Quantitative and Qualitative Research Review

Running head: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REVIEW
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Review
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1QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REVIEW
Answer to question 1
The study by Carson, Loeb & Lohfeld (2006) is categorised as qualitative study as in-
depth interview was conducted for examining the perspective of the resident and the family
member regarding the in-situ care for pneumonia. According to Neuman (2013) a qualitative
research using interview method seeks to explore and describe the central themes or underlying
reasons of the subject being investigated. It is helpful in understanding the meaning of the
problems or viewpoints narrated by the people and generated a subjective data. The same has
been found in the paper by Carson, Loeb & Lohfeld (2006). The author tends to explore the
factual as well as meaningful data rebated to the treatment of the pneumonia in nursing home,
ideas of participants regarding care aspects and ideas of family members regarding involvement
in decision making process. Therefore, the author could conclude from the interview data and
recordings that interventions are consistent with the family member and residents
preferences.
The study by Thomas & Lorenzetti (2014) is regarded as the quantitative data as the
author aims to assess the social interventions for influenza uptake, public access, system,
provider, for increased influenza vaccination in older population in the community. This was the
continuation of previous research in 2010. According to McCusker & Gunaydin (2015)
quantitative research quantifies information that can be used to measure height and other
parameters and document as numbers. Quantitative data concerns about numeric value generated
while quantifying the problem, which can be assessed using the statistical methods. The same
has been evident from the quantitative study as the author assessed the quality of 13 RCTs on
influenza uptake data and identified the statistical significance of the trial of interventions.