Introduction to Research in Healthcare | Response

Running head: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN HEALTHCARE
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN HEALTHCARE
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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN HEALTHCARE1
Response to Question 1
As per the study conducted by Boyde et al. (2018), a randomised controlled trial design was
used in a single centre. The need assessment was not based upon any scientific study or
research; rather, it was entirely based on the response of the participants from the two base
questionnaires used in order to evaluate the learning need. The patients were recruited who
were referred to the HF-MP at the large tertiary referral hospital in Brisbane in Australia.
Thus, it can be seen that a limited number of respondents were chosen that did not
approximately described or defined the study population. As per the opinion of Cypress
(2017), qualitative studies are conducted with rigor as compared to quantitative because of
the subjectivity of the type of research, it is challenging to deal with numbers and statistics,
and therefore, the rigor of this study was questionable. The analysis in this article was
conducted using a quantitative method using statistical data; therefore, the rigor is low in
nature. The biasness can be found explicitly from the study design where blinded
randomisation was used in order to choose the population. Moreover, the education
intervention was implemented only among patient with heart failure; however; the general
population is sometimes unaware of various aspects and require support.
Response to Answer 2
The internal validity of the study was found to be inappropriate and inconclusive in
nature. From the article conducted by Boyde et al. (2018), it was concluded that a targeted
multimedia educational interventional would be effective in reducing the all-cause unplanned
readmission to hospital among people with the problem related to heart failure. However, no
difference between the two groups (the control and interventional) found in the score of
knowledge and self-care was obtained. As observed, the specific mechanism that would help
in explaining the reason why the patient in the interventional group would demonstrate