Social network analysis to understand complex health networks /
The impact of complexity has long been recognized in health care networks; however, it has only recently become the subject of a growing body of research. Understanding the process (or "how") of implementing new health care practices is of equal importance to understanding their outcomes,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2020.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods Cases : Medicine and Health.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The impact of complexity has long been recognized in health care networks; however, it has only recently become the subject of a growing body of research. Understanding the process (or "how") of implementing new health care practices is of equal importance to understanding their outcomes, if researchers wish to enable effective, efficient, and sustainable practice change. The aim of the study that forms the basis of this case study was to understand the impact of a newly formed Lead Research Occupational Therapist role on an occupational therapy workforce, and on their social networking around evidence-based practice. This case study highlights the rewards and challenges associated with adopting an emerging research methodology and describes specific ethical issues for consideration when doing social network analysis. It also describes practice issues which may impact on recruitment and data collection, as experienced by the research team over the course of the study. Social network analysis is proposed as a practical and feasible methodology for understanding how the components of complex health care systems interconnect to produce emergent outcomes. A community of practice has now formed to support health researchers considering this methodology and build capacity toward its wider use as a key evaluation methodology in complex health networks. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529735673 152973567X |