This study is based on conceptual framework from Donabedian (1966) McCkorkle et al. 2011. Mitchel, Ferketish and Jennings (1998) state: Donabedian 's perspective was essentially linear, assuming that structures affect processes, which in turn affect outcomes. Patient characteristics are sometimes considered as mediating outcomes and clinical interventions are considered to be processes” (Mitchel, Ferketish and Jennings, 1998). Per Grove, Burns and Gray (2013), the Design of this study is a Control Group design. The study selected a Homogenous group of people i.e. women status post abdominal surgery and in different stages of cancer. The distinguishing features of this study include the following. The study is based on Experimental design. The investigators seek to test the efficiency of nursing interventions. Groove, Burns & Gray (2013) state:
The three essential elements of experimental research are (1) randomization; (2) researcher-controlled manipulation of the independent variable; and (3) researcher control of the experimental situation, including a control or comparison group. Groove et al. 10381-10382 (2013). This study incorporates those three criteria. The study also incorporates a Longitudinal process. Grove, Burns & Gray (2013) state “Longitudinal …show more content…
In addition to your assigned article you will need to use your textbooks or other resources to adequately talk about the specific aspects of having validity in a research study.
Validity is affected by low statistical power. As stated above, a power analysis was unable to be conducted for this study. Grove, Burns & Gray (2016) state:
Low statistical power increases the probability of concluding that there is no significant difference between samples when actually there is a difference (Type II error, failing to reject a false null) (see Chapter 8 for discussion of the null hypothesis) (Groove and Cipher,
The three essential elements of experimental research are (1) randomization; (2) researcher-controlled manipulation of the independent variable; and (3) researcher control of the experimental situation, including a control or comparison group. Groove et al. 10381-10382 (2013). This study incorporates those three criteria. The study also incorporates a Longitudinal process. Grove, Burns & Gray (2013) state “Longitudinal …show more content…
In addition to your assigned article you will need to use your textbooks or other resources to adequately talk about the specific aspects of having validity in a research study.
Validity is affected by low statistical power. As stated above, a power analysis was unable to be conducted for this study. Grove, Burns & Gray (2016) state:
Low statistical power increases the probability of concluding that there is no significant difference between samples when actually there is a difference (Type II error, failing to reject a false null) (see Chapter 8 for discussion of the null hypothesis) (Groove and Cipher,