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Clinical Research

Clinical Research: Asthma

Background of the research

For a long time, clinical research has been taken for granted on asthma, a respiratory disorder which mostly occurs in young children than in adults. The reason for the negligence could stem from the fact that the disease is thought to be old in that it is well known amongst medical professionals as well as the general populace hence there was no need for additional individual research or even group medical research on the same. The fact that escaped their realization was the issue of similarity in symptoms between the condition and other respiratory affiliated infections, a factor that contributes to misdiagnosis causing delayed treatment for more than 2.2 million people who have the disease but are placed on cures to other illnesses based on misdiagnosis. The research analyzed sought to answer the questions of the magnitude of the misdiagnosis problem, the faults of the current diagnostic system and the improvements to which it could be subjected to attain a clinically accurate diagnosis

For that reason, a study found it necessary to embark on research on which this paper is based on establishing better means of achieving accurate diagnosis of occurrences of asthma. In an attempt to reduce the instances of misdiagnosis, the researchers sought to increase the chances of response to treatment and management despite the absence of an absolute cure to the condition. Based on recent studies, asthma diagnosis is made following clinical tests alone not only in the united states but also in Canada and Europe (Burns & Grove, 2011). For this reason, a good number of people end up either treating a disease which they do not have or assuming safety when actually they are patients. However, the most affected class of people are the adults who are more likely to be misdiagnosed based on the fact of the rarity of the infection on people their ages leading doctors to rule out the case in the presence of even a single iota of doubt. The actual increase to 75% as the number of physicians diagnosed asthma in the United States and Canada does not help matters either.

Methods of study

During such a study, the researchers involved face some risks which are almost as many as the benefits resultant of the project. However, results obtained are a creation of the methods employed in the study hence the importance of determination of the methods applied in the study. As is quite evident from the clarity of their messages, the information was obtained through direct means or rather primary means of information which usually consists of observation and direct interaction with the participants of the action on the field. In this case, the actors on the ground refer to the doctors and the patients as well as the families of the asthma patients. Apart from direct observation and interaction with the participants of the fields, they had to compare the newly acquired information with whatever has been known in the discipline for years and crosscheck them a process that is only possible with subsequent references (Burns & Grove, 2011).

In observing tradition, it would be prudent in highlighting the benefits of the research to the participants before focusing on the potential risks. For one, direct interaction with the patients gives a real picture rather than a reported faction thereby increasing the knowledge on the subject. Additionally, the research puts them on the map of medical scholars, and therefore they become household names, an authority in the field and could be quoted. On top of that, the experience obtained during the research may prove useful in future occasions when they are called to research by profession. On the flipside, they risked failure as the most prominent fear since not everything ends as planned. The part from the general fear of loss, there is the possibility of being sued for either breach of privacy during the process or copyright/patent violation as they are not the first people to exploit that field of research .

Results of the study

Concluding the facts of the survey as recorded in the charts and graphs as well as based on the real circumstances, the problem of misdiagnosis is more widespread than it was earlier thought. A proper diagnosis would probably result in 25% more successful management attempts that could play a significant role in ensuring the victims maintain their day to day lives and play the position they are supposed to especially among adults. However, this is not to say that children are void of misdiagnosis as that would be untrue. Minors constitute about 8% of the total misdiagnosed population of misdiagnosis cases (Burns & Grove, 2011). Since the credibility of the findings is yet to be questioned, there is all confidence in quoting the figures in this work based on the unwavering faith in the statistics presented as far as they correspond with the reality on the ground which they tally towards.

Despite the presence of figures and success in completing the project, the study was not without challenges at least as far as the researchers were concerned. One of the main challenges was obtaining the required information without betraying the hospital's privacy policy which forced them to look for the patients that had been treated in the aspect relevant to the research and seek their permission in accessing their hospital records. Furthermore, analysis of the information obtained proved to be a hard nut to crack especially because the information discovered in the observation and interaction phase of the research had to be authenticated using credible secondary sources to determine the authenticity was just another process as well.

Ethical considerations

The acceptance of the research as the credible source of information on the issue of asthma diagnostics indicates the legality of the study based on the clearance conducted by the Institutional Review Board. By the permission obtained, the conduct of the researcher can no longer be in question especially in regards to ethics during the research since the IRB has certified that the process was approved and followed all the rules and regulations that touch on ethics and privacy of the patients. The certification by IRB is an official concession that the process of acquiring the information entailed in the research was above board and therefore regulation-oriented (Burns & Grove, 2011).

Conclusion

The study points to a discrepancy in the system along with an indication of a loophole in the treatment system as far as asthma is concerned and therefore a vulnerability agent in human health. Establishment of standard methods applicable in all the hospitals and health facilities that could help in stabilizing the process of accurately diagnosing asthma and improving the health of individuals who may be suffering from asthma but are placed under different treatment as well as those who may be put under asthma management yet they are in no way asthmatic .

Reference

Burns, N., & Grove, S. (2011). Understanding nursing research (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier

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