IHS 4504 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Qualitative Inquiry, Human Leg, Confounding
29 Jun 2020
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A brief review of study designs in rehabilitation research. Quantitative designs: hallmarks include, grounded in empirical findings and numerical data, use of measurement tools and instruments to capture data, robust statistical analysis with tables and figures to interpret findings. Interpretation of results and findings: drawing conclusions and disseminating. Just to name a few: random, assigned to groups without the knowledge of investigators, eliminates bias, used in rcts, a key feature of a true experiment. Stratified: participants are grouped by characteristics, purposive, the investigator purposefully selects individuals with certain conditions, convenience, selected from a localized group that is easily accessible. Pico: quantitative inquiry follows a pico format, p: population. I: intervention of interest: c: comparison group or control, o: outcome measured. Five major approaches: hallmarks include, open-ended inquiry and interviews with participants, direct quotes and perspectives, rich descriptions of themes and significant statements, qualitative designs, narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, case study, ethnography.
