A study was conducted to determine which palliative care measures patients prefer. Statistical analysis revealed that most of them ranked evening back rubs and calming music the highest in helpfulness
This research would most likely fall under which of the following categories?
a. Qualitative research
b. Quantitative research
c. Outcomes research
d. There is not enough information to answer this question.
ANS: B
Quantitative research would ask patients what they prefer from a list of possibilities or simply create a frequency distribution of their answers. These responses would then be tabulated, and descriptive statistics could be reported; thus the finding that back rubs and calming music are the most popular answers.
Qualitative research might ask the patient what is most helpful, but there would not be statistical analysis, nor would the responses be ranked.
Outcomes research would ask questions about the quality and effectiveness of health care.
There is enough information to answer the question. Quantitative research would ask patients what they prefer from a list of possibilities or simply create a frequency distribution of their answers. These responses would then be tabulated, and descriptive statistics could be reported, thus the finding that back rubs and calming music are the most popular answers.
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