Taking the MysteryTaking the MysteryTaking the Mystery Taking the Mystery Out of Research!Out of Research!

Trudy Langendoen PTA & Candy Pleasance OTATrudy Langendoen PTA & Candy Pleasance OTA

Humber College 16Humber College 16thth Annual OTA/PTA Seminar DayAnnual OTA/PTA Seminar DayMay 18, 2011May 18, 2011

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• Steps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research Project• Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research

hi d h• Reasons Behind our Research• Our Project• Future Directions• QuestionsQuestions

Steps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research Project

1 Idea1. Idea

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2. Literature Review2. Literature Review

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3. Develop Research Plan3. Develop Research Plan

4 Abstract for Approval4. Abstract for Approval

5 Research Ethics Board Proposal5. Research Ethics Board Proposal

6 UHN Principles of Clinical Research6. UHN Principles of Clinical Research Practice Workshop

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7. UHN Allied Health Funding Competition7. UHN Allied Health Funding Competition

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8 Survey Monkey™8. Survey Monkey

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9. Peer Review – ask your friends and a few9. Peer Review ask your friends and a few very honest people

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10 Help!10. Help!

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11. Send out the Survey11. Send out the Survey

12 Cl th S12. Close the Survey

13. Analyze the Data

14. Dissemination

Qualitative vs Quantitative ResearchQualitative vs Quantitative ResearchQualitative vs. Quantitative ResearchQualitative vs. Quantitative Research

Qualitative: Q• subjective• detailed description • data in the form of objects, pictures and words • interview, focus groups, observations

Quantitative: • objective

d i h f f b d i i• data in the form of numbers and statistics• uses tools i.e. questionnaires to collect numerical data• efficient but may miss contextual detail• efficient, but may miss contextual detail

Reasons Behind our ResearchReasons Behind our ResearchReasons Behind our ResearchReasons Behind our Research

• Lack of available assistant courses

• Lack of applicable courses

• 4 successful OTA/PTA courses at UHN– Waiting lists– Feedback

• Performance Enhancement System

Our ProjectOur ProjectOur ProjectOur Project

W ill t d id thiWe will present and provide this information once it is completed

in full and has been published

Future DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture Directions

• PresentationsPresentations

• New Education Days at UHN– OTA/PTA – Student OTA/PTA courses

• Publication

• Other Research Projects

Thank You!

Questions ?

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t d l d @ htrudy.langendoen@uhn.on.cacandy.pleasance@uhn.on.ca