Research skills
Resources to support eye care professionals looking to improve their research skills
Articles
- Blanchet K, James P. How to do (or not to do)…? a social network analysis in health systems research. Health Policy Plan. 2011 Aug 12. Article
- Glossary: research and training. Comm Eye Health 2007;20(61): 17. Article
- Fathers CP. Practical research: a basic outline for mid-level eye personnel. Comm Eye Health 2007;20(61): 4-5. Article
- Patel D. Research and training programmes. Comm Eye Health 2007;20(61): 1-3. Article
- Blackhall K. Searching for evidence-based information in eye care. Comm Eye Health 2005;18(56): 126-127. Article
- Kuper H, Gilbert C. Epidemiology for ophthalmologists: an introduction to concepts, study designs, and interpreting findings. Br J Ophthalmol 2005;89:378-384. Article
- Wormald R. What is evidence-based ophthalmology? Introducing the Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group. Comm Eye Health 2003;16(48): 60. Article
- Meyer J. Qualitative research in health care. Using qualitative methods in health related action research. BMJ. 2000 January 15; 320(7228): 178-181. Article
- Pope C, Ziebland S, Mays N Qualitative research in health care. Analysing qualitative data. BMJ. 2000 Jan 8;320(7227):114-6. Article
- Dolin P, Evans J, Gilbert C, Green J, Minassian DC, Wormald R. Epidemiology in practice. J Comm Eye Health 1997-1999. Article series
- Greenhalgh T, Taylor R. How to read a paper. BMJ 1997-1998. Article series
- Pope C, Mays N. Reaching the parts other methods cannot reach: an introduction to qualitative methods in health and health services research. BMJ 1995;311:42-45. Article
- Mays N, Pope C. Rigour and qualitative research. BMJ 1995;311:109-112 . Article
- Kitzinger J . Introducing focus groups. BMJ 1995;311:299-302. Article
- Guyatt G, Jaeschke R, Heddle N, Cook D, Shannon H, Walter S. Basic statistics for clinicians. CMAJ 1995. Article series
- Bennett S, Woods T, Liyanage WM, Smith DL. A simplified general method for cluster sample surveys of health in developing countries. World Health Stat Q. 1991;44(3):98-106. Abstract
Publications
- Nind M, Vinha H. Doing Research Inclusively, Doing Research Well? University of Southampton, 2012. Report
- What Difference does a Policy Brief Make? Institute for Development Studies 2012. Report
- A Guide for African Science Media Officers. Wellcome Trust 2011. Guidelines
- Ethical challenges in study design and informed consent for health research in resource-poor settings. World Health Organization 2007. Book
- The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. NHS Health Scotland, University of Warwick and University of Edinburgh 2006. Guideline
- The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries. Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCB). 2002. Report
Print publications
- Gordon J Johnson, Darwin C Minassian, Robert A Weale, Sheila K West (Eds). The epidemiology of eye disease – 3rd edition. World Scientific 2012. Price: £98. Ordering information and free download of foreword and chapter 1
- Michael Hills and Bianca L. De Stavola. A short introduction to Stata for biostatistics (updated to Stata 12). Timberlake 2012 Price: ~$52. Ordering information
- Monique M. Hennink, Emory University, Atlanta International Focus Group Research. A Handbook for the Health and Social Sciences. Sage Publications 2007. Price: ~£24. Ordering information
- Green, Judith and Browne, John. Principles of Social Research (Understanding Public Health) Open University Press. 2005 Price ~£18. Ordering information
- Hall GM. (Ed.) How to write a paper – 3rd ed. Wiley Blackwell. 2003. Price: ~£12. Ordering information
Software
- Mendeley. Mendeley Ltd 2014 Software
- Epi-Info 7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013. Software