Evidence Based Learning in Health and Social Care

Evidence based learning in health and
social care.

Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
The concept of health and social care is generally a treatment towards the ill well-being
and a medical condition within the healthcare organizations, the well-being centres as well as
within community as well. In this, social care is generally a care and support of the vulnerable
people, more commonly within a community. A coronary bypass surgery is generally a
procedure which can restores the flow of blood to the cardiac muscles by simply diverting the
blood flow around the sections of a blocked artery within cardiac system. The bypass surgery can
significantly redirect the blood around sections of a blocked or the partially blocked artery within
human cardiac system. In this, a fractional flow reserve (FFR) is generally a pressure wire-based
index which is specifically used during the coronary angiography in order to measure the
potential of the coronary stenosis in order to cause the myocardial ischaemia. In this research, it
will cover a comparison of two chosen articles qualitative and quantitative both within an area of
fractional flow reserve (FFR) guided PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) as related with
coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) (Fearon and et.al., 2022).
MAIN BODY
Identify characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
When conducting research, the collection as well as analysis of information can be in the
form of both quantitative and qualitative as well. While talking about the quantitative research, it
generally deals with figures, statistics as well as the numbers and while talking about qualitative
research, it specifically deals with meanings and words. These both types of research are quite
essential for gaining the various kinds of knowledge. In contrast with quantitative research, it is
expressed in the in both the graphs as well as numbers. The quantitative research type is
generally used to test or can confirm the assumptions as well as theories. The research type is
specifically used to establish the more generalize facts about the particular topic. In this, the
more common quantitative methods can involve observations, experiments that are recorded in
the form of figures, numbers as well as the surveys with closed-ended questions. The quantitative
research types are generally concentrated over the testing theories as well as hypothesis and can
needs various participants to analyse the research more deeply. In addition to this, the key terms
that are mainly used within this type of research can include measurements, replicability,
objectivity and many more. In contrast with qualitative research types, these are mainly
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expressed in the form of words. The research type is significantly used to gain knowledge or
understand the particular concepts, experiences and thoughts as well. it can allow the researcher
to collect an in-depth insight on the specific topics which are not well understood. In this, the
most common qualitative methods that is involved an interview with open-ended questions,
literature review which can expand the particular theories and concepts, the observations that are
described in words. While doing the qualitative research, it does not need more participants and
the key terms that are mostly used in the qualitative research can involve such as complexity,
understanding, subjectivity and contexts as well (Anyon, Bender, Kennedy and Dechants, 2018).
Information gathering methods in Quantitative research:
Experiments: The situations in which the variables are manipulated as well as controlled in order
to create the cause-and-effect relationships.
Surveys: It can involve the list of multiple or closed type questions which are dispersed to a trial
(Online, in a person or over the system).
Observations: In this, the detecting subjects within a normal environment where the variable
quantity cannot be controlled.
Information gathering methods in Qualitative research:
Literature review: The literature review can involve the survey of the published works by the
other authors.
Interviews: It can involve asking the open-ended questions verbally to the participants.
Ethnography: In this, it can involve participating within a community or a workplace for an
extended periods of the time to more closely observe the behaviour and culture as well.
Focus groups: In this, it can involve the discussion among the groups of people about a topic in
order to collect the opinions which can be used for additional investigation.
Reflect research evidence appropriate to the health and social care practice considering reliability
and validity.
The concept of dependability and validity are generally the two thoroughly related topics.
But they mean the different things. In this, a dimension can be reliable but without being valid.
Therefore, if a dimension is valid, it is usually also reliable. These both concepts are used in
order to measure the quality of the investigation. these can point how well a method, technique
or test measure something. In addition to this, reliability is generally about uniformity of a
measure, and a validity is about the quality of a measure. While conducting research, it is crucial
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