Cardiac Therapy for Men With Research Paper

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This is due in part to the fact that the researchers listened to the responses of the patients (which were recorded) only after they had used bracketing techniques to identify their own biases and opinions that might cause them difficulty. This was important, because many people have preconceived ideas about why someone would be in a cardiac therapy program. By analyzing the data this way, the researchers could remain true to the research question that they wanted to answer and ensure that their own biases did not get in the way of the true qualitative method.

There are both strengths and limitations to a study such as this one. The first strength is the qualitative method itself, which is far more appropriate for this type of study than the quantitative method would have been. The second strength is the use of bracketing by the researchers to shield the data that they collected and analyzed from their own preconceived ideas and opinions, which could have greatly affected the results of the study had they not been careful to avoid them as much as possible.
As for limitations, one possible concern is the fact that the study sample was not larger. Although much was learned, it is possible that even more would have been learned if the study were expanded to other men in other cardiac treatment centers. Limiting it to one treatment center could be somewhat of a reflection on that particular center, and not on cardiac therapy in general. Another limitation was that only men between 60 and 70 years old were interviewed. While older men have more problems with CAD, there are younger men that also have this disease, but yet they were not interviewed. Overall, however, the findings of the study were valid for the age group that was examined.

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