In a quantitative research study, burn patients either washed their own wounds or had them washed by nursing staff daily. Patients performed self-washing on alternate days
Pain was measured at intervals during dressing changes. Patients were also interviewed near the end of hospitalization, from the theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism in order to determine what factors made their pain more severe or less severe, under each condition. What study designs were used in this research project?
a. Grounded theory research
b. Model testing design
c. Pretest-posttest with a removed treatment
d. Mixed methods research
ANS: A, C, D
Pretest-posttest with a removed treatment is basically a one-group pretest-posttest design. Then the treatment is removed, followed by another measure of the dependent variable. The treatment may again be added, followed by another measure of the dependent variable, in which case this is called a "repeated reversal" approach. The periods between measures must be equivalent. Mixed methods research is characterized as research that contains elements of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Grounded theory is congruent with, and its philosophy is derived from the theories of, symbolic interactionism. In a model-testing design, the accuracy of a hypothesized causal model is tested using both linear and multiple regression to differentiate variables that contribute from those which do not. A large, heterogeneous sample is required. All the paths expressing relationships between concepts are identified, and a conceptual map is developed.
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