HLTB15H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Concept Map, Candidiasis, Brainstorming
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Questions derived from clinical practice, community observations, and personal experience often point toward an unmet demand for needs assessments, program evaluations, and clinical effectiveness studies. A good research question ends in a question mark and is testable (can be measured and examined) . These methods are used to facilitate the choosing of research topics and identification of themes. Brainstorming to create a long list of possible research topics. Concept mapping to identify central themes that might be worth exploring. Health care issue or phenomenon (such as medical tourism) Mesh database ( medical subject headings ): to identify related ideas and to expand or narrow a theme. This is a salient concept that will come up later in the course. The edps form the basis for many research questions: is [exposure] related to. This is the most common way in which a research question will be posed. Exposure examples: income, age, alcohol use, drinking water, nutritional status, etc.
