Question

Based on the Topic: "Does the implementation of health informatics increase the level of care given to patients?"

Design a basic study (fake/made up study) in which you could analyze the data using a t-test.

How would you conduct the study and why?

Who are the subjects?

What are your independent and dependent variables?

How would you report the results?

Answer 1

Research statement- An quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of health informatics on the outcome of patients care admitted in the selected hospitals.

Study can be conducted in a hospital setting forming two groups which are selected by random method

Control group- Patients admitted in the hospitals who does not implement health informatics.

Experimental group- Patients admitted in the hospitals who follow health informatics.

Sample size- 60 (30 control group, 30 experimental)

Subjects- patients admitted in the selected hospitals

Independent variable- Application of health informatics

Dependent variable-outcome of patients care

Objectives of the study

1) To assess the outcome of patient care in the control group

2) To assess the outcome of patient care in the experimental group.

3) To compare the outcome of patient care in the control group with the outcome of patient care in experimental group

Reporting the results

The findings can be communicated by publishing it in various journal, presenting it in various seminars through oral presentation or poster presentation.