Unit 5 Health And Social Care P3
Explain the function of research in health and social care
What is research?
Research is a process by which we find answers to questions. Research is systematic and guided by the theory and research of others. Research is finding a better way to do things and only by research can doctors and scientists learn new things to share with humanity.
Functions of research
The overall function of research is to gather information on subjects wherein people have little knowledge about. It is to develop and evaluate different concepts, practices and theories, evaluate different methods and obtain knowledge to solve different issues/problems. Some other functions are “identifying needs, highlighting the gaps in provision, planning provision informing policy or practice, extending knowledge and understanding, improvising practice, aiding reflection, allowing progress to be monitored and examining topics of contemporary importance”-(BTEC Health and social care level 3 book 1)
Identifying needs
Every individual who works in the health and social care sector in care planning uses research to identify different needs on patients, residents and clients. An example would be, a doctor might identify that a patient’s medical history needs to …show more content…
An example would be a floor manager in a residential care home checks on a new client to ensure he/she is comfortable and happy with their new residence. Monitoring includes, using questionnaires to investigate perceptions of individual users of a new service, interviews/ questionnaires with staff, gathering quantitative data, for example gathering data on the number of people using the service and how quickly their needs are being met, reviewing the data to understand if there are any weaknesses in the service and developing and then implementing an action plan to address problematic areas and enable further
What is research?
Research is a process by which we find answers to questions. Research is systematic and guided by the theory and research of others. Research is finding a better way to do things and only by research can doctors and scientists learn new things to share with humanity.
Functions of research
The overall function of research is to gather information on subjects wherein people have little knowledge about. It is to develop and evaluate different concepts, practices and theories, evaluate different methods and obtain knowledge to solve different issues/problems. Some other functions are “identifying needs, highlighting the gaps in provision, planning provision informing policy or practice, extending knowledge and understanding, improvising practice, aiding reflection, allowing progress to be monitored and examining topics of contemporary importance”-(BTEC Health and social care level 3 book 1)
Identifying needs
Every individual who works in the health and social care sector in care planning uses research to identify different needs on patients, residents and clients. An example would be, a doctor might identify that a patient’s medical history needs to …show more content…
An example would be a floor manager in a residential care home checks on a new client to ensure he/she is comfortable and happy with their new residence. Monitoring includes, using questionnaires to investigate perceptions of individual users of a new service, interviews/ questionnaires with staff, gathering quantitative data, for example gathering data on the number of people using the service and how quickly their needs are being met, reviewing the data to understand if there are any weaknesses in the service and developing and then implementing an action plan to address problematic areas and enable further