"Draw upon the foundations necessary for finding and interpreting research evidence across all healthcare professions. Revised to reflect the most current changes in the field of clinical research in rehabilitation and medicine, you'll find a growing emphasis on evidence-based practice (EBP) as well as new vocabulary that is being integrated into research and practice across disciplines."--Provided by publisher.

Part I. Foundations of Clinical Research. A concept of clinical research ; The role of theory in clinical research ; Ethical issues in clinical research -- Part II. Concepts of Measurement. Principles of measurement ; Reliability of measurements ; Validity of measurements -- Part III. Designing Clinical Research. Asking the research question ; Sampling ; Validity in experimental design ; Experimental designs ; Quasi-experimental designs ; Single-subject designs ; Exploratory research: observational designs ; Descriptive research ; Surveys and questionnaires ; Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Part IV. Data Analysis. Descriptive statistics ; Statistical inference ; Comparing two means: the t-test ; Comparing more than two means: analysis of variance ; Multiple comparison tests ; Nonparametric tests for group comparisons ; Correlations ; Regression ; Measures of association for categorical variables: Chi-Square ; Statistical measures of reliability ; Statistical measures of validity ; Epidemiology: measuring risk ; Multivariate analysis ; Data management -- Part V. Communication. Searching the literature ; Writing a research proposal ; Reporting the results of clinical research ; Evaluating research reports -- Appendices. Statistical tables ; Relating the research question to the choice of statistical test ; Power and sample size ; Transformation of data ; Sample informed consent form.