The research paper ‘The family impact of skin disease: the Greater Patient concept’, outlines the effects on the quality of life of individual family members living with a patient diagnosed with a dermatological skin disease. The paper discus’s 18 key aspects of life that is significantly impacted by the skin disease. Patient’s suffered with one of 22 different skin diseases. The researchers, Basra and Finley used a qualitative research design to obtain data. However, when critiquing the article, there are 5 distinct problems with the research design that are evident, the problems will be discussed throughout this essay. These include that the validity of the data is not clear, the use of quantitative methods where used to answer a qualitative …show more content…
Mathematical analysis was used to demonstrate the data obtained from qualitative questions. Although this was addressed by the researcher in the discussions. The aim of the research was to determine the aspects of quality of life on family members with a member affected by skin disease, not how many.
The design of qualitative research in health care is to provide observations rather than mathematical analysis and is therefore open to personal opinion and judgment (Bricki & Green 2007). Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research questions would have been a better research design for this paper, opposed to using the single qualitative question.
This is because the qualitative questions answer questions about human behaviour in the way of emotional and behavioural states and at the same time quantitative questions can examine why this is the case and this data can be converted into percentages and other mathematical analysis that can be
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The paper clearly stated that ethical approval was derived from an appropriate body, and that informed consent was obtained. However, it does not specifically address issues of anonymity and confidentiality and what consideration and management of any ethical issues are. For example, serious concern for the anonymity in the section related to 'sex life' a patient reading the article may be able to guess the participant referred to. Where it is stated "A woman whose husband had severe psoriasis admitted that she felt an aversion to his skin appearance and was looking for other relationships". Also the mother of a teenage daughter state ‘I feel embarrassed going out with her especially when she picks her scales'. Publishing such sensitive information as this raises concern of potentially damaging and embarrassing the participant due to the fact that people involved in this research possibly know each other and may establish who the family members are (Drew, Hardman & Hosp,
All data and information gained from the participants must be kept anonymous unless full consent is given, no names can be used in a report of the study.
I have chosen to use nursing framework because Quantitative and Qualitative studies are different approaches to research and therefore need to be approach different with regard to critiquing' Frances Ryan et al (2007) However, there has been considerable debate concerning whether qualitative and quantitative research can be assessed using the same criteria May & Pope (2000).
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Qualitative research is an approach that attempts to situate an activity that locates the observer in the world by providing the study to occur in their natural setting and by attempting to make sense of, or interpret information (Denzin and Lincoln, 2005). A characteristic of qualitative research is to use a variety of empirical materials such as personal experience, interviews, and questionnaires. It is imperative to understand the task at hand and how to fully carry out the study when using a qualitative research approach in order to find out the information needed. One view of qualitative research is it involves examining individual’s experiences and documenting those experiences in detail (Jones, 2011). By documenting these observations the researcher is ensuring validity in his or her data and giving the correct creditability to those who participated in the study.
Quantitative research may be seen as the less contentious of the two because it is more closely aligned with what is viewed as the classical scientific paradigm. Quantitative research involves gathering data that is absolute, for example numerical data so that it can be examined as unbiased as possible. The main idea behind quantitative research is that it is able to separate things easily so that they can be counted. The researcher generally has a clear idea of what is being measured before they start measuring it, and their study is set up with controls. Qualitative research on the other hand is a more subjective form of research, in which the research allows themselves to introduce their own bias to help form a more complete picture. Qualitative research may be necessary in situations where it is unclear of what is exactly being looked for in a study, while quantitative research generally knows exactly what it is looking for. Questionnaires and surveys are quantitative socio-legal research, because it is the collection of numerical data, or data that can be easily being turned into a numerical form. In terms of analysing quantitative data, Excel is the b...
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The research was designed using qualitative model based on exploratory design. This was done to facilitate multi-faceted study with a broader prospective. Basic percentage analysis was done to supplement qualitative analysis. The study was conducted with the help of a Questionnaire. To deepen the understanding data was collected from a variety of books, Internet web pages, and articles of different kinds conducted was descriptive in nature. Descriptive research includes survey and facilitating enquiries of different
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This profile adheres to the School of Health and Social Care’s guidelines set by Teesside University’s code of conduct in relation to confidentiality and consent. The profile also adheres to the NMC guidelines referring to consent and confidentiality as a real person has not been used; therefore consent did not need to be gained.
Qualitative and quantitative research methods take different approaches to gathering and analysing information. Whether it is a qualitative or quantitative study, the research study begins with a question or series of questions. Both use rigorously designed studies to get the most accurate, detailed and complete results. Qualitative studies common methods are interviews, surveys and observation. A qualitative study aims to provide a detailed description of the study results, often using pictures and written descriptions to describe what the research revealed. A qualitative study looks at the big picture, helping researchers to narrow in on points of interest that then can be followed up on in a quantitative study. While a quantitative study has a narrower focus, it attempts to provide a detailed explanation of the study focus, along with this using numbers and statistics. And the results from a quantitative study can reveal bigger questions that call for qualitative study. Or vice versa a qualitative study may reveal at analysis that a more focus and direct approach may be needed. With both methods analysis is a key part of any study whether qualitative or quantitative.
Qualitative and Quantitative study designs both can be beneficial in research design. They both provide valuable options for researchers in the field. These techniques can either be used separately in a research study or they can be combined to achieve maximum information. This paper will define the terms qualitative and quantitative; describe the similarities and differences between each; discuss how qualitative and/or quantitative research designs or techniques could be used in the evaluation of my proposed research; and discuss why linking analysis to study design is important.
The main motive of this paper is to demonstrate how the nurse completes a health assessment of this family by using Gordon’s 11 identified functional health patterns approach in a holistic view of the family (GCU NRS-429V Lecture Note, 2011). Through open end questions, the nurse predicts potential problems in health perception, nutrition, sleep/rest, elimination, activity/exercise, cognitive, sensory-perception, self-perception, role relationship, sexuality, coping, and evaluates the behavioral pattern within the family. Nursing diagnoses are formulated which will assist the nurse to design a care plan according to the family’s needs.
Qualitative and quantitative researcher’s exhibited conflicting ways of approaching a research. Some researchers prefer qualitative over quantitative and vice-versa. Also, it is common for qualitative and quantitative to be used together in a research. But, both methods when carried out correctly provide good research. Plus, both methods have their own unique differences and characteristics. In this paper I will define three of these characteristics in a quantitative and qualitative research design and discuss and compare their differences. (Smith & Davis, 2010)
During this process, the data can be gathered from a wide pool of sources, among them interviews, books, nature among others. The data can then be analyzed with the appropriate data analysis tools, so as to report the findings in a clear and comprehensive manner. The methodology enabled the researcher to offer more insight into the issue of housing and health and helped further in the development of ideas as well as hypotheses for the quantitative research. The researcher used the qualitative methodology to uncover the trends witnessed in the housing and health realm mostly through thought and opinions which enabled him to delve more into the issue (Chilisa,2012).