Research methodology for nursing and health: a book review - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Research methodology for nursing and health: a book review |

For those interested in nursing and health, the book entitled "Research methodology for nursing and health: from theory to practice"⁽⁾ was released in October 2015, at the 67^th Brazilian Congress of Nursing, sponsored by National ABEn. The interest emerged from two organizers: Dr. Maria Ribeiro Lacerda (UFPR) and Dr. Regina Gema Santini Costerano (UNIFRA). Forty-seven other authors also participated. The book is presented in three parts, with 19 chapters. The foreword was written by Dr. Josete Luzia Leite, who points out that the work includes, in pluralities and uniqueness, the morphological and technical poles of research.

In Part I: Methods of quantitative research, there are three chapters. In chapter 1, Methods of quantitative research: a practical approach, the authors present the different research designs (non-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental) and describe 15 practical examples, including integrative and systematic literature reviews. In chapter 2, Integrative review as a tool for decision making in health practice, and chapter 3, Systematic literature review, it is clear by the features presented by the authors, for example, that only primary studies are used as sources in the two modes: quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed studies in integrative reviews; and either quantitative (meta-analysis) or qualitative (meta-synthesis) studies in systematic reviews.

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