The physiological method involves the collection of
physiological data from the subjects by using th e specialized
equipment to determine biological and physical status of subject
for example ;- measurement of blood pressure by using the special
equipment such as sphygmomanometer and stethoscope .
The purpose of physiological measures are ;-
- to study the basic physiologic process
- to study the physiologic outcome of nursing care
- to evaluate nursing intervention
- to study correlation of physiologic functioning in patient with
health problems.
TYPES OF
PHYSIOLOGICAL METHODS TO COLLECT
DATA
| In- vivo physiological method |
performed directly to measure process occuring internally
within organism through medical or surgical instruments for example
- TPR,BP monitoring |
| In- vitro physiological methods |
physiologic process are measured and analysis and analysis is
done outside the organism for example ;- blood tests. radiologic
measurement , Biochemical measurement , microbiologic
measurement |
ADVANTAGES
- physiologic measures are relatively more accurate and errorless
, for example to assess the oxygen saturation , pulse oxymeter is
used which is belived to be more accurate in providing the reading
.
- phyisologic measures are objectives in nature ,For example , a
nurse measuring temperature or blood pressures are good examples of
the objectives measurements
- Provide valid measures for targeted variables .This means
biophysiologic measuremnt tools only measure what they are supposed
to measure .
- Easy access to most of the instruments used for physiologic
measurememts are easily avialable in hospital , setting which are
used for routine patient care .
DISADVANTAGES
some of the instruments used for biophysiologic
measurements are very expensive
- The use of the biophysiologic method requires significant
amount of training , knowledge and experienxe
- The result produced by the physiologic measurement instruments
may be affected by the environment for example;- axillary
temperature recording in a room with ar without air conditiong may
have different reading
- The use of physiologic measurement instruments may cause fear
and anxiety among participant s while collecting the data , for
example ;- the collection of blood sample for biophysiologic
instruments may have traumatic impact on the subjects
- The use of some physiologic methods may have harmful effect on
the participants, such as repeated exposure to X-ray increases the
health risk for study subjects .
THE PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
these are the methods for collecting the psycholoical attributes
like values , attitudes and personality by providing respondents
with unstructured stimuli to which they respond.
these involves a wide range of games and tasks in which
respondents need to participant during an interview or group which
is scheme to extend , facilitate or enhance the discussion nuture
.
TYPES OF
PSYCHOLOGIC METHOD TO COLLECTS DATA
there are five wa of classification of projective method based
on types of response ;-
Association technique ( word association technique
)
this techniques requires to repond at the presentation of
stimulus ( word ) with the first thing that comes to mind , so as
to extract information regarding words that have maximum
association ( meaning ) ,
Completion techniques
this is two types sentence completion test ( in which the
subject require to complete the sentence , It reveal his attitudes
toward the topic ) and the story completion test ( the researcher
contrives stories instead of sentences and ask the informants to
complete them )
Construction techniques
here is the focus on the product as it is related to thesubject
. the subject is required to produce or construct something at
direction , usually a story or a picture these are several
pictorial techniques used in the constructional technique As like -
thematic appreception test (TAT) , Rosenzweig test , Rorschach test
, Holtzman inkblot test
Expressive technique
A subject is required to draw , role play , act or paint a
particular situation or concept ,
Miscellaneous type
It contains as like drawinh a picture , creating families ,
using fantansy and daydreams , clay modelling , by all thses method
theresearcher collect the data of the participant 's attitudes,
assess personality related and values .
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ADVANTAGES
- The amount , richness , and accuracy of the
information collected is reliable to an appreciating extent ,
- If teh research is related to personality , belief , values ,
motivation or other aspect s related to individual their behaviours
and unique cognitions , projective techniques can make a specific
contribution
- these techniques give a view of the total functioning of
individual
- At the start of the qualitative research project , projective
techniques may be employed as a basis of breaking the ice in a
focus group discussion .
DISADVANTAGES
- the interpretative skills are needed in the researcher to
handle the complexity of interpretation of projective techniques
.Researcher who are skilled and trained in interpretation of this
type of information are required because the response have little
meaning without careful interpretation
- In the projective techniques interpretation of responses , a
considerable degree of subjectivity i sinvolved and the experts
frequently do not agree among themselves .
- As highly skilled researcher staff has to be employed , hence
projective technique are expensive to administer
- with statistically sample s, it is difficult to perform
projective test .This restrict generalization of the result to the
population as a whole .
- To project themselves into the role s that the researcher want
them to do , it may be difficult to get the subjects ,Some
subjects may degree to take part in role - playing
excersive .