Review Article

Basic Foundation of the Research: How to Conduct Research in Medical Sciences

Mulazim Hussain Bukhari
Principal Azad Jammu Kashmir Medical college, Muzaffarabad

✉ Correspondence: Mulazim Hussain Bukhari Email: mulazim.hussain@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v3i4.2258
Volume: 3, Issue 4 Pages: 292–294 Published: 18 Dec 2022
Received: 30 Jul 2022 Accepted: 28 Sep 2022 Published Online: 18 Dec 2022

Abstract

The research in medical sciences is conducted to finds out health statistics, like prevalence, magnitude, seriousness, mortality and morbidity which basis for national and local planning for the authorities who are looking after the health system. It supports evidence-based practice and is the heart of medicine on which is based new drug trials, inventions, diagnostic tools, and drugs to evaluate their effectiveness to meet the requirements for bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and postgraduate degrees. This review article will introduce the basic principals and the foundation of the research in medical sciences. It begins with the research question, review of literature, aims, objectives, goals, rationales, hypothesis, statistical methods and ethics. All research depends on measurement. The article will also discuss the basic elements of good measurement, which include operational definition, measurement scales, reliability, and validity. Finally, the chapter reviews populations, sampling populations, and samples.

Keywords
Applied research Basic research Clinical research Literature review Research question Rationale Research ethics Topic

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Bukhari MH. Basic Foundation of the Research: How to Conduct Research in Medical Sciences. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2022;3(4):292–294. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v3i4.2258

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