For this assignment, using your research topic, select one of the following (fill in the blanks), to design a mixed methods study AND Provide a good rationale
for why you selected the type of study (sequential or concurrent).
OUR RESEARCH TOPIC: Unintentional falls leading to further injury, If a patient has a fall in the hospital, it can lead to extended stay and the hospital
being accountable for the incident.
1. A sequential study with a second quantitative phase building on an initial first qualitative phase:
The intent of this two-phase sequential mixed methods study is to ______________(Mention content objective of the study). The first phased will be a
qualitative exploration of a ____(central phenomenon) by collecting _______________(types of data) from ________(participants) at _______________(research
stie). Findings from this qualitative phased will then be used to test ____________(a theory, research questions, or hypothesis) that
____________(relate,compare) _____________(independent variable) with ___________(dependent variable) for ___________________(sample of population) at
______(research site). The reason for collecting qualitative data initially is that _______________(e.g. instruments are inadequate or not available, variables are
not known, there is little guiding theory or few taxonomies).
2. A sequential study with the qualitative follow-up phase building on and helping to explain the initial quantitative phase:
The intent of this two-phase sequential mixed methods study will be to ______________(mention content objective of the study). In the first phase, quantitative
research questions or hypothesis will address the ____________relationship or comparison of _______________ (independent) and ___________(dependent)
variables with ___________________(participants) at ______(the research site). Information from this first phase will be explored further in a second qualitative
phase. In the second phase, qualitative interviews or observations will be used to probe significant ______(quantitative results) by exploring aspects of the
__________(central phenomenon) with ____________( a few participants) at _______________(research site). The reason for following up with qualitative research
in the second phase is to ____________(e.g. better understand and explain the quantitative results).
3. A concurrent study with the intent of gathering both quantitative and qualitative data and merging or integrating them to best understand a research
problem:
The intent of this concurrent mixed methods study is to _______(content objective of the study) . In this study, ____________(quantitative instruments) will be
used to measure the relationship between __________ (independent variable) and ___________(dependent variable). At the same time, the ___________(central
phenomenon) will be explored using __________ (qualitative interviews or observations) with _______(participants) at _______________(research site).