Description
The Roadmap of Research: A Guide to Understanding and Writing a Medical Study helps readers easily grasp the context, methodologies, findings, and implications of research studies, build on previous work, avoid redundancies, and identify areas where new studies can contribute significantly. The book enables researchers to innovate, propose new ideas, and design studies that contribute novel perspectives or methodologies to the field. Each step in this roadmap plays a pivotal role in the research process, from building a foundation of knowledge through reading and understanding, to generating new ideas through critical thinking, and finally, disseminating findings through clear and effective writing.- Presents knowledge to facilitate the formulation of research questions that address gaps in knowledge or challenge existing paradigms- Offers skill building to communicate research findings effectively for dissemination and peer review- Helps readers validate hypotheses, generate empirical evidence, and contribute directly to advancing medical knowledge and practice
Table of Contents
1 Problem definition—PICOT2 Literature and evidence search in scientific research3 Types of scientific study4 Evidence‑based medicine5 How to conduct a systematic review—Basic tutorial6 How to schedule your writing time7 Definition of the scheme: Theme, importance, hypotheses, objectives8 Anatomy of an article: Introduction9 Anatomy of an article: Methods10 Anatomy of an article: Results section11 Anatomy of an article: Discussion, conclusion, and references12 Anatomy of an article: Title, summary, and keywords13 Checklist before submission14 Risk measures and interpretation of the p‑value in clinical research15 Power calculation and sample size16 Randomization strategies17 Meta‑analysis18 Understanding inclusion and exclusion criteria19 Guidelines for adapting and obtaining informed consent20 Guidelines for ethical review of the protocol21 What are the principles and when to apply your project to an ethics committee22 The importance of good medical practice as a basis of evidence in the decision‑making process23 How to search for an article and how to use referral programs24 Bad editorial practices25 Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)26 Critical reading of an article (WORKSHOP)27 The seven principles of education28 Gamification29 Virtual reality in medicine30 Augmented reality in medicine31 Artificial intelligence
