Research Topic Selection: Health Needs of Elderly Hurricane Victims

Running head: RESEARCH TOPIC SELECTION
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Research topic selection
The health needs of the elderly people who were the victims after the Hurricane Charley in
2004
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RESERCH TOPIC SELECTION
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Introduction
The ability to develop a good research topic is considered an important skill in research
studies. Selecting a relevant topic to the specified area of study enables the researcher to come up
with concrete results and findings that will address the identified problems and the questions.
However, there are a number of factors to be considered when choosing the suitable topic in the
field of science and healthcare administration. Feasibility of the topic is very vital as it
determines how possible and practical the research will be conducted. Additionally, the topic
should help to address a certain problem or provide solutions to the needs of a given group in a
population. Identifying the topic that interests you will drive the motive to conduct an intensive
research thus resulting to a more reliable and accurate findings than a forced topic of study.
Topic selection
The field of science and healthcare administration is broad with many topics that can be
selected for research. However, my topic of study is the health needs of the elderly people who
were the victims after the Hurricane Charley in 2004. This topic is relevant to the field my field
of study as its recommendations would provide a guideline for the healthcare sector in
administoring care not only to the Hurricane victims but also to the victims of other calamities in
the history of the United States. Furthermore, the findings from the study can also be projected
and adopted by healthcare organizations of other countries in the world that underwent different
forms of crises such as the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing in Japan. The study