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RESEARCH PROBLEM, HYPOTHESIS & CONCEPTUAL
FRAME WORK
Meghana Sudhir
Introduction
Formulation of the research problem and developing hypothesis are key preliminary steps in the research process. A problem is a question posed for solutions.
Sources of problems
There are three main sources for locating a problem or topic.
They are
Experience : The nurses’ every day experience provides a rich supply of problems for investigations. For the beginning researchers in particular experience is often the most compelling source for topics.
Sources of problems:
Nursing literature: Ideal for research project;
often come from reading the nursing literature.
The beginning nurse researcher would project from
regularly reading the nursing research journal ;
may help the investigator to familiarize with the
wordings of research problems and active conduct
of research studies.
Sources of problems:Theory : The third major source of problems lies in the
theoretical system and conceptual schemes which have been
developed in nursing and other related disciplines. If a
researcher decides to base a research project exclusively on a
theory, deduction from the theory must be developed.
Example:
Levine’s (1969) conceptual frame work on nursing which
concerns conservation.
Seley’s (1956) theory of adaptations to stress.
Steps in Developing and Refining Research Problems
Selecting a topic
Narrowing the topic
Evaluating research problem
The development of a research problem is The development of a research problem is
essentially a creative process dependent essentially a creative process dependent
upon imagination, insight and ingenuity.upon imagination, insight and ingenuity.
Developing and Refining Developing and Refining Research ProblemsResearch Problems
Developing and Refining Research Problems
Researchers generally begin with an interest in some
broad topic area such as pain management, family
communication patterns, self-care patterns of elders or
management of urinary incontinence.
Developing and Refining Research Problems
Usually the research focuses on the dependent variable of the study, the variable that will be predicted or explained through its relationship to the independent variable.
Brainstorming with teachers, advisors Brainstorming with teachers, advisors or colleagues may provide valuable or colleagues may provide valuable feedback that helps the researcher to feedback that helps the researcher to focus on a specific problem area.focus on a specific problem area.
Criteria for Evaluating Research Problems
1. Significance of the problems
2. Researchability of the problem
3. Feasibility of the problem
• Time and timing
• Availability of subjects
• Cooperation of others
• Facility and equipment
• Money
• Experience of the researcher
• Ethical considerations
Statement of the Research Problems
Statement of the Research Problems
A good statement of the problems should serve as a guide to the researcher in the course of designing the study
The Statement should identify the key variables in the study, specify the nature of the population being studied and suggest the possibility of empirical testing.
The Final Problem Statement
A problem may be written in
Declarative form
or
Interrogative form.
Problem Statements in Declarative Form
Research focusResearch focus Problem statementProblem statement
Effect of relaxation on anxiety and Effect of relaxation on anxiety and dyspnea dyspnea
in patients with COPDin patients with COPD
Comparison of anxiety: Comparison of anxiety: Symptomatoloy among Cambodian Symptomatoloy among Cambodian
refugeerefugee adolescents before and after resettlement adolescents before and after resettlement
in in the United States the United States
Effect of heart transplantation onEffect of heart transplantation on psychosocial functioning psychosocial functioning
This study investigates the effect of This study investigates the effect of relaxation on anxiety and dyspnea in relaxation on anxiety and dyspnea in patients with COPD patients with COPD (Gift, Moore,& Soeken, 1992)(Gift, Moore,& Soeken, 1992)
Anxiety symtomatology in cambodian Anxiety symtomatology in cambodian refugee adolescents before and after refugee adolescents before and after settlement in the United States had been settlement in the United States had been compared (Mueck and Sasse, 1992)compared (Mueck and Sasse, 1992)
The study examines the effect of heart The study examines the effect of heart transplantation on psychosocial transplantation on psychosocial
functioningfunctioning (Bohachick et al., 1992) (Bohachick et al., 1992)
Problem Statement in Interrogative Form
Research focusResearch focus Problem statementProblem statement
Factors that influence adaptation of Factors that influence adaptation of preadolescents and adolescents with preadolescents and adolescents with diabetesdiabetes
Effect of group therapy on cognitiveEffect of group therapy on cognitive functioning and depression in elderlyfunctioning and depression in elderly nursing home residents nursing home residents
Spiritual health, coping responses, Spiritual health, coping responses, and devastating physical illness and devastating physical illness
What are the influences of age, copingWhat are the influences of age, coping behaviour and self care on psychological, behaviour and self care on psychological, social and physiological adaptation in social and physiological adaptation in preadolescents and adolescents with insulin preadolescents and adolescents with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (Grey Camerondependent diabetes mellitus (Grey Cameron and Thurber 1992)and Thurber 1992)
What is the effect of group therapy on What is the effect of group therapy on cognitive functioning and depression in cognitive functioning and depression in elderly nursing home residents (Abrahamelderly nursing home residents (Abraham Neundorfer, Currie, 1992)Neundorfer, Currie, 1992)
What role does spiritual health play in the What role does spiritual health play in the coping responses of patients to devastating coping responses of patients to devastating physical illness (Mickley, Socken and belcherphysical illness (Mickley, Socken and belcher 1992 1992
Formulation of objectives
The purpose must always indicate the focus of the study.
It is specific but it may be more or less comprehensive,
the purpose must indicate exactly what the investigator
intends to do to answer the questions.
It should include how data are to be collected or what is
observed
and the setting of the study.
Statement of the problemExample
“A study to compare the knowledge and practice of post natal mothers regarding neonatal care from selected urban and rural settings of Bangalore”.
Objectives1. To assess the knowledge of postnatal mothers
regarding the neonatal care2. To describe the practices followed in their family
regarding neonatal care3. To determine the association between knowledge
and practices of neonatal care4. To determine association of knowledge with
selected variable5. To compare the knowledge and practice of
neonatal care between urban and rural mother
Clarifying the objectives
(a). Focus on objective one Knowledge of postnatal mothers
regarding neonatal care, breast feeding, cord care, prevention of infection and maintenance of warmth
(b). Focus on objective two Practice of family regarding neonatal care
(c). Selected characteristic of respondent Age, Religion, Education, Occupation,
Type of family, Income etc.
HYPOTHESISA hypothesis is a prediction about the relationship between
two or more variables.
A hypothesis thus translates a quantitative research question
in to a precise prediction of expected outcomes.
The hypothesis is an important part of the scientific
method and research studies.
Characteristics of a good hypothesis
1. Testable2. Logical3. Directly related to the research problem4. Represents a single unit or subject of the problem5. Factually or theoretically based 6. States relationship between variables7. Sets the limits of the study8. Stated in such a form that it can be accepted or
rejectedA hypothesis is composed of an independent variable(cause) and a dependent variable (effect)
The derivation of hypothesisThe derivation of hypothesisThere are two types of developing hypothesis There are two types of developing hypothesis
Induction Induction Deduction Deduction
- - Constitute the intellectual machineryConstitute the intellectual machineryinvolved in deriving hypothesis.involved in deriving hypothesis.
Inductive hypothesis is a generalization based on observed relationships.
Researchers observe certain patterns, trends or associations among phenomena and then use the observations as a basis for predictions.
Deductive hypotheses
Through deductive reasoning, a researcher can develop hypotheses based on general theoretical principles. Deductive reasoning have as a starting point theories that are applied to particular situations.
Types of Hypotheses
Simple Vs Complex Hypotheses
Simple hypothesis is a hypothesis that expresses an expected relationship between one independent and one dependent variable.
Complex hypothesis is a prediction of a relationship between two (or more) independent variables and two (or more) dependent variables. Complex hypotheses some times are referred to as multivariate hypotheses because they involve multiple variables.
Directional Vs Non-directional Hypotheses
Directional hypothesis is one that specifies not only the existence but the expected direction of the relationship between variables.
Non-directional hypothesis by contrast does not stipulate the direction of the relationship.
Research Vs Null Hypotheses
Hypotheses are sometimes classified as being either research hypotheses or null hypotheses.
Research hypotheses also referred to as substantive, declarative, or scientific hypotheses, are statements of expected relationships between variables
Null hypotheses or statistical hypotheses state that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variables.
Hypothesis Testing
Hypotheses are formally tested through statistical
procedures. Researchers seek to determine through
statistics whether their hypotheses have a high
probability of being correct. However, hypotheses
are never proved through hypothesis testing.
Rather, they are accepted or supported.
An operational definition of a concept An operational definition of a concept
specifies the operations that specifies the operations that
researchers must perform to collect researchers must perform to collect
the required information.the required information.
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONOPERATIONAL DEFINITION
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Concepts are mental images or ideas relating to phenomena or objects that share common properties.
Fact is defined as any event or phenomenon that can be observed and on which the observer agrees.
Principles state a relationship between two facts that may be used to explain, guide and predict action.
A theory is used in the broad sense to refer to an abstraction which summarizes and explains phenomena.
The conceptualization part of the research process might well be called the thinking part of the research while the factual part of the research process is more related to the doing aspect.
PURPOSES OF THEORIES AND CONCEPTUAL MODELS
• To make research findings meaningful and generalizable.
• Efficient mechanisms for drawing together accumulated facts, sometimes from separate and isolated investigations.
• Guide a researcher’s understanding of not only the what of natural phenomena but also the ‘why’ of their occurrence.
• Theories provide a basis for predicting the occurrence of phenomena.
• Prediction, in turn, has implications for the control of the phenomena.
• Help to stimulate research and the extension of knowledge by providing both direction and impetus.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
ImogeneKing
1981
Open Systems
Model
Personal systems,interpersonal systems, and social systems are dynamic and interacting, within which transactions occur.
Doornbos (2000) based her frameworkon King's model; she tested the prediction that family stressors, coping, and other factors affected family health with young adults with serious mental illness.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF
THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Madeline Leininger1991
Theory of CultureCare
Diversity and
Universality
Caring is a universal Phenomenonbut varies transculturally
Raines and Morgan (2000) studied the culturally grounded meanings of the concept of comfort, presence, and involvement in the context of the childbirth experience of black women and white women.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF
THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Myra Levine1973
Conservation Model
Conservation of integrity contributes to maintenance of a person’s wholeness.
Deiriggi and Miles (1995) based their study of the effects of waterbeds on heart rate in preterm infants on Levine's concept of conservation.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Betty Neuman1989
Health Care Systems Model
Each person is a complete system; the goal of nursing is to assist in maintaining client systemstability.
Brauer (2001) described common patterns of person environment interaction in adults with rheumatoid arthritis, based on Neuman’s model.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Margaret Newman
1994
Health as Expanding
Consciousness
Health is viewed as an expansion of consciousness with health and disease parts of the same whole;health is seen in an evolving pattern of the Whole in time,space, andmovement.
Endo andcolleagues (2000) Used Newman’s theory to study pattern recognition as a caring partnership between nurses and families of ovarian cancerin Japan.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
DorotheaOrem
1985
Self-Care Model
Self-care activities are what people do on their own behalf to maintain health and Well-being; the goal of nursing is to help people meet their own therapeutic self-care demands.
Anderson (2001) explored, with a sample of homeless adults, the relationship between self-care, self-care agency, and well-being.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Rose Marie Rizzo Parse
1992, 1995
Theory of Human
Becoming
Health and meaning are co-created by indivisible humans and their environment; nursing involveshaving clients share views about meanings.
Mitchell and Lawton (2000)studied how diabetic patients experienced theconsequences of personal choices about living with restrictions, anddiscussed the emerging concepts within Parse's theory.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Martha Rogers
1970, 1986
Science of Unitary Human Beings
The individual isa unified whole in constant interaction with the environment; nursing helps individuals achieve maximum well-being within their potential.
Using Rogers’ framework, Bays (2001)explored the phenomenon of hope and associated factors in olderpatients who had experienced a stroke.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Sr Callista Roy
1984, 1991
Adaptation Model
Humans are adaptive systems that cope with change through adaptation; nursing helps to promote client adaptation during health and illness.
Roy’s Adaptation Model provided the framework for John's (2001)study of whetherperceptions of quality of lifechange over time inadults who receivecurative radiationtherapy.
THEORIST & REFERENCE
NAME OF MODEL
KEY THESIS OF
THE MODEL
RESEARCH EXAMPLE
Jean Watson1999
Theory of Caring
Caring is themoral ideal,and entails mind-body-soul engagement with one another.
Using Watson's 10 carative factors, Baldursdottir and Jonsdottir (2002) studied the importanceof nurse caring behaviors as perceivedby patients receivingcare at an emergency department.
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