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Running Head: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 0

Research Methodology

Yulak Landa

Dr. Allen

April 22, 2020

Research Methodology

Sample/Setting

A sample is a subset of the target population, which is used to generalize the characteristics present in that population. The sample will be selected in a way that will reflect the target population. The sample size for the study will be one hundred, which will take into account an attrition rate of 10 (Gilbert, 2020). The power level will be at point eight percent. The study setting will be in ICU units in nursing homes. The approval to carry out the research will be sought from the administration of these care facilities. The study will include 50 male and 50 female healthcare providers belonging to different age groups in those nursing facilities. The caregivers must not have a chronic or preexisting illness as it can put them into more danger while exposed to the virus and must agree to participate through a written consent due to the risk involved.

Sampling Strategy

This is the plan utilized in the process of drawing a sample from the target population. Non-probabilistic sampling technique will be applied in this research and, more specifically, purposive sampling. It will be useful irrespective of the bias involved. This is because I shall be recruiting the participants based on their willingness and the desired characteristics. Also, I will be assigning the participants as either the ones using the standard masks or the ones using the surgical masks. (Gilbert, 2020).

Research Design

The research will follow an experimental design where the study will employ a quantitative research method that entails an empirical and systematic survey of observable facts through statistical, mathematical, and computational methods. The observable phenomena in the question will be to establish if there exists any difference between the use of standard face masks and the surgical face mask in preventing infections, particularly covid-19. The quantitative approach will employ and come up with propositions, hypothesis statements, and mathematical models in regard to this issue and give evidence on the cause-effect relationship. The technique will adopt methods that result in numerical variables that will be statistically analyzed. The sample units will be divided equally using their gender when determining the type of masks they will use. (Rees, 2019.

References

Gilbert, T. (2020). Mixed methods and mixed methodologies. Journal of Research in Nursing. doi:10.1177/1744987106064634

Rees, C. (2019). The practice of nursing research – appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidenceThe practice of nursing research – appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence 6 burns Nancy grove Susan K Elsevier £40.99 768pp 9781416054689 1846191351. Nursing Standard. doi:10.7748/ns.23.45.30.s35