Nursing Research



Nursing Research

Part (1): QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH REPORT ANALYSIS

Orlygsdottir, B. & Svavarsdottir, E. K. (2008), Effect of abuse by a close family member on health, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 40(4), 311-318

Q10.____Sample and Sampling Technique (2) What was the sample and what sampling technique was used to choose the sample from the population?

How was an appropriate sample size determined?

The sample was taken from a total of 208 women (101 visiting the ED and 107 visiting the HRPCC). These women had gone through physical or sexual abuse in one year. All of the selected women were pregnant and in the first trimester. The design technique of cross sectional study was utilized to select the sample from the population. A type of observational and descriptive, that measures both the prevalence of exposure and effect in a population sample in a single moment in time, i.e., to estimate the magnitude and distribution of a disease or condition at any given time (Svavarsdottir & Orlygsdottir, 2008).

Q14. ____ Findings (1) What were the findings of the study?

The findings explained and disclosed the consequences of sexual, emotional and physical abuse on psychological and physical health in the women who visit ED and HRPCC high-risk prenatal care clinic (Orlygsdottir,Svavarsdottir,2008,311-318). The researcher in the study found that women in the ED emergency department who have gone through sexual abuse by a close member of the family, and those that have experience current abuse by an inmate were found in psychological health problems. However, it has been find in that women in the HRPCC that have experienced sexual and physical maltreatment by a family member were predicted to be involved in the psychological problems (Hirsch, 2001).

Q16. ___Limitations (1) What study limitations were identified by the researcher/s?

The limitation which is mentioned in the article is that few numbers of participants were used. Also, in the questionnaires, few items were also missing. Furthermore, a number of the women who did come to the HRPCC or ED already had the preceding records, history and recent experience of physical and sexual abuse. As a result, the interpretations need to be carried out with extra care.

Q17. __ Recommendations (1) What suggestions for further study were identified by the researcher/s? The further area of study that the research suggested is that the difference in the existing psychological health symptoms are determined for both ED and HRPCC participants. This can be determined on ...