ABSTRACT
In previous chapters we have discussed evaluation of the research process including statement of hypotheses, selection of an appropriate sample, formulation of an appropriate design, choice of the appropriate data analysis, and interpretation of this analysis. Evaluation of research also compliments the process of evidence-based practice. Regardless of whether studies were carried out in clinical or applied settings, or whether they included an intervention, they provide evidence that may guide practitioners in the future. A large part of the concept known as evidence-based practice is using research to compile evidence. Evidence-based practice, according to Law (2002), “is now part of every health care discipline and professional education program. While everyone agrees that it is important to use evidence in practice, the challenges of finding, evaluating, and using evidence are substantial” (p. xv). An example of these challenges is as follows.
