Week 1

Question 1

What are the 4 pillars of health research

Answer 1

1. Biomedical research
2. Clinical research
3. health services research
4. social, cultural, environmental, and population health research

Question 2

What are the 4 main purposes of health research

Answer 2

1. to describe
2. to explain
3. to predict
4. to control

Question 3

What are the 12 research steps

Answer 3

1. identify Problem of interest
2. literature search
3. define the problem
4. develop research question (PICO)
5. generate hypothesis
6. choose study design
7. define variables
8. identify population of interest
9. do study
10. data analysis
11. inform others
12. start again

Question 4

What is the quantitative argument

Answer 4

research should use observation and measurement… knowledge comes from objective measurement

Question 5

What is the qualitative argument

Answer 5

research should use subjective understanding of meaning… valid knowledge from how people objectively interpret social phenomena

Question 6

What kind uses deductive approach

Answer 6

quantitative…. test an existing theory

Question 7

What kind uses inductive approach

Answer 7

qualitative… gathers data then develops theory

Question 8

What are the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative research

Answer 8

draw

Question 9

What are the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research

Answer 9

draw

Question 10

are qual vs quant complimentary or contradictory

Answer 10

complimentary
- each can inform the other

Question 11

what is PICO

Answer 11

Patient, population, or problem
Intervention
comparison
outcomes

timeframe