls to avoid; applications; and further inquiry.
This is a valuable resource for researchers both in academia and corporate R&D, primarily in pharmacy but also in health services, and other health disciplines. Social science researchers and government scientists can also benefit from the reading.
1. Chapter 8 : Using methods from human-centered design in health research: An introduction for pharmacy and health services researchers - p. Page 98 2. Chapter 9 : Applying action research in social pharmacy and health services research: An overview - p. Page 110 3. Chapter 10 : Q methodology in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 125 4. Chapter 11 : Medicines optimization and illness management research using dyads - p. Page 140 5. Chapter 12 : Using network analysis in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 158 6. Chapter 13 : Designing, evaluating and applying pictograms in pharmacy practice research - p. Page 180 7. Chapter 14 : Application of photovoice in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 195 8. Chapter 15 : The draw and write technique to uncover nuance in pharmacy and health services delivery - p. Page 212 9. Chapter 16 : The use of art to analyze learning practices in pharmacy and to inform assessment and intervention practices - p. Page 230 10. Chapter 17 : Evaluating benefits and harms of deprescribing using routinely collected data* - p. Page 247 11. Chapter 18 : Understanding and addressing the observer effect in observation studies - p. Page 258 12. Chapter 19 : An introduction to how realist research can inform pharmacy practice and policy - p. Page 269 13. Chapter 20 : Application of process philosophy with organization and management science in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 281 14. Chapter 21 : Design and application of the simulated patient method in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 292 15. Chapter 22 : Moderation analysis with binary outcomes: Interactions on additive and multiplicative scales - p. Page 306 16. Chapter 23 : The use of ethnography in social pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 327 17. Chapter 24 : Video-reflexive ethnography applications in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 343 18. Chapter 25 : Reflexivity practice during ethnographic informed fieldwork - p. Page 366 19. Chapter 26 : Utilizing a cognitive engineering approach to conduct a hierarchical task analysis to understand complex patient decision making - p. Page 376 20. Chapter 27 : Rapid turn-around qualitative analysis applications in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 394 21. Chapter 28 : Best practices in mixed methods for pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 404 22. Chapter 29 : Using textual data in qualitative pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 417 23. Chapter 30 : Online focus group methodology: Recruitment, facilitation, and reimbursement - p. Page 429 24. Chapter 31 : Consensus development methods: Use in the production of national and international frameworks and tools in health systems and policy making - p. Page 444 25. Chapter 32 : An overview of the Delphi technique in social pharmacy and health services research* - p. Page 452 26. Chapter 33 : Applying the Delphi technique in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 463 27. Chapter 34 : Using prescription drug databases for comorbidity adjustment: A remedy for disaster or a prescription for improved model fit? - p. Page 484 28. Chapter 35 : Handling missing data in surveys—Concepts, approaches, and applications in pharmacy and health services research - p. Page 512 29. Chapter 36 : Use of national databases and surveys to evaluate prescribing patterns and medication use - p. Page 524 30. Chapter 37 : Latent class and latent class regression - p. Page 538 31. Chapter 38 : Guidelines and standards in medication adherence research - p. Page 552 32. Chapter 39 : Methodological and disciplinary competence and insecurity in qualitative research - p. Page 562 33. Chapter 40 : Contemporary conceptualization of measurement validity - p. Page 571 34. Chapter 41 : A practical approach to the assessment and quantification of content validity - p. Page 581 35. Chapter 42 : Key processes and popular analyses in the SEM family of techniques - p. Page 589 36. Chapter 43 : Statistical considerations when making potential multiple comparisons - p. Page 614 37. Index - p. Page 623
