week 1 what is research? Flashcards
what is research?
collecting information to generate new scientific knowledge
what are the 4 pillars of health research?
- biomedical research
- clinical research
- health services research
- health determinants research
Purpose of health research
- to describe - patterns, comparisons
- to explain - why problems occur, causes
- to predict
- to control
Role of researchers
create study design, collection and analysis that is ethically sound
- budget, timeline, record keeping, supervise team
step 1 of the research process
identify research problem
step 2 of the research process
the literature research: what do we already know?
step 3 of the research process
define the problem you want to study (must be specific) - purpose
step 4 of the research process
develop the research question - PICO(T)
what are the 3 types of research questions?
descriptive questions
difference questions
relationship questions - association
what does PICO (T) stand for
P - patient/population
I - intervention
C - comparison
0 - outcomes
T - time frame
FINER criteria for developing research question
F - feasible - possible
I - interesting
N- novel - does add to understanding
E- ethical
R - relevant - is it important?
step 5 of the research process
develop a hypothesis
- null and alternative
- testable statement
step 6 of the research process
choose an appropriate study design
- experimental
- exploratory design - relationships
- descriptive designs - features of participants
what is the 7th research process step
define variables and key terms
- independent, dependent, control
step 8 of the research process
identify the study population of interest
