Health Sciences 3910F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Vivar Del Cid, Meta-Analysis, Sample Size Determination

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3910F/G
• Professor: Shauna Burke

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Getting started with qualitative research: developing a research proposal. Vivar, c. g. , mcqueen, a. , whyte, d. a. , & armayor, n. c. (2007). The methodology used in research is dependent on the research question - while the study design influences methodology choices. Choose a topic that needs to be investigated - after this, conduct a literature review to see what is written. This will inform whether the topic needs to be investigated and will help to justify the study, provide background to the problem, and show significance of the study. The study must not be too methodologically ambitious. Step 2 - introducing the background to the problem. Illustrate and develop a critical appraisal of what"s been researched on this topic before. Describe practice-based research, systematic reviews, literature reviews, meta-analysis and other types of publications for an up-to-date summary. Highlight the research gap to identify the relevance of the study.