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  1. Quantitative Research Methods in Medical Education

    Consider the following hypothetical example: A research article reports the effects of a year-long intubation curriculum for first-year anesthesiology residents. All residents participate in monthly, half-day workshops over the course of an academic year. ... This article provides an overview of quantitative research in medical education ...

  2. A Practical Guide to Writing Quantitative and Qualitative Research

    INTRODUCTION. Scientific research is usually initiated by posing evidenced-based research questions which are then explicitly restated as hypotheses.1,2 The hypotheses provide directions to guide the study, solutions, explanations, and expected results.3,4 Both research questions and hypotheses are essentially formulated based on conventional theories and real-world processes, which allow the ...

  3. Quantitative medicine: Tracing the transition from holistic to

    The rise of quantitative medicine. Quantitative medicine is a paradigm shift in the practice of medicine that emphasizes the use of quantitative data and mathematical models to understand and treat disease. 20 This approach is based on the idea that the human body can be studied as a complex system, with many interconnected parts that can be modeled and simulated using mathematical and ...

  4. A Quantitative Observational Study of Physician Influence on Hospital

    About a third of the physicians graduated from medical schools outside of the United States, and we observed a higher prevalence at nonteaching hospitals when compared with teaching hospitals. We also observed that 16.4% of physicians in our sample were board certified surgeons and 31.7% of physicians had board certification in internal medicine.

  5. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students: a multicenter

    The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the United States (US) medical education system with the necessary, yet unprecedented Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) national recommendation to pause all student clinical rotations with in-person patient care. This study is a quantitative analysis investigating the educational and psychological effects of the pandemic on US medical students and ...

  6. Recent quantitative research on determinants of health in high ...

    Background Identifying determinants of health and understanding their role in health production constitutes an important research theme. We aimed to document the state of recent multi-country research on this theme in the literature. Methods We followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines to systematically identify, triage and review literature (January 2013—July 2019). We searched for studies that ...

  7. Quantitative Research Methods in Medical Education

    Our goal is to review the quantitative aspects of research in medical education so that clinicians may understand these articles with respect to framing the study, recognizing methodologic issues, and utilizing instruments for evaluating the quality of medical education research. This review can be used both as a tool when appraising medical ...

  8. PDF Quantitative Research Methodology in the Health Sciences

    methodology that can adequately respond to the study's research question or objective. This initial step will be based on the theoretical orientation, i.e. on the selected research paradigm, from which the methods and techniques for analysing the data collected during the study of a given phenomenon will be defined.

  9. Conducting Quantitative Medical Education Research: From ...

    Abstract. Rigorous medical education research is critical to effectively develop and evaluate the training we provide our learners. Yet many clinical medical educators lack the training and skills needed to conduct high-quality medical education research. We offer guidance on conducting sound quantitative medical education research.

  10. 23 Questions to Guide the Writing of a Quantitative Medical ...

    2 director, Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education, and associate professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Academic Medicine: January 2022 - Volume 97 - Issue 1 - p 164 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003660

  11. Quantitative Research Methods in Medical Education

    cation. 1 Medical education research can serve a variety of. purposes, fr om advancing the science of learning to improv-. ing the outcomes of medical trainees and the patients they. care for. How ...

  12. Quantitative research methods in medical education

    Quantitative research in medical education tends to be predominantly observational research based on survey or correlational studies. As researchers strive towards making inferences about the impact of education interventions, a shift towards experimental research designs may enhance the quality and conclusions made in medical education. ...

  13. Quantitative Research

    Health Research: Quantitative research is used in health research to study the effectiveness of medical treatments, identify risk factors for diseases, and track health outcomes over time. Researchers use statistical methods to analyze data from clinical trials, surveys, and other sources to inform medical practice and policy. ... Large sample ...

  14. Common Data Types in Public Health Research

    Quantitative data uses numbers to determine the what, who, when, and where of health-related events (Wang, 2013). Examples of quantitative data include: age, weight, temperature, or the number of people suffering from diabetes. Qualitative Data. Qualitative data is a broad category of data that can include almost any non-numerical data.

  15. Basics of statistics for primary care research

    The following are the general steps for statistical analysis: (1) formulate a hypothesis, (2) select an appropriate statistical test, (3) conduct a power analysis, (4) prepare data for analysis, (5) start with descriptive statistics, (6) check assumptions of tests, (7) run the analysis, (8) examine the statistical model, (9) report the results ...

  16. Using quantitative and qualitative data in health services research

    Background In this methodological paper we document the interpretation of a mixed methods study and outline an approach to dealing with apparent discrepancies between qualitative and quantitative research data in a pilot study evaluating whether welfare rights advice has an impact on health and social outcomes among a population aged 60 and over. Methods Quantitative and qualitative data were ...

  17. What is Quantitative Research? Definition, Methods, Types, and Examples

    Quantitative research is the process of collecting and analyzing numerical data to describe, predict, or control variables of interest. This type of research helps in testing the causal relationships between variables, making predictions, and generalizing results to wider populations. The purpose of quantitative research is to test a predefined ...

  18. Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine

    Description. Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine reflects the author's past activities and experiences in the field of medical statistics. The book presents statistical material from a variety of medical fields. The text contains chapters that deal with different aspects of vital statistics. It provides statistical surveys of ...

  19. What Is Quantitative Research?

    Quantitative research is the opposite of qualitative research, which involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio). Quantitative research is widely used in the natural and social sciences: biology, chemistry, psychology, economics, sociology, marketing, etc. Quantitative research question examples

  20. 500+ Quantitative Research Titles and Topics

    Quantitative research involves collecting and analyzing numerical data to identify patterns, trends, and relationships among variables. This method is widely used in social sciences, psychology, economics, and other fields where researchers aim to understand human behavior and phenomena through statistical analysis. If you are looking for a quantitative research topic, there are numerous areas ...

  21. Examples of Quantitative Research Questions

    Understanding Quantitative Research Questions. Quantitative research involves collecting and analyzing numerical data to answer research questions and test hypotheses. These questions typically seek to understand the relationships between variables, predict outcomes, or compare groups. Let's explore some examples of quantitative research ...

  22. Research: Qualitative or quantitative?

    In qualitative research, smaller numbers are acceptable and participants are selected according to what you want to find out. Finally, although either of these approaches can be used by itself, they are often combined. For example, qualitative research can be used to gather preliminary data to inform the design of a quantitative project.

  23. Quantitative Study of the Characteristics of Effective Internal

    Introduction. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires that internal medicine (IM) residency programs provide a didactic curriculum based on the core knowledge content. 1 The ability of this curriculum to motivate independent study among residents is not known. 2 - 9 A study in continuing medical education found that lecture effectiveness was correlated with the ...

  24. Journal of Medical Internet Research

    Background: Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for people with life-limiting illnesses. Advance care planning conversations that establish a patient's wishes and preferences for care are part of a person-centered approach. Internationally, electronic health record systems are digital interventions used to record and share patients' advance care plans across health care ...

  25. Ethics Summer Research Fellowship (ESRF) for CCOM Medical Students

    Define a research question in medical ethics suitable for empirical investigation. Design a study to gather data to answer the question, using quantitative or qualitative methods. (For a quick summary of quantitative and qualitative methods, see Acad Med 2012;87(3):386.) Interpret the findings generated.

  26. Rape-Related Pregnancies in the 14 US States With Total Abortion Bans

    Many US women report experiencing sexual violence, and many seek abortion for rape-related pregnancies. 1 Following the US Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization (Dobbs) decision overturning Roe v Wade, 14 states have outlawed abortion at any gestational duration. 2 Although 5 of these states allow exceptions for rape-related pregnancies, stringent gestational ...