Barriers to incident reporting in a healthcare system

1.      General Study Orientation

Research article "Barriers to incident reporting in the healthcare system" represents the research study conducted by Lawton and Parker. The general study orientation is quantitative. In this research, the study questionnaire is used as quantitative data collection technique to collect data from the selected research samples (Lawton & Parker, 2002). In this research large scale data was required for generalization of the findings, therefore, the choice of study orientation is appropriate.

2.      Sample technique

              In the sampling, technique researcher tried to use a random sampling technique. Each person in the population was given equal opportunity selection. As access to the whole population was not possible therefore only 315 professionals are selected from the healthcare sector. However, according to information presented in the article, there are chances of sampling biases in the random selection process that is critical for the findings of an overall research study (Lawton & Parker, 2002).   

3.      Sample Characteristics

            In the article, sample characteristics are mentioned clearly that help out the readers in getting understanding about what was actually done and how the researcher conducted research. According to article samples were selected on the basis of location and demographic characteristics such as social status. All research participants are professional in the healthcare sector.     

4.      Choice of research design strategy

According to the analysis of the article, it is concluded that the researcher used the descriptive research design strategy. With this research design, there are some limitations and problems such as it is not capable to study the participants in the actual condition that could provide highly authentic information. Self-reporting system also causes limitation for this research study.    

5.      The process of Instrument Development

The measuring instrument used in this research study is 5 levels Likert scale. In this instrument, 5 levels including very likely, likely, neutral, unlikely, and very unlikely. Each level is given a number or numerical identity that is used to calculate the overall response of the participants. As the research was concerned with the behavior therefore 5 levels Likert scale is an appropriate instrument.    

6.      Data Analysis and Interpretation

              In this research study collected data was quantitative therefore researcher found it easy to conduct statistical analysis of the collected data. In this research, the variance is found through the use of ANOVA testing. Statistical software is used for pilot testing of the three types of behaviors in healthcare professionals. Results are generalized on the basis of data analysis and interpretation.

7.      Other Analysis

In this research study, there are a number of reasons that make it authentic and valid for future researchers. The overall research article is written in a comprehensive way to elaborate on each area and section of the research (Lawton & Parker, 2002). The researcher presented information about methodology, data analysis and finding under the separate heading that makes it easy for the researcher and readers to find their required information easily. While the graphical presentation of data also increases the value of the research article.   

References

Lawton, R., & Parker, D. (2002). Barriers to incident reporting in a healthcare system. BMJ Quality & Safety, 11(1), 15-18. Retrieved 02 17, 2019