Section 3: Determining the scope of your study
Chapter 3.1 Asset mapping to consider outcome measurement and stakeholder engagement
Chapter 3.1 describes key factors to consider when using asset mapping to support research into health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM), including:
- The tradition of…
Chapter 3.2 Disaster risk factors – hazards, exposure and vulnerability
Chapter 3.2 describes the key factors to consider when developing a study to assess risk factors relevant to health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM), including:
- …
Chapter 3.3 Designing a research intervention for Health EDRM
Chapter 3.3 explains understand important factors to consider when designing an intervention for health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM), including:
- Key social and…
Chapter 3.4 Ethics in research
Chapter 3.4 explains the following key concepts in research ethics as they apply to health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM):
- The role and importance of ethical…
Chapter 3.5 Determining the research question
Chapter 3.5 describes the key factors to consider when determining the question that would be answered by research to resolve an uncertainty in health emergency and disaster risk management (…
Chapter 3.6 Assessing the problem and developing a scoping review
Chapter 3.6 describes the role of scoping reviews when planning research in health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM), including:
- Scoping reviews as a research…
Chapter 3.7 Research resources to support policy and new research
Chapter 3.7 explains:
- The key information resources that can be used to find existing research into the effects of interventions relevant to Health EDRM
- How to access these…
Section 4: Study design
Chapter 4.1 Basic principles in designing studies to assess the effects of interventions
Chapter 4.1 describes key factors to consider when developing a study to assess the effects of an intervention, action or strategy for health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM),…
Chapter 4.2 Measuring the problem: Basic statistics
Chapter 4.2 describes the following in the context of Health EDRM:
- Basic statistical concepts.
- Epidemiologic study designs.
- Commonly used sampling methods…
Chapter 4.3 Cluster randomized trials
Chapter 4.3 explains the role that cluster randomized trials can play in health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM), including:
- The advantages and disadvantages of the…
