Evaluation Fundamentals: Guiding Health Programs, Research, and Policy - Couverture souple

Fink, Arlene G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803948395 ISBN 13 : 9780803948396

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Programme evaluation in health settings has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years due to advances in research methods and technology. This invaluable book aims to keep programme evaluators up-to-date by covering topics such as: the use of expert panels to set standards of programme effectiveness; how to do literature searches (including electronic databases); uses of epidemiological data and vital statistics in programme evaluation; meta-analysis; power analysis; health policy; clinical scenarios; data management; qualitative evaluation methods (including participatory evaluations); cost benefits and cost-effectiveness; and how to prepare a report and do an oral presentation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Arlene Fink (PhD) is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of the Langley Research Institute. Her main interests include evaluation and survey research and the conduct of research literature reviews as well as the evaluation of their quality. Dr. Fink has conducted scores of evaluation studies in public health, medicine, and education. She is on the faculty of UCLA’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and is a scientific and evaluation advisor to UCLA’s Gambling Studies and IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) programs. She consults nationally and internationally for agencies such as L’institut de Promotion del la Prévention Secondaire en Addictologie (IPPSA) in Paris, France, and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803948395
• ISBN 13: 9780803948396
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible