Research Paper For Nursing Class
Running head: Correlates of Quality of Life
Correlates of Quality of Life in Older Adult Veterans
Kumar Achaibar
April, 17, 2007
Professor A. Yarcheski, PhD, FANN
The Research Process in Nursing 705:390
I. Introduction, Problem Statement, and Definition of Terms
1. Discuss how adequately the research problem statement is described in the introduction to the study?
According to Polit and Beck (2004) a research problem statement identifies the nature of the problem, the context and the significance of the problem (p.73). According to Polit and Beck’s definition of a problem statement, Mowad adequately described the problem statement. Mowad described that the nature of the problem deals with the quality of life for older adult and that there is not a lot of empirically based knowledge about quality of life in this population. Mowad then described the context of the problem statement, when she stated that many personal factors are believe to contribute to quality of life including biological and psychological factors and choosing variables for the study can be somewhat arbitrary. Mowad also stated the significance of the research was designed to examine the relationship of three personal variables to the quality of life. Even though Mowad describe the problem statement adequately, she failed to clearly state the specified population of the study in the problem statement.
2. Identify and present the statement of the research purpose to be investigated in this study.
Mowad’s statement of purpose is to examine the relationship of three personal variables to quality life. These variables, which are especially relevant to older adults, are health promotion, a sense of coherence, and personal autonomy.
3. Discuss whether the criterion is met for a good statement of the research purpose as discussed by Polit...
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