Research Proposal: Residential Staff Stress and Management Strategies

This research proposal outlines a study focused on analyzing how residential staff manages stress in the workplace while providing residential care. The introduction establishes the study's aim to effectively analyze the physical and mental effects of stress on residential staff and proposes strategie...Read More

Research Proposal

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic: “To effectively analyse how residential staff tends to manage stress at the workplace
while providing residential care.”....................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Background.................................................................................................................................1
Aim and Objectives.....................................................................................................................1
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS...........................................................................................................2
METHODOLOGY..........................................................................................................................2
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................2
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................4
REFLECTION.................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
APPENDIX .....................................................................................................................................9
Question s for focus group..........................................................................................................9

Topic: “To effectively analyse how residential staff tends to manage stress at the workplace
while providing residential care.”
INTRODUCTION
Background
Managing stress is considered the wide spectrum of techniques which helps in controlling
person's level of stress which in turn helps in delivering high quality care to the individual which
leads to higher sustainable growth and efficiency (Ngocha-Chaderopa and Boon, 2016). This
study will highlight on, effectively analyse stress can affect the residential staff physically and
mentally while providing residential care. This study also focuses on demonstrating effective
recommendation strategies in order to manage stress level and perform effectively at the
workplace.
Aim and Objectives
Aim
“To effectively analyse stress can affect the residential staff physically and mentally
while providing residential care.”
Objectives
 To analyse factors which could lead to stress among residential staff.
 To evaluate how residential staff manages stress at work.
 To determine the challenges faced by the residential staff to manage stress while
providing residential care.
 To evaluate effective recommendation strategies to manage stress level and perform
effectively at the workplace.
Research questions
 What are the factors which could lead to stress among residential staff?
 How residential staff manages stress at work?
 What are the challenges faced by the residential staff to manage stress while providing
residential care?
 What are effective recommendation strategies to manage stress level and perform
effectively at the workplace?
Rationale
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This study is carried out because it helps in bridging the gaps on the current knowledge of
the subject matter which mainly helps in determining factors which could lead to stress among
residential staff. The researcher of the study has carried out the study because it is the current
issue and is very essential to manage stress while providing residential care. This is the current
issue because ineffective management of stress at workplace results in improper delivery of care
services to the individual. The researcher focuses on effectively analysing how residential staff
tends to manage stress at the workplace while providing residential care. The researcher of the
study will critically evaluate the particular subject matter through thematic analysis which in turn
helps in attaining all the aims and objectives of the research.
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
Stress at workplace is largely linked with the performance of the residential staff.
METHODOLOGY
Phenomenology: This is a type of qualitative research which in turn focuses on the study
of live experiences of the individual. This approach is useful in reaching description of the nature
for the particular phenomenon.
Epistemology: This is an effective approach which focuses on how the particular
knowledge on the subject matter is validated and produced. This is based on the theory of
knowledge which helps in understanding the origin, limit, and nature of the human knowledge.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research methodology is considered to be an effective strategy which is useful in
identifying, selecting, processing and analysing all the information of the research topic.
Research methods: This is an effective method as it helps in uncovering all the useful
information for the better understanding of the research topic. This is classified into qualitative
and quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods helps in gathering data by
effectively analysing complex situations which in turn is useful in gaining knowledge through
social interactions (Research Methods, 2019). Quantitative method helps in effectively
evaluating the numbers and statistical and analytical data which in turn helps in attaining wider
perspective on the subject matter.
The researcher of the study will opt for Qualitative research methods where it helps in
effectively analysing stress which in turn can affect the residential staff physically and mentally
while providing residential care.
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Research approach: This is referred to as the systematic procedure which in turn helps in
gaining wider perspective on the subject matter by gaining broad assumptions. This is classified
into deductive and inductive approach (Kumar, 2019). Deductive approach is based on scientific
investigation which is based on existing theories and concepts by effectively testing it with
research hypothesis. Inductive approach is based on logical reasoning and in turn helps in
obtaining specific conclusion.
The researcher of the study will opt for inductive approach which helps in analysing
factors which could lead to stress among residential staff.
Research design: This is considered to be an effective strategy which h helps in
integrating various different components, variables and elements into the study. This is classified
into exploratory and descriptive research design (Mackey and Gass, 2015). Exploratory methods
helps in critically exploring the subject matter in order to attain desired results. Descriptive
research design helps in observing the behaviour and helps in resolving research problem.
The researcher of the study will opt for descriptive research design where it helps in
evaluating how residential staff manages stress at work.
Data collection: This is an effective process which helps in measuring and gathering
information on the particular set of variables. This is classified into primary and secondary
source of data collection. Primary data collection is the information which has been collected for
the first time through interviews, investigation, questionnaire, poll, etc. Secondary data collection
method is the information which has been collected earlier and can be used in the future for
further investigation.
The researcher of the study will opt for both primary and secondary source of data
collection which helps in analysing that stress can affect the residential staff physically and
mentally while providing residential care.
Sampling: This is an effective statistical analysis which is based on predetermined
observation taken from large population. This is classified into probabilistic and non-
probabilistic sampling method (Bresler and Stake, 2017). Random sampling is considered to be a
probabilistic sampling method where all the individuals from the population has equal probable
chance to be a part of sample size.
The researcher of the study will opt for random sampling method where 6 members of
residential staff will be selected in order to determine the challenges faced by the residential staff
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to manage stress while providing residential care and also evaluate proper recommendation
strategies to manage stress level and perform effectively at the workplace.
Data analysis: This is considered to be an effective process which helps in evaluating
data which is used for uncovering useful information which aids in strategic decision making.
This is classified into thematic analysis and SPSS tool (Silverman, 2016). Thematic analysis is
useful in interpreting and pinpointing various patterns of the research to gain wider aspect of the
research.
The researcher of the study will opt for qualitative research where thematic analysis will
be used to analyse how residential staff tends to manage stress at the workplace while providing
residential care.
Ethical consideration and limitation: The researcher of the study has carried out
research in ethical and sustainable manner where the researcher has collected all the information
from valid sources and has also cited the information (Mackey and Gass, 2015). All the
information is protected by the data protection act which helps in keeping all the relevant
information confidential and free from anonymity. The researcher of the study faced major
limitation associated with time constraints and lack of financial and human resource. But the
researcher did not let this hamper the reliability of the study and has carried out the study within
stipulated time frame.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Factors which could lead to stress among residential staff.
McLean, (2015) sought to determine the fact that, Managing stress is considered the wide
spectrum of techniques which helps in controlling person's level of stress which in turn helps in
delivering high quality care to the individual which leads to higher sustainable growth and
efficiency. Ngocha-Chaderopa and Boon, (2016) sought to evaluate that, long working hours is
considered to be one of the major issue which in turn results in stress among the residential staff
while providing care services to the individual. Davison and et.al., (2017) said that, poor working
relationship with the nurses and doctors tend to result in major factor which in turn leads to stress
among residential staff. Change in the duty and tight deadlines is one of the major stress at work
among the residential staff. Hainstock, Cloutier and Penning, (2017) argued that, factors
associated with the stress directly affects the health of an individual and in turn results in lower
performance and productivity at work.
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To evaluate how residential staff manages stress at work.
Spiegel, (2017) sought to determine the fact that, residential staff manages stress at work
with the help of effective stress management programs which helps in de livering high quality
care to the people in need. The management of the company should focus on creating a positive
relationship among the residential staff members. Huscroft-D’Angelo and et.al., (2017) argued
that, adequate staffing must be made available which helps in putting less stress on the
residential staff and also helps in avoiding long working hours. It must focus on providing
regular in- service programs which in t urn helps in staff in managing change within the health
care. Islam and et.al., (2017) said that, better communication and positive relationship with the
co-workers helps in managing stress of residential staff at the work. Residential staff can manage
stress by effectively adopting a positive attitude and by also focusing on managing work- life
balance. Gresham, Heffernan and Brodaty, (2018) sought to evaluate that, residential staff must
also focus on meditation and organizing the life in order to reach perform work with utmost
accuracy, efficiency and productivity.
Determine the challenges faced by the residential staff to manage stress while providing
residential care.
McLean, (2015) sought to determine the fact that, bad management practice is considered
to be one of the major challenge associated with the residential staff in order to manage stress
while providing residential care. Ngocha-Chaderopa and Boon, (2016) said that, interpersonal
conflict among the residential staff is one of the major which in turn hampers the performance of
the individual. Dealing with death and major injury is one the major challenge associated with
the residential staff to manage stress while providing residential care. Hainstock, Cloutier and
Penning, (2017) argued that, excessive workload demand and odd timing working hours results
in major challenge for the residential staff which in turn affects the performance of the worker.
Davison and et.al., (2017) sought to evaluate that, high level of stress at workplace also aids in
providing ineffective quality of services to the people seeking care at residential home.
REFLECTION
I have sought to evaluate that, this study has helped me in gaining wider perspective on
the factors which could lead to stress among residential staff. It also helps in evaluating how
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residential staff tends to manage stress at workplace. I have gasped that, the major limitation
associated while carrying out this study is with time constraints. I did not let this limitation
hamper the reliability of the study and has carried out the study within stipulated time frame.
The potential limitation while carrying out this study is that lack of financial and human
resource. The potential benefit of carrying out this study is that, it helped me in determine the
challenges faced by the residential staff to manage stress while providing residential care. ?I
have also evaluated that in order to manage stress residential staff should focus on adequate
staffing, positive relationship among the residential staff members, avoiding long working hours
and managing work- life balance.
CONCLUSION
This study has summarized that, managing stress is considered the wide spectrum of
techniques which helps in controlling person's level of stress. It also determines factors such as
poor working relationship, change in the duty and tight deadlines, long working hours, dealing
with death and major injury, interpersonal conflict among the residential staff in turn results in
stress among residential staff. This study has carried out research methodology and reflection.
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REFERENCES
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Gresham, M., Heffernan, M. and Brodaty, H., 2018. The Going to Stay at Home program:
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APPENDIX
Question s for focus group
Q 1. Do you get stressed at work? If yes, kindly justify how it affects your performance.
Q 2. Do you think working at residential home care is emotionally difficult? If yes, kindly
justify your answer.
Q 3. According to you what are the factors which could lead to stress among residential staff?
Q 4. How do you manage stress at work?
Q 5. What challenges do you face to manage stress while providing residential care?
Q 6. According to you what are effective recommendation strategies to manage stress level and
perform effectively at the workplace?
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