EBP Pt 2

EBP Pt 2

1. The research process

   • 1) DEFINE TOPIC
     • Create hypothesis/research question
   • 2) REVIEW LITERATURE
     • Anything similar before
   • 3) SELECT RESEARCH DESIGN
     • What do you want to know?
   • 4) APPROVAL/ACCESS
     • Ethical approval
     • Research ethics commitee
     • Governance body
   • 5) DATA COLLECTION
     • Pilot
     • Interviews/Questionnaires...
   • 6) DATA ANALYSIS
     • Managed/Intepreted
   • 7) REPORTING RESULTS
     • Journal/Article/Conference
   • 8) REPEAT & FOLLOW UP
     • Further questions
     • Different area

2. Qualitative

   • Natural Setting
   • Involvement
   • Methods
     • Observations
     • Interviews
     • Documents
   • Emergent
   • Smaller sample size
   • Interpretive
   • Complex reasoning
   • Critique
     • Too subjective
     • Difficult to replicate
     • Lack of transparency

3. Credibility

   • Data is 'true'
   • Prolonged engagement
   • Triangulation
   • Member checking
   • Dependability
     • Stability of data over time
     • Stepwise replication
     • Inquiry audit
   • Confirmability
     • Congruence that data is accurate
     • Would another researcher agree?
   • Transferability
     • 'thick description'- make a judgement
     • Richness of the data
     • Generalisability