The article uses correlation quantitative research as the method for research. The method uses two variables to test or determine their relationship to the topic of the research. The use of this method exposes the outcome of the research to risks associated with biasness, manipulation, and control. The use of this article by nurses in their practices would have the risks associated with having negative outcomes of the practices and the majority of their patients developing more complicated issues.
The method used is subject to manipulation and biases during the research and cannot achieve the required outcomes. This is due to the use of the variable that may have a little relationship and thus the research may have to false the research outcomes (Anthony & Jack, 2009). This causes the outcomes or the reached findings to be unreliable for use. For instance, in the article, the “strong correlations were noted among depression, sleep, and fatigue” (Crane, 2005). However, the research indicated that only 32.7% of the women exposed to sleep and depression suffer from myocardial infarction.
The findings indicate that majority of the women meet the minimal kilocalories required per week to prevent myocardial infarction (Crane, 2005). These findings though they have their recommendations, may not be fully reliable as they may have some contradicting issues between the variables.
To avoid these risks; the research method needs to be elaborative and has different approaches. The use of experimental research would have reliable findings, as the methods used to sample out the data are generally better than for correlation (Anthony & Jack, 2009). The method has low risks of biasness, control, and manipulation as it involves randomization of samples that make every sample in the population to have a given probability.
References
Anthony, S. & Jack, S. (2009). Qualitative case study methodology in nursing research: An integrative review. Journal on Advanced Nursing, 65(6):1171-81.
Crane, P. (2005). Fatigue and physical activity in older women after myocardial infarction. Heart & Lung, 34(1), 30-37.