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Beschreibung
N-of-1 trials, a type of individualized randomized controlled trial, are relevant to almost every discipline in medicine and psychology. They can tell the clinician with precision whether a treatment works in that individual, which distinguishes from the information available from most other trial designs. They have the potential to revolutionize the way clinical medicine is practiced.
Whether you are a busy clinician, a researcher or a student, this book provides everything you need to know about N-of-1 trials.
Written and edited by some of the world¿s leading experts on N-of-1 trials, the book presents state of the art knowledge about N-of-1 trials, with chapters on ethics, statistics, health economics, design, analysis and reporting, and more. Full of examples and well illustrated, it is a comprehensive compendium of issues surrounding the design, conduct, interpretation and implementation of N-of-1 trials in a health system.
N-of-1 trials, a type of individualized randomized controlled trial, are relevant to almost every discipline in medicine and psychology. They can tell the clinician with precision whether a treatment works in that individual, which distinguishes from the information available from most other trial designs. They have the potential to revolutionize the way clinical medicine is practiced.
Whether you are a busy clinician, a researcher or a student, this book provides everything you need to know about N-of-1 trials.
Written and edited by some of the world¿s leading experts on N-of-1 trials, the book presents state of the art knowledge about N-of-1 trials, with chapters on ethics, statistics, health economics, design, analysis and reporting, and more. Full of examples and well illustrated, it is a comprehensive compendium of issues surrounding the design, conduct, interpretation and implementation of N-of-1 trials in a health system.
Zusammenfassung

Stand alone chapters covering every aspect of N-of-1 trials

Each easy to read chapters written by experts

How-to guides for busy clinicians

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Introduction.- What are N-of-1 trials?- N-of-1 trials in the behavioural sciences.- N-of-1 trials in medical contexts.- Aggregated N-of-1 trials.- Methodological considerations for N-of-1 trials.- Randomization, allocation concealment and blinding.- Data collection and quality control.- Individual reporting of N-of-1 trials to patients and clinicians.- Assessing and reporting adverse events.- Research ethics and N-of-1 trials.- Statistical analysis of N-of-1 trials.- The economics of N-of-1 trials.- Reporting N-of-1 trials to professional audiences.- Single patient open trials.- Systematic review and meta-analysis using N-of-1 trials.- Where are N-of-1 trials headed?- Index.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Therapie
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xi
245 S.
ISBN-13: 9789402404401
ISBN-10: 9402404406
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Nikles, Jane
Mitchell, Geoffrey
Herausgeber: Jane Nikles/Geoffrey Mitchell
Hersteller: Springer
Springer Netherland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Jane Nikles (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.08.2016
Gewicht: 0,4 kg
Artikel-ID: 109583746

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