Research Designs Matrix
Research Designs Matrix
Use the two faculty-approved articles from Week Three to complete this assignment:
Create a comparison matrix that describes the components of the research study. Be sure to include the following in your matrix:
Major differences, as it relates to the components, between qualitative and quantitative designs
Identify levels of evidence provided by each study and the implications to its validity.
The key details of the two research approaches
Some important areas to highlight in the description include:
Summary of the problem statement
Delimitations and/or Assumptions
Definition of concepts or terms
Hypothesis/research question
Research methodology
Results
Implications of the studyCimiotti, J. P., Aiken, L. H., Sloane, D. M., & Wu, E. S. (2012). Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. American journal of infection control, 40(6), 486-490.Use the attached Matrix for the assignment.
Billeter?Koponen, S., & Freden, L. (2005). Long?term stress, burnout and patient-nurse relations: qualitative interview study about nurses’ experiences. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 19(1), 20-27.
Here are the two Faculty approved articles to use for this assignment: one is quantitative and the other is qualitative.
HCS/542: Health Care Research
Week 4 Team Assignment – Research Designs Matrix
Learning Team:
Qualitative Quantitative
Major Differences between qualitative and quantitative research designs (in general)
Research Article Reference
Summary of Problem Statement
Delimitations or Assumptions
Definitions of concepts or terms
Hypothesis/research question
Research Methodology
Results
Level of evidence provided by study
Implications of the study
