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In undertaking a quantitative research study, a researcher seeks to highlight the relationship between two variables, i.e. a dependent and an independent variable. The four kinds of quantitative research designs, according to Burns and Grove (2010), are “descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, experimental” designs (p. 34).
Grant, J.S., Weaver, M., Elliott, T.R., Bartolucci, A.A. & Giger, J.N. (2004). Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors: Characteristics of Caregivers at Risk for Depression. Rehabilitation Psychology, 49(2), 172-179.
The authors in this article make use of a correlational research design. Correlational research, in the words of Burns and Grove (2010), “involves the systematic investigation of relationships between or among variables” (p. 35). In this case, the authors of this particular article make use of statistical analyses to highlight various predictors of stroke survivors’ family caregiver depression risk. In essence, the research piece is largely observational as far as the collection of data is concerned as it does not aim to identify cause and effect. In my opinion, the research design the authors adopt is appropriate for a research of this nature, especially given that the researchers set about to highlight the most valid factors predicting the status of ‘at-risk’ against a backdrop of other predictor factors...
Further, sample allocation was also not applicable in this case whereas the outcome was largely tilted towards tentative explanations.
Liu, L.W. & McDaniel, S.A. (2015). Family Caregiving for Immigrant Seniors Living With Heart Disease and Stroke: Chinese Canadian Perspective. Health Care for Women International, 36, 1327 – 1345.
The authors of this particular study make use of a descriptive research design. Taylor (2006) points out that “a descriptive design only describes a phenomenon” (p. 173). In essence, the study sought to define associations between several factors (i.e. age and gender) and strategies/approaches utilized in an attempt to manage, withstand, or endure caregiving challenges. These were associations whose current status the authors were seeking to define. The research design was in this case appropriate given that the underlying intention of the authors was to highlight associations between the variables identified above. On the strength of the study’s move towards the enhancement of further understanding of the phenomenon described above, the authors set a good foundation for future research undertakings of a similar nature.
Selecting an Inappropriate Research Design for a Research Study: Ramifications
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References
Burns, N. & Grove, S.K. (2010). Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice (5th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Elsevier Health Sciences
Taylor, B.J. (2006). Research in Nursing and Health Care: Evidence for Practice (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning
Weil, J. (2017). Research Design in Aging and Social Gerontology: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.
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