Aging Research - Methodological Issues

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: García-Peña, Carmen (Editor), Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis Miguel (Editor), Pérez-Zepeda, Mario Ulises (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Science.; Geriatrics.; Science education.; Aging.; Psychology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedicine general.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Science Education.; Science, general.; Psychology, general.

This book reviews classical epidemiological and clinical research studies, with a focus on aging. Chapters cover methodological topics like the scientific method, ethics, and the consequences of certain exclusion criteria, and the work includes a look at clinical concepts like multimorbidity, frailt...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• The  scientific method
• Biomedical research
• Descriptive studies
• Qualitative studies
• Case-control studies
• Longitudinal studies
• Clinical trials
• Mixed-methods studies
• Systematic review and meta analysis
• Technology and aging
• Translation of scientific knowledge
• Index.