Chapter 3 Flashcards
Process for Developing a Research Question
Start by identifying the research question and its background
Develop the Rationale
Identify type of research
Where do Research Questions Come From?
Clinical experience
Clinical theory
Professional literature: gaps, conflicts, replication
Develop the Rationale by
Reviewing the literature and theoretical framework
Types of clinical research
Explanatory
Exploratory
Descriptive
Methodological
Defining the research rationale involves what type of question?
PICO
Development of a Research Question for an Explanatory Study:
Background: the problem, rationale, and type of research
2 types of variables
Independent and dependent
Variable focused on intervention
IV
Variable focused on outcome
DV
Declarative statements that predict the relationship between the independent and dependent variables
Research hypothesis
Specific Aims or Objectives of research
Describe the purpose of a project; what the study seeks to accomplish.
Reflect the relationships or comparisons that are intended.
May break down the study’s research hypothesis into smaller chunks based on various analysis goals.
May be required by some funding agencies.
Characteristics of a Good Research Question
Importance
Ethical
Feasible
Feasibility is determined by
Sample size
Available resources
Scope of the project
Expertise
