HLT 317v Week 1 Identification of Research Topics

HLT 317v Week 1 Identification of Research Topics

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HLT 317v Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 1

Explain the different types of research methodologies used in the health sciences. How would you apply one of these research methods in your workplace? Cite at least one reference to support your rationale using APA documentation.

HLT 317v Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 2

While all allied health care professionals possess specialized knowledge of fields, applying that knowledge in the clinical setting requires each practitioner to view his or her role as a vital component of the greater whole, if cost-effective quality care is to be rendered.

After familiarizing yourself with content of the different views in the “Allied Health Community” media, select “Patient Process,” by selecting “Scenarios” and selecting “Patient Process,” located under the “Views” drop down window (Make sure that “Patient Process” is on the “ON” mode). This component of the media illustrates those allied health professions that have direct interactions with the patient.  Based on this media component, discuss the following:

1. Why it is important for the practitioner of the health care profession to have a basic understanding of the collaborative team’s scope of practice and role in order to deliver cost-effective quality care?
2. What communication skills would the practitioner need to learn in order to effectively communicate research with the collaborative team in order to achieve the desired outcomes?

When discussing communication skills with the collaborative team, consider one of the following situations:

1. Communicating with people of different cultures, race, or gender.
2. Communicating to achieve conflict resolution.
3. Communicating to create team building.

How would you adapt your communication style in order to become more effective in achieving your desired outcome?

Cite at least one reference to support your rationale using APA documentation.

HLT 317v Grand Canyon Week 1 Assignment

Identification of Research Topics

Details:

In this assignment, you will be identifying potential topics for a research paper. In Topic 2, you will select your final topic, which will inform subsequent assignments within this course.

Select three topics of interest from your work area, or within a health care field. Examples of appropriate topics may be found in your text,Understanding Research, and from the list below:

1. Leaving a confused patient alone in the waiting room
2. Failure to label specimens
3. Leaving medication unsecured
4. Childhood obesity
5. Using technology and protecting patient information and confidentiality
6. Managing the health care needs of an aging population

Complete a search utilizing the GCU Library for an article on each of your topics. After you have selected your articles, prepare a 150-250-word paper that introduces your selected topics. For each topic, address the following:

1. Introduction of the topic.
2. State why you selected the topic.
3. Summarize the content of the articles.
4. Conclude with an explanation of the significance of the topics to your organization or to health care.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

HLT 317v Grand Canyon Week 1 Assignment 2

What Is Your Role in Communicating Research Information?

Details:

Complete the questionnaire portion of “What Is Your Role in Communicating Research Information? Part I Questionnaire and Scoring Guide” resource.

Score the questionnaire using the same resource.

Based on the questionnaire results, as well as the insights gained from the Topic 1 readings, utilize a reflective approach to record your response to the following questions:

1. Reflect upon the questionnaire results. Describe your success with communicating.
2. What did you learn about your communication style that enables you to communicate effectively?
3. What did you learn about your communication style that negatively impacts your ability to communicate?
4. How will you work to increase your communication ability?
5. Explain what you have learned about your communication skills that will help you as a healthcare professional?

Part II

The purpose of this assignment is to stimulate reflection about an experience, rather than just recording the experience. One way to keep from simply recording the event is to begin your answer to the above questions with one of the following phrases:

1. During my experience, I felt …
2. I learned ____ about myself…
3. What is the significance or meaning of my learning…?
4. I discovered that I …

Refer to the “Feeling Words” resource. The list of feeling words may serve as an aid to identify feelings that may occur during nurse-client interactions.

Be sure to include information from the assigned readings and personal reflection to support your answer.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

 

 

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Types of research methodologies used in the health sciences

Introduction

Research methodologies are used to conduct studies in the health sciences. A study design is a plan for how you will collect data for your research, and it can impact on whether your results are valid and reliable. This article looks at some of the most common types of research methodologies used in the field of medicine and health sciences.

Observational studies

Observational studies are useful in estimating the strength of a relationship between an exposure and an outcome, but they cannot prove cause and effect.

Examples of observational studies include:

• A case-control study is one that involves comparing cases (or “cases”) to controls (or “controls”). The researchers will ask questions about their lives and health conditions, then compare them with those who have similar characteristics but do not have the disease or condition under study. This allows for an understanding of what happens when there is no control group; it also allows for comparison between groups because each person has been exposed to some factor that may be related to your results (i.e., whether you have diabetes).

Clinical trials

Clinical trials are a type of research study that aims to answer a specific question about a particular medical intervention. Clinical trials are conducted in phases, with the main types of clinical trials being Phase I, Phase II, Phase III and Phase IV.

Case control studies

Case control studies are observational, in that they rely on the participants to tell you what they did and how they felt. For example, if you have cancer, your doctor might ask you questions about your lifestyle habits; this is called a case control study.

The cases (or people with the outcome of interest) are compared with non-cases (or people without the outcome of interest). The controls are then matched by age, sex and other characteristics to all cases except those who had been diagnosed with cancer or another disease during their lifetime.

Cross-sectional studies

Cross-sectional studies are used to assess the prevalence of a disease or condition in a population. They provide information about the frequency of a disease or condition in a population.

For example, you can use cross-sectional data to find out how many people have diabetes, by first finding out how many people have been diagnosed with it and then counting how many people had their blood checked for glucose levels at each time period (e.g., over one month). If this method were used on an entire population at once, it would be called cohort studies; however, if this method were used on only some individuals within that same population but not others (as with cross-sectional studies), then it could also be referred to as an epidemiological study.

Cohort studies

Cohort studies are used to study the relationship between an exposure and a health outcome. The cohort is divided into groups based on the exposure or risk factor. For example, if you want to know whether smoking causes lung cancer, you could divide smokers into two groups: those who have never smoked and those who have smoked for more than 10 years. In this way, we can see whether there is any difference between these groups in terms of their likelihood of getting lung cancer over time (i.e., how many cases per 100 people).

Cohort studies are useful because they allow us to compare groups at different points in time (e.g., before versus after) without having access directly to data about each individual’s age when they were diagnosed with cancer or other conditions such as heart disease

Cohort with control studies

Cohort with control studies are used to determine the relationship between a risk factor and a disease. The risk factor is called the exposure, and the disease is called the outcome. The control group is used to compare the risk factor in your exposed group.

For example, let’s say you want to find out whether sunscreen prevents sunburns among people who use it regularly at home or work (as compared with those who do not). To do this study correctly, you would need:

• A group of people who were already suffering from sunburns before participating in your experiment; this will be referred to as “the exposed group.” * An unexposed population where none of these people have been exposed yet but could become so later on if they continue using their current level of sunscreen daily throughout summertime (this will be referred to as “the nonexposed population,” also known simply as “control”).

Prospective observational cohort study

A prospective observational cohort study is conducted over a period of time in a natural setting. It studies the health and behaviors of individuals who have been selected to participate in the study. The participants are given information about how their lifestyle affects their health, then they are observed over time to see if they experience any changes in their health status as a result of this information.

In order for this type of research methodology to be effective, it must include several things:1) selection criteria2) randomization procedure3) follow-up period4) control group5) data collection procedures6). data analysis7). statistical analyses

Randomized controlled trial (RCT), single blind, double blind and placebo-controlled RCTs.

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for evidence-based medicine. These types of studies use a randomized method to compare whether two or more interventions work better than another. In other words, they randomly assign participants in an experiment to groups who will receive different treatments or interventions and see how much better each treatment or intervention works compared with the other ones.

The design of an RCT can vary depending on the study’s goals and objectives, but there are three main types: single blind (also called double blind), double blind (also called single-blind), and placebo-controlled RCTs. Single blinding refers to having both investigators and participants unaware of which group their assigned participant is being placed in so that neither knows which group has been assigned someone else; double blurring means keeping both investigators and participants unaware until after completion of data collection; while placebo-controlled research requires that participants receive some form of active treatment but not necessarily what would be expected based on previous results from similar studies

Takeaway:

The takeaway is the conclusion of the article. It’s a summary of everything that has been said and can be used as an outline for future research.

The takeaway can be used as a tool to help students synthesize information, share findings, or just get their friends excited about what they’ve learned.

Conclusion

The health sciences are an exciting field to be in, especially if you’re a researcher. The field of medicine is constantly evolving and changing, which means that researchers must stay up-to-date with the latest developments in their field. In order to do this, they need access to reliable research methodologies that allow them to conduct studies on various topics without having any biases towards them or other factors influencing their results. There are many different types of methodologies used by researchers across many different areas of study; however, some common ones include observational studies (where subjects’ behavior patterns can be observed), clinical trials (in which subjects receive treatments), case control studies (which compare subjects who have certain conditions against those who do not have these conditions), cross sectional studies (which look at group data from multiple areas) or cohort studies where individuals are followed over time as part of research efforts focused on discovering causes for diseases through screening individuals early enough before symptoms appear