Research Methodologies

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Research Methodologies
Developing knowledge about issues and the proper mitigation processes research should
be conducted besides the practical knowledge development processes. On this context, it has
been seen there are different types of research processes conducted predominantly in different
sectors, including health care. Mostly different research methodologies are classified in two
primary sections, such as the qualitative and quantitative method and the secondary research also
divided in qualitative and quantitative method (Bryman2016). The primary research methods
would be dependent on two types which are experimental study and non-experimental study
(Walliman2017). On this context, it can be stated that the process of the experimental study can
be dependent on the statistical correlation, which is a quantitative analysis process. Moreover,
the process of the research would be done based on the quantitative data collection process,
which can be done by the randomised control trial process. In this process, the experimental
groups and the control groups are compared, and the quantitative data collected and analysed;
thus, this can be classified as the quantitative study. On the other hand, the process of the
observational study can also be classified as an experimental study. However, this is a qualitative
study as it focuses on the feelings, experiences and knowledge of the participants whereas,
quantitative study depends on statistical data collection (McCusker and Gunaydin2015). Other
than this, the process of the cohort study and the cross-sectional study can also be classified as
the experimental study, and both these processes can be a qualitative and quantitative method
(Walliman2017). Furthermore, the process of the literature review and the record maintenance
along with the process of the case study analysis can be stated as the secondary study. The
literature review can be divided into the systematic literature review, which is qualitative
research, and the meta-analysis can be quantitative analysis. Thus, these two are secondary

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qualitative research and secondary quantitative research, respectively. Other than all these
processes, the research can also be conducted through the focus group analysis, survey and
ethnographic research method. The focus group analysis can be quantitative, and the survey is
also a quantitative research method. Moreover, the ethnographic research method which focuses
on the characteristics of a specific population is also a type of research method which can be
classified as the qualitative research methodology. Moreover, the mixed method is also used in
many cases which are the qualitative and quantitative data collection and data analysis process in
single research design (McCusker and Gunaydin2015).
Implementation
Research studies are the practices that can effectively help in the development of the idea
about the social, environmental and health condition of a population (Drake, Rancilioand
Stafford2017). Hence, in the nursing or health care field, continuous research is essential for the
development of the knowledge about the situation and requirement of innovative or alternative
interventions to mitigate the negative issues. On this context, it has been found that the
experimental and quantitative studies can be able to develop the most effective ideas about the
concept of disease and the required intervention for that disease as well (Leung2015). However,
sometimes the qualitative and observational studies also play a crucial role in terms of obtaining
ideas about the present situation. Based on the observation, the changes can be implemented.
Thus, it can be found that the process of research is very much effective in the health care sector.
Moreover, it can also be stated that the research study is required with priority in the health care
sector as it helps in the advancement and improvement of the care processes. New medicine
development, learning processes development, new intervention development and health literacy
development are the aspects which can be addressed by research (Drake, Rancilioand