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Quantitative Or Qualitative Research
Would I be right in thinking that the type of research carried out in this study : https:/ /bmcpsy chiatry .biomed central .com/ar ticles/ 10.1186 /1471-2 44X-13- 112 is both quantitative and qualitative?? Qualitative, based on; questioning the participants on their pain and symptoms? and Quantitative, based on, questioning and measuring pain levels and their effects on daily activities in order to acquire numerical data and statistics?
Also, what type of study/method is used? Would i be right in thinking its a Correlational Study as epidemiologists are looking for a relationship between chronic pain and BD?
Thanks in advance
Also, what type of study/method is used? Would i be right in thinking its a Correlational Study as epidemiologists are looking for a relationship between chronic pain and BD?
Thanks in advance
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from the paper cited:
In the descriptive analysis, the absolute frequency, mean, median and the dispersion measurements were calculated for the qualitative and quantitative variables.
so yes they think it is mixed
VAS looks objective - however I have my doubts
pain as you know is what the patient feels
remember that quantitative papers have stats like mean, median, standard deviation, regression coeffs
and qualitative have rank scoring - and other non parametric stats
Here
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they say that they have used normal stats on VAS but they werent really meant to
interesting question
anyway good luck
from the paper cited:
In the descriptive analysis, the absolute frequency, mean, median and the dispersion measurements were calculated for the qualitative and quantitative variables.
so yes they think it is mixed
VAS looks objective - however I have my doubts
pain as you know is what the patient feels
remember that quantitative papers have stats like mean, median, standard deviation, regression coeffs
and qualitative have rank scoring - and other non parametric stats
Here
http://
they say that they have used normal stats on VAS but they werent really meant to
interesting question
anyway good luck
Based on the title of the article, I would say it is a cross-sectional study. This type of study looks at prevalence, frequency and/or distribution of a particular variable in a population.
From article //The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of pain experienced by bipolar depressed patients treated by psychiatrists in their regular clinical practice, and to identify possible factors associated with the presence of pain in these patients.//
//In the descriptive analysis, the absolute frequency, mean, median and the dispersion measurements were calculated for the qualitative and quantitative variables. The prevalence (± 95% CI) of pain was calculated, and the crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were used to analyze the factors associated with pain.//
I would research the different types of epidemiological studies to draw your own conclusion. Correlation studies in this field typically deal with populations, rather than individuals (as you have here).
From article //The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of pain experienced by bipolar depressed patients treated by psychiatrists in their regular clinical practice, and to identify possible factors associated with the presence of pain in these patients.//
//In the descriptive analysis, the absolute frequency, mean, median and the dispersion measurements were calculated for the qualitative and quantitative variables. The prevalence (± 95% CI) of pain was calculated, and the crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were used to analyze the factors associated with pain.//
I would research the different types of epidemiological studies to draw your own conclusion. Correlation studies in this field typically deal with populations, rather than individuals (as you have here).
No I think it is a case series
they accessed amuch larger database and looked at a preselected series
case series I think
It is not very good - they get depressed people
and asked you;re in pain arent you ?
( yeah )
and its really really bad ( yeah )
and you cant actually conclude an awful lot other than in a large series the subselected a subset with great pain ......
they accessed amuch larger database and looked at a preselected series
case series I think
It is not very good - they get depressed people
and asked you;re in pain arent you ?
( yeah )
and its really really bad ( yeah )
and you cant actually conclude an awful lot other than in a large series the subselected a subset with great pain ......
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