Quantitative Research Report: Analysis of Hepatitis B Virus Screening

This report delves into the application of quantitative research within the healthcare domain, specifically focusing on its relevance to nursing practice and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines. The report explores how quantitative research methodologies, such as experimental and causal-comparative designs, are employed to gather and analyze data, with the aim of generating evidence-based practices. The report also examines the role of quantitative research in identifying the nature of a problem and in evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions. Furthermore, the report highlights the importance of quantitative research in the context of the USPSTF's recommendations regarding Hepatitis B screening, demonstrating how research findings can inform and improve healthcare practices. The report emphasizes the use of empirical data, manipulated variables, and hypothesis testing to derive reliable and objective conclusions.

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Quantitative research
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Institution

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Quantitative research
Quantitative research is a structured way of gathering and analyzing information garnered
from different sources. It is used to quantify a problem by generating numerical data which can
be translated into statistics. To enhance professional practice, quantitative data is used to make
solid decisions. This is because quantitative research is known to produce factual and reliable
outcome data as objective theories are tested and the relationship among different variables is
measured. Usually, the outcome of quantitative data is deductive and therefore the determined
results can be relied upon. According to Esperón (2017), quantitative research identifies the deep
nature of realities, the system relations as well as the dynamic structures. This enhances
professionalism by understanding in details the nature of a problem. Furthermore, quantitative
research includes practical studies which are based on evidences. This enhances professional
practice by proving the effectiveness and efficiency of secure nursing interventions. Since
nursing professionals are always seeking for better evidence-based procedures to treat and
prevent diseases, quantitative research can be used to generalize findings thereby determining the
cause and effect of a problem.
The practice guidelines that apply to my practice is from U.S Preventive Services Task
force (2015).Final recommendation statement: Hepatitis B Virus infection: Screening, 2014
retrieved from
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal
/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2014. The quantitative study which was utilized to develop
this study includes experimental research where analysis was done so as to prove the hypothesis.
Causal comparative research was also used to determine how different variables change when
subjected to the same condition. In this tool, cause-effect equation was used to draw conclusion.

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I recognized the study is quantitative because it has manipulated variables, empirical data
has been incorporated, hypotheses have been used and data analyzed.

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References
Esperón, J. M. T. (2017). Quantitative research in nursing science. Escola Anna Nery, 21(1).
Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1414-8145.20170027
U.S Preventive Services Task force (2015).Final recommendation statement: Hepatitis B Virus
infection: Screening, 2014 retrieved from
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStateme
ntFinal/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2014