Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice (Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability 4)

This progressive reference redefines qualitative research as a crucial component of evidence-based practice and assesses its current and future impact on healthcare. Its introductory section explains the value of sociocultural context in case conceptualization, and ways this evidence can be integrated with quantitative findings to inform and transform practice. The bulk of the book's chapters review qualitative research in diverse areas, including pain, trauma, heart disease, COPD, and disabling conditions, and examine ways of effectively evaluating and applying qualitative data. This seismic shift in perception moves the healing professions away from traditional one-size-fits-all thinking and toward responsive, patient-centered care. Among the topics in the __Handbook__: ·Examining qualitative alternatives to categorical representation. ·The World Health Organization model of health: what evidence is needed? ·Qualitative research in mental health and mental illness. ·Qualitative evidence in pediatrics. ·The contribution of qualitative research to medication adherence. ·Qualitative evidence in health policy analysis. The __Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice__ offershealth and clinical psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, occupational and physical therapists, nurses, family physicians and other primary care providers new ways for understanding patients' health-related experiences and opens up new ways for developing interventions intended to improve health outcomes. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Using Qualitative Health Research to Transform the Nature of Evidence....Pages 3-6 Social Context of Health and Diversity Issues....Pages 7-20 Examining Qualitative Alternatives to Categorical Representation: The Case of Culture and Health....Pages 21-39 Contextual Action Theory: An Integrative Framework for Qualitative Health Research....Pages 41-59 The World Health Organization Model of Health: What Evidence Is Needed?....Pages 61-76 Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence in Health: The Critics’ View....Pages 77-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Evaluating Qualitative Health Research from Inside and Outside....Pages 93-105 The Contributions of Qualitative Research to Cardiac Conditions....Pages 107-121 Qualitative Evidence in Pain....Pages 123-151 Qualitative Evidence on Psychological Trauma....Pages 153-171 Qualitative Evidence and the Development of Sexuality Education Materials: The Case of Family Planning New Zealand....Pages 173-185 Qualitative Evidence in Addictions....Pages 187-201 Qualitative Research in Mental Health and Mental Illness....Pages 203-223 Qualitative Evidence in Occupational Health....Pages 225-241 Qualitative Evidence in Health Promotion....Pages 243-256 Qualitative Evidence in Pediatrics....Pages 257-275 Qualitative Evidence in Working with Cognitively Impaired Older Adults....Pages 277-289 Qualitative Evidence in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease....Pages 291-318 Qualitative Evidence in the Study of HIV/AIDS and Sensitive Topics: The Contribution of Online Qualitative Research....Pages 319-334 Qualitative Evidence in Suicide Ideation, Attempts, and Suicide Prevention....Pages 335-354 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Qualitative Evidence in Suicide: Findings from Qualitative Psychological Autopsy Studies....Pages 355-371 Qualitative Evidence in Treatment Adherence....Pages 373-390 Disability as a Dimension of Diversity....Pages 391-410 Qualitative Evidence in Chronic, Disabling Conditions (Childhood-or Early-Onset Physical Impairment)....Pages 411-425 Front Matter....Pages 427-427 What Use Is It Anyway? Considering Modes of Application and Contributions of Qualitative Inquiry....Pages 429-440 Beyond Dissemination: Generating and Applying Qualitative Evidence Through Community-Based Participatory Research....Pages 441-452 Using Qualitative Evidence to Develop an Intervention for Enabling People with Chronic Disabling Conditions to be More Physically Active....Pages 453-472 The Contribution of Qualitative Research to Medication Adherence....Pages 473-494 At Diagnosis and at Death: Using Qualitative Evidence to Inform Psychosocial Interventions in Oncology....Pages 495-506 Change Process Research in Psychotherapy....Pages 507-525 Qualitative Evidence in Health Policy Analysis....Pages 527-551 Generating New Health Knowledge....Pages 553-558 Back Matter....Pages 559-567 This progressive reference redefines qualitative research as a crucial component of evidence-based practice and assesses its current and future impact on healthcare. Its introductory section explains the value of sociocultural context in case conceptualization, and ways this evidence can be integrated with quantitative findings to inform and transform practice. The bulk of the book's chapters review qualitative research in diverse areas, including pain, trauma, heart disease, COPD, and disabling conditions, and examine ways of effectively evaluating and applying qualitative data. This seismic shift in perception moves the healing professions away from traditional one-size-fits-all thinking and toward responsive, patient-centered care. Among the topics in the Handbook : ·Examining qualitative alternatives to categorical representation. ·The World Health Organization model of health: what evidence is needed? ·Qualitative research in mental health and mental illness. ·Qualitative evidence in pediatrics. ·The contribution of qualitative research to medication adherence. ·Qualitative evidence in health policy analysis. The Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice offers health and clinical psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, occupational and physical therapists, nurses, family physicians and other primary care providers new ways for understanding patients' health-related experiences and opens up new ways for developing interventions intended to improve health outcomes.