Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations

Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations Name Institution Qualitative Research Critique and Ethical Considerations The PICO question: Does nursing education about the necessity to continue taking medication in patients of depression lead to increased medication compliance? Background of the Study The qualitative article “Using Social Cognitive Theory to Predict Medication Compliance Behavior in Patients with Depression in Southern United States in 2016 in a Cross-Sectional Study” argues that non-compliance to medications is one of the major problems in addressing depression (Bennett et al., 2018). The authors argue that non-compliance to depression medications is on the rise and this makes it difficult to effectively treat the disorder. In fact, many patients discontinue their medications approximately within the first three months of the treatment (Bennett et al., 2018). The authors argue that the reappearance of depressive episodes occurs to more than half of these patients. Further, as the problem escalates, many people with depression are classified within the chronic category that results in being put on long-term treatment or medication for depression (Bennett et al., 2018). The purpose of this study is to gauge and predict the compliance to depression medications using the social cognitive theory (SCT). Through the SCT theory, the authors try to determine if a person’s beliefs, thoughts, and expectations influence their behavior such as complying with medication. The research questions are:- Can the social cognitive theory be used to explain why patients with depression do not comply with medications? Does personal beliefs, behaviors, as well as environmental factors contribute to non-compliance to medications (Bennett et al., 2018)? The purpose and research questions are related to the problem because they help direct on what could be causing the non-compliance to depression medications among these patients (Montiel-Luque et al., 2017). Method of Study The study used questionnaires to collect data from mental health patients who were undergoing treatment from specific psychiatric institutions. These questionnaires were effective in helping answer the research questions because a Likert Scale was used to determine the level of compliance for each patient (Bennett et al., 2018). For example, the Likert Scale had identifiers such as “always complied” or “hardly complied” to get an accurate measures on the level of noncompliance. The authors cited both qualitative and quantitative studies as a way of comparing past results on the study. Various resources such as magazines and books from prominent authors related to the study were also included. The authors used both current articles less than five years, as well as older articles more than ten years old. The authors argued that most of the available studies did not focus on social cognition theory in addressing the problem of non-compliance in medications (Rappaport, Kulick & Phelps, 2013). The literature review provided adequate information starting with a history of depression, causes of non-compliance to medications, and interventions available to help alleviate the problem. The study develops a framework from the study findings that includes the ...