Research: Which means to travel through or survey.
RE+SEARCH= Search after search and search
Careful search or inquiry into any subject matter.
To investigate thoroughly
What is Research?
A scientific study to seek hidden knowledge
A scientific study to answer a question
A scientific study of causes and effects
A scientific attempt towards new discoveries
A systematic method of inquiry
A logical attempt to find answers to problems
A systematic approach to a (medical) problem
A scientific attempt to discover the truth
Areas of Medical Research
Parameters of Health
Parameters of Disease
Risk of Disease
Outcome of Disease
Outcome of Treatment
Evaluating Treatments and procedures
Vital Statistics and Trends
Why Do Research?
Provides answers to unknown important questions
Stimulates learning and gaining of new knowledge
Research-based knowledge is usually authentic and
verifiable
Develops a higher level of professional skill in the relevant
field
Directly affects patient care and health policy
Think of the who, what, when, where and why questions:
WHY did you choose the topic?
WHO are the information providers on this topic?
WHAT are the major questions for this topic?
WHERE is your topic important: at the local, national or international
level?
WHEN is/was your topic important? Is it a current event or an historical
Research Process
Topic should be
Relevant Specific
Analytical Original
Feasible
Your research topic should be Feasibility
Can you complete the project in the time available?
Is this possible with your routine work and your daily observation?
Do you have sufficient financial and other resources?
Will you be able to gain access to data?
Framing the objective
what the research is trying to achieve.
provides direction to the study.
Objective should be:
Frame in specific and epidemiologic terms
Write in scientific/ epidemiological language
Sort as primary and secondary objectives
Be clear about the type of question
Descriptive Question ( measuring a quantity)
Analytical/ experimental questions (testing a hypothesis )
Research should be
Need based
Solving a problem that existing
Fill in the gap for something unknown
Innovative
How to conduct the research in our set up
Make a EC Start patient
Framing topic proposal enrollment
Feed the data
Drafting results Analysis
in excel
Publishing in
Writing
Conclusion Journal
manuscript
Thank you
