NCM 111

Outline the main characteristics of the different

Outline research designs used in healthcare research.

Differentiate the kinds of questions that require

Differentiate quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
designs.

STUDENT
OBJECTIVES
Explain how the characteristics of a chosen
Explain research design impacts on the research process.

Evaluate the characteristics that are the basis for

Evaluate design decisions.
 • Light in the Midst of Darkness: Lived
Experiences of Cancer Warriors
WHAT TYPE OF • The Perception of Nurse Managers to
Patient Safety Culture and Safety Culture
RESEARCH IT IS ? Maturity Level in Internationally
Accredited Hospital in Metro Manila:
Comparative Study
PURPOSE NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY TIME
DESIGN
Basic Experimental Quantitative Cross-
sectional
Applied Non- Qualitative Longitudinal
experimental
 Basic Applied

Generation “Finding Application

“Finding
of the of
the TRUTH”
knowledge SOLUTION” knowledge
 • interventions
Experimental
• Cause and effect relationship

Non- • NO interventions
experimental • Observation
Randomization (R)

Control (C)

Manipulation (M)
 TRUE EXPERIMENTAL QUASI EXPERIMENTAL
(M, C, R) ( LACK OF R)
TYPES OF
EXPERIMENTAL
RESEARCH

PRE-EXPERIMENTAL
(NO COMPARATIVE)
Descriptive Developmental Evaluative Demonstration
Research Research Research Research

Problem- Decision-
Explanatory Natural
solving making
Research experiment
research research
Quantitative

• Testing a theory
• Statistical procedures

Qualitative

• Generating a theory
• Building holistic picture
 I. Conceptual

V. II Design and
Dissemination planning

IV Analytic III. Empirical

 • Phenomenology • Ethnography

QUALITATIVE • Grounded • Historical

RESEARCH theory

• Case Studies
 Quantitative Qualitative
Roles Preparatory Means to exploration of
actor’s interpretation
Relationship Distant Close
Stance in relation to Outsider Insider
the subject
Theory/ concepts and Confirmation Emergent
research
Research Strategy Structured Unstructured
Scope of findings Nomothetic Ideographic
Image of social reality Static and Processual and socially
external to factor constructed by actor
Nature of data Hard, reliable Rich, deep
Quali Quanti
 Collecting and analyzing

Mixing-integrating or linking

CORE
Prioritization or simultaneous
CHARACTERISTICS
Applicability in phases of
research

Direct the plan of research

 One data source To further explain
may be insufficient the initial results.

To generalize To enhance a study

exploratory with the second
findings. method

To understand a
To best employ research objective
theoretical stance through multiple
research phase
 Clear and sound
Identify the Determination of
rationale of
research problem feasibility
mixed method

Develop research
Identify mixed questions for Review of
method design both qualitative literature
STEPS IN and quantitative

CONDUCTING
MIXED METHOD Conclusions and
Collection of data Analysis of data
development

Final research
report
• Concurrent • Explanatory • Exploratory • Embedded • Muti phase
• ( Quanti+ Sequential Sequential • Quanti(Quali) • (quanti –
Quali ) • Quanti -- • Quali --Quanti Quali) –
Quali (quanti+quali)
 Cross-
Longitudinal
sectional

Short period of This may take years

time based on the
observation
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Outline the main Differentiate the Evaluate the
characteristics of kinds of questions Explain how the characteristics
the different that require characteristics of a that are the basis
research designs quantitative, chosen research for design
used in healthcare qualitative and design impacts on decisions.
research. mixed methods the research
designs. process.