Here is the post I\’ve selected for week 4\’s response (by Ma. Ne.):
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P: Patients from ages 35-85 experiences CHF
I: comprehensive discharge and self care education
C: standard discharge instruction
O- Readmission to the hospital
T- within the following year
My PICOT question examines if patients ages 35-85 experiencing CHF (P) who receive comprehensive discharge and self care education (I) have lower rates of readmission (C ) than patients receiving standard discharge instruction (O) within the following year of initial admission (T). In order to most adequately research this Picot question quantitative research design should be utilized.
Qualitative and quantitative data can be hard to distinguish at times, yet the two serve very different roles. A quantitative design uses a more structured approach. Quantitative data often utilizes experiments and surveys, while collecting information heavily focused on statistics Renjith et al., 2021). Qualitative data on the other hand, utilizes a majority of observation and interview questions. The focus of qualitative design is on collecting information through the use of open ended questions, while quantitative design focuses on collecting data from closed ended questions (Aspers & Corte, 2019).
As clearly stated in the PICO, the outcomes of the comprehensive discharge and self education are going to be gauged from the data collected regarding readmission rates. If the number of readmission rates are few, then one can deduce that the comprehensive discharge and self care education have been effective. Because this data is very concrete, will utilize closed ended questions, and consists of statistical data the PICO question will most likely have a quantitative design.
One must keep in mind that “The Validity and Reliability of the scales used in research are essential factors that enable the research to yield beneficial results\’\’ (Sürücü, 2020). Because quantitative research consists of the analysis and compilation of data, it is crucial that the data is collected in a reliable manner in order to ensure accuracy of the research. Careful and precise collecting and recording of quantitative data will enable an accurate and reliable manner of addressing this PICO question.
References
Aspers, P., & Corte, U. (2019, February 27). What is Qualitative in Qualitative Research?
Qualitative Sociology, 42(2), 139–160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11133-019-9413-7
Renjith, V., Yesodharan, R., Noronha, J. A., Ladd, E., & George, A. (2021). Qualitative Methods
in Health Care Research. International journal of preventive medicine, 12, 20. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_321_19
Sürücü, L. (2020, September 25). Validity and Reliability in Quantitative Research. Business &
Management Studies: An International Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.bmij.org/index.php/1/article/view/1540
NSG 502: Week 4 Reply
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NSG 502: Week 4 Reply
Response to Ma. Ne.
The week four discussion looked into qualitative and quantitative research studies and how they could apply to a particular PICOT question. For this student, the PICOT question was: In patients ages 35-85 experiencing CHF P), who receive comprehensive discharge and self-care education (I) have lower rates of readmission (C) than patients receiving standard discharge instruction (O) within the following year of initial admission (T). The student stated that the research study would make use of closed-ended questions as well as statistical data, therefore, the study is likely to use a quantitative design.
The purpose of this response is just to add general knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research studies. the qualitative research design includes using qualitative methods such as observations, interviews, or documents (Abuhamda et al., 2021). The choice of whether to choose the qualitative or quantitative design is based on the objectives of the researcher. Qualitative research design is helpful in the discovery of patterns in the views and ideas of the participants. However, the quantitative research design is utilized to measure phenomena by generating numerical data.
As stated earlier, the quantitative research design is appropriate if the researcher aims at measuring variables and probably establishing the causal relationships between the variables. The main types of quantitative research include descriptive quantitative research design, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental research designs (Grand Canyon University, 2021). Each one of these types of quantitative research design is important in one way or the other based on the objectives of the research study. Experimental and quasi-experimental methods of quantitative study are almost similar except for a few changes (Grand Canyon University, 2021). For example, a quasi-experimental qualitative research design does not assign participants randomly while a true experimental design does.
According to Abuhamda et al. (2021), analysis designs are normally classified as either quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research. Mixed method research consists of both qualitative and quantitative analyses. The observation of the sample and the focus group offers a broader interpretation of behavior. Hence, the qualitative method of research study provides abundant data about circumstances and individual individuals in real life. Furthermore, qualitative study is easy to analyze (Abuhamda et al., 2021). These are some of the advantages of qualitative design. On the other hand, the use of statistical data saves the time and money spent by the researcher in explaining his outcome. Furthermore, quantitative research design makes generalization feasible (Abuhamda et al., 2021). These are some of the advantages of quantitative study. Therefore, the two research methods (qualitative and quantitative) have both advantages and disadvantages but the choice is guided by the study objectives.
References
Abuhamda, E., Ismail, I. A., & Bsharat, T. R. K. (2021). Understanding quantitative and qualitative research methods: A theoretical perspective for young researchers. International Journal of Research, 8(2), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.2501/ijmr-201-5-070
Grand Canyon University. (2021). Quantitative Research Design Methods for Writing Dissertations. https://www.gcu.edu/blog/doctoral-journey/quantitative-research-design-methods-writing-dissertations