Question

Discuss the need for quantitative research in the healthcare service field. Provide an example of a re-searchable question that will be investigated with quantitative research. Explain which research methods and designs can be applied to the chosen question research. What challenges and biases may impact the study results?

Answer 1

Quantitative Research in Health Care

The purpose of quantitative research in the health care service includes to establish statistically significant relationship, addresses questions by measuring and describing, is based on objective measurement and observation.

In other ways Quantitative Research is a means for testing objective theories by examining the relationship among variables.

Example of Quantitative Research Questions

" How many calories do Indians consume per week?

Variable: Weekly calorific intake

Sample Group: indians

Research Method : Descrptive Research

Descrptive research is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. The characteristics used to describe the situation or population are usually some kind of categorical scheme also known as descriptive categories.

The Challenges expecting during the research

Lack of familiarity with research methods

Lack of experience in doing research

Lack familiarity in reviewing the literature and other survey or research data

Difficulty in designing the sample groups , duration of trial

Challenges with regard to available data

Challenges with regard to study design