Week 3 – Assignment: Identify Qualitative Approaches to Assessing Population Health

The resources are designed to give you excellent information about the use of research methods. You will want to keep these resources, review them for the final assignment, and make a note of them as future reference sources. This is a two-part assignment that relies heavily on the resources for this week. Please take the time to review the resources carefully.

Part 1: Identify Your Method(s)

Please respond to the question: What qualitative method or methods would you use to obtain information about each of the populations identified below?

Be precise in your identification of a qualitative method(s) and defend your choice of a method. Describe the results you hope to achieve.

Exploring the feelings of patients over 65 in an HMO have about a new program (e.g., personalized case management).Determining the reason why an underserved population living in subsidized housing is not using the new clinic facilities in their neighborhood.How people feel about their health at a given point in time: a day, week, month, year, or longer period of time.What caregivers need to make their tasks easier?Why homeless diabetics are not taking their medication.If group meetings for diabetics who are retired are more effective than individual appointments.Activities a group desiring to change an unhealthy habit that persists over time.

Part 2: Develop a Qualitative Question

For each of the populations identified above, develop one question and the qualitative approach you might use to obtain the information you seek.

 Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages

References: Include a minimum of 1 scholarly resource or government website