Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care: A Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Articles

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
IMPORTANCE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE.....................................................................1
CHARACTERISTICS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE...........................................2
RESEARCH ARTICLE 1................................................................................................................3
RESEARCH ARTICLE 2................................................................................................................5
FINDING AND IMPROVEMENT IN PRACTICE.......................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Evidence based practice is defined as the integration of the clinical expertise or expert
opinion which is related to the issue of problem which is stated within the health and social care.
In the context with evidence-based practice, the knowledge, judgement, and critical reasoning is
usually required through training and professional experience. In addition, the report usually
focuses on the evidence-based practice which is elaborated with the help of article which play an
additional role such as justification and other which carry the process of finding regard with the
knowledge on the suitable way (Al Zoubi and et. al., 2018). In this, the evidence-based practice
in the health and social care shows the aspect which is related with the nurses that have improved
the care with the help care that they provide to the patient in the effective ways. The most
important key example which is related with the evidence-based practice is usually related with
the care and support. For example, provide oxygen supplies to patient with the issue of COPD.
This aspect and behaviour usually help to draw the evidence-based practice relating with the
health and social care. In this, the report shows the further discussion that is based on the review
or justification of chosen article with the characteristic of qualitative and quantitative method.
The discussion also followed the article approach towards the method and study design.
Therefore, the proper health and social care topic is being chosen with the article which is related
with the older people which implied with clinical feature (Albarqouni and et. al., 2018).
IMPORTANCE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
The selected article which is taken within the report are usually show their importance in
health and social care because the topic of the both article is related to the clinical intervention
which support older people. The older people are usually associated with various type of risk
which may influence the health and mental wellbeing. Additionally, the proper intervention has
been taken in order to improve their quality of health and wellbeing. Therefore, the articles are
well selected with the approach to collect and select relevant information which carries the
research with the evidence-based practice which arrives in the part of health and social care. The
health aspect and their characteristic with reliable and validated information that provides the
feature of clinical show the approach related with the health and social care. In addition, the
importance in the health and social care are associated with the vast majority which show their
relevance in the effective ways (Albarqouni and et. al., 2018).
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CHARACTERISTICS OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE
Qualitative research: Qualitative research is defined as the approach which configures the data
in terms of words. It is helpful to create a suitable and better understanding which is related to
the concept, thought, or ideas based on experience. In addition, it is defined as the research
which enables gathering the in-depth analysis on the topic that is associated with the
understanding. In addition, the major qualitative method specifically includes the experiments,
observation recorded as the number, and the survey which is related to the closed-ended
questions.
 Focuses on the exploration of ideas and formulating the theory or the hypothesis.
 They also support the aspect of analysis which is based on summarization, categorization,
and interpreting.
 Mainly which is usually expressed in the words.
 Moreover, they require few respondents which is associated with the research process.
 Open-ended questions (Denvall and Skillmark, M., 2021).
Quantitative method: The quantitative method is usually expressed with the words and number
which is related to the number and graphs. It usually shows the aspect which is related to the test
or confirm the theories of the assumption. In addition, they also focus on the research which is
established generalized fact that is related to the topic. The common quantitative method which
is generally includes experiment, observation, and recorded context that is associated with the
number and survey which is close ended questions (Ekeland, Bergem and Myklebust, 2019).
 They focus on the theory and hypothesis within the information or data.
 Analyzed with the help of maths and statistical analysis.
 In addition, they generally focus on the fundamental of numbers, graphs, and tables.
 Require number of the respondent with various aspect.
 Closed or multiple-choice questions.
 The statistic and graph are useful for the future recommendation. The estimation is also
analysed.
RESEARCH ARTICLE 1
Online source: Subjectively perceived impact of Tai Chi training on physical and mental health
among community older adults at risk for ischemic stroke: a qualitative study, 2017 [Online]
Available through: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397805/
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