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MR. JAYESH PATIDAR
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RESEAR!H PR"#$EM
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INTRODUCTIONA research problem is a question that
researcher wants to answer or a problem thata researcher wants to solve
Identifcation & ormulation o a research
problem is the frst step o the researchprocess!
"election o research problem depends onseveral actors such as researcher#s
$nowled%e s$ills interest e'pertisemotivation & creativit( with respect to thesub)ect o inquir(!
It is believed that most o the %ood researchstudies need lots o time or selection o a
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D*+INITIONAccordin% to Kerlinger ,A problem is an
interro%ative sentence or statement that as$swhat relation e'ists between two or morevariable! The answer to question will provide whatis havin% sou%ht in the research!
R.S. Woodworth defnes problem as ,a situationor which we have no read( & successul responseb( instinct or b( previous acquired habit! -e mustfnd out what to do# i!e! the solution can be ound
out onl( ater an investi%ation!In other words ,a research problem is an area o
concern where there is a %ap in the $nowled%ebase needed or proessional practices!
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ID*NTI+ICATION O+ R*"*ARC. /RO01*2
Identifcation o a research problem is the frst & most
important step in research process!
3enerall( a broad area is selected & then a broad
topic is delimited or narrowed down to a specifc one4
sentence statement o the problem!
This step o the research process is considered as the
most di5cult & challen%in% & need slots o time!
A research problem ma( come rom several sources6
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"ocialIssues
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Intuition
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*'posuretofeldsituations
Consultation
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Perso'al E(perie'ces)
Da(4to4da( personal e'perience o a research ma( serve
as %ood source o ideas to ormulate a research problem!
+or e'ample a researcher observed domestic violence
su7ered b( wives o alcoholic husbands!
This e'perience ma( provide ideas to identit( several
research problems related to domestic violence a%ainst
women!
There ma( be so man( such lie e'periences o a
researcher which could be used to develop a research
problem!
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Practical E(perie'ces)
Nurses %ets plent( o ideas to ormulate research
problems rom their clinical e'periences!
*ver( curious nurse has several questions to be
answered which are encountered durin% clinical
e'perience!
+or e'ample a nurse fnds that unrestricted visitin%
hours in sur%ical wards reduced the anal%esic demand
amon% postoperative patients!
"uch clinical e'periences could be rich sources o ideas
to identi( a si%nifcant research problem!
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!ritical Appraisal o& literat%re)
-hen we criticall( stud( boo$s & articles relatin% to
the sub)ect o our interest includin% research
report opinion articles & summaries o clinicalissues pertinent questions ma( arise in our mind!
These ma( stri$e reader#s mind indirectl( b(
stimulatin% ima%ination & directl( b( statin% what
additional research is needed!+or e'ample a nurse reads an article on the
prevalence o the pin site inection amon% patientswith e'ternal f'ators8 while readin% this article
nurse learns that there is lac$ o consensus aboutpin site care!
This inormation ma( serve as a basis to ormulate a
research problem!
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Pre*io%s E(perie'ce)
A bod( o $nowled%e should be developed on a sound
oundation o research fndin%s!
Usuall( at the end o a research urther research
problems are su%%ested based on the shortcomin%s
o previous research which can be investi%ated!
In nursin% proession not much research has been
(et done8 thereore this proession needs research
who are willin% to replicate or repeat other studies on
di7erent samples & settin%s where all the essential
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E(isti'g theories)
Research is a process o theor( development & theor( testin%!
Nurses use man( theories rom other disciplines in their
practices!
It an e'istin% theor( is used in developin% a researchable
problem a specifc statement rom the theor( must beisolated!
3enerall( a part o parts o the theor( are sub)ected to testin%
in the clinical situation!
The testin% o an e'istin% theor( is defnitel( needed in
nursin%8 thereore the( serve as %ood sources o research
problems!
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Social iss%es)
"ometimes topics are su%%ested b( more%lobal contemporar( social or political issues o
relevance to the health care communit(!
+or e'ample .I9:AID" emale oeticide se'ual
harassment domestic violence & %ender
equalit( in health care & in research are some
o the current social & political issues o
concern or health care proessionals!
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#rai'stori'g)
0rainstormin% sessions are %ood techniques to fndnew questions where an intensifed discussion
amon% interested people o the proession is
conducted to fnd more ideas to ormulate a %oodresearch problem!
+or e'ample ideas or studies ma( emer%e rom
reviewin% research priorities b( havin%
brainstormin% session with other nurses
researchers or nursin% aculties!
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I't%itio')
Traditionall( institutions are considered %oodsources o $nowled%e as well as sources to fnd
new research problems!
It is believed that re;ective mind is %ood
sources o ideas which ma( be used to
ormulate a %ood research problem!
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+ol,lores)
Common belies could be ri%ht or wron%!
+or e'amples it is %enerall( believed that
stud(in% )ust beore the test decrease the
score!-e believe we should not stud( )ust beore test
to rela' our mind!
Researchers can conduct a research stud( on
whether one should stud( beore the test or
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E(pos%re to -eld sit%atio's)
Durin% feld e'posure researchers %et variet(o e'periences which ma( provide plent( o
ideas to ormulate research problems!
+or e'ample while wor$in% in feld a
researcher observed a specifc traditional
practice or cure o disease condition which
can be used as research problem to
investi%ate its e5cac(!
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!o's%ltatio' with e(perts)
*'perts are believed to have sound
e'perience o their respective feld which
ma( su%%est a si%nifcance problem to be
studied!
In addition e'pert ma( help in fndin% a
current problem o discipline to be solve
which ma( serve as basis or ormulation o
research problem!
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CRIT*RIA +OR"*1*CTIN3 A
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. Sig'i-ca'ce to '%rsi'g pro&essio'
A problem which a researcher is selectin%
should have si%nifcance to nursin% proession
or it will not serve an( purpose!
A research problem is si%nifcant or nursin%
proession when it is directed to develop or
refne the bod( o proessional $nowled%e!
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fnancial resources available!
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All research pro)ects require some t(pe o resources! Thereore beore ma$in% the fnal decision to
conduct a stud( an accurate determination o theneeded equipment & supplies should be ensured!
I researcher ta$es into consideration equipment &supplies in the earl( phases o a research pro)ectthere are less chances o the pro)ect to be revised ordiscarded later because o equipment or suppl(
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