Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide 5e

This fifth edition of Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care is a step-by-step guide to conducting a literature review for students in all areas of health and social care. It includes a broad range of real-life examples, tips on getting your question right, updated guidance on search strategies, critical appraisal tools, and presentation of findings. The book is endorsed by experts in the field and is essential reading for anyone new to reviewing and presenting evidence.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 13 April 2023
Publisher: Open University Press

“If you are looking to understand, design, or carry out a literature review to enhance the quality of care that you or others deliver, then look no further.” Dr. Ray Samuriwo, Associate Professor in Adult Nursing, University of Bradford, UK “If I was to endorse only one research book in the future – this one would be it.” Ruth Trout, Senior Lecturer in Acute Care, Programme and BSc Dissertation Lead, MSc Dissertation Supervisor, Buckinghamshire New University, UK “This new edition provides the straightforward and accessible manual for successfully understanding and conducting literature reviews that we have come to expect from Aveyard.” Victoria Sweetmore, University of Derby, UK This best-selling book, now in its fifth edition, is a step-by-step guide to doing a literature review for students in all areas of health and social care. It is essential reading for all those doing their undergraduate dissertation or any study that involves doing a literature review. The new edition maintains its signature ‘can do approach and provides a practical guide to doing a literature review from start to finish. This book includes: • A broad and updated range of real-life examples of how to overcome challenges in the process • Tips on how to get your question right • Updated guidance on following a clear search strategy for relevant literature using the appropriate technology • Brand new and accessible chapter summaries • An expanded guide for the application of critical appraisal tools • An increased emphasis on presenting your findings or using them in practice • Tips and coverage on how to write up your review Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care is vital reading for anyone new to reviewing and presenting evidence in a review.

Weight: 276g
Dimension: 134 x 214 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780335251940
Edition number: 5 ed