Sample and Setting
Number of Subjects
To carry out a detailed analysis of the effects that peer-mentoring and self-management have on patients suffering from pain, one will have to recruit a total of at least 200 participants. Thus, the foundation for an all-embracive analysis can be created. With the above information in mind, one will have to consider using a sample size of 120 people. Thus, a basis for retrieving credible results can be built (Creswell, 2014).
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
The participants will be recruited among the people that suffer from pain and need strategies that will help reduce it. Since the perception of pain is individual and, therefore, measuring pain intensity is going to be problematic, it will be necessary to recruit the people that have the same condition (e.g., cancer). Thus, the results of the study will remain homogenous.
Sampling Strategy
To make sure that the outcomes of the study should remain objective, it will be necessary to provide every participant with an equal choice to be selected as a part of the sample group. Therefore, the use of random sampling is recommended. The identified framework will help reduce biases (Grove, Gray, & Burns, 2014).
Research Design
Description
The research will be conducted as a quasi-experimental randomized control trial. The participants will be represented by two main groups, i.e., Group A, where peer mentoring and self-management will be used, and the control group, where traditional approaches to pain alleviation are utilized. A comparison between the two will shed light on the subject matter.
Rationale
It is crucial to make sure that the research is modeled after a real-life scenario. Thus, the efficacy of the study will remain high. Furthermore, the introduction of randomness into the study will help make the outcomes more objective (McKean, Ross, & Dressler, 2016).
References
Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Grove, C. K., Gray, J. R., & Burns, N. (2014). Understanding nursing research. Building an evidence-based practice. New York, NY: Elsevier Health Sciences.
McKean, S., Ross, J., & Dressler, D. D. (2016). Principles and practice of hospital medicine. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Professional.