Developing a Researchable Question

Question 1 

The process of developing a researchable question begins with the picking of a general research question (Curtis, Fry, Shaban & Considine, 2017). An example of such a question regards whether the elderly diagnosed with dementia experience pain. A question will be researchable if it is general and interesting to the researcher. The process of developing a researchable question then heads to the performance of preliminary research based on the question selected (Curtis, Fry, Shaban & Considine, 2017). Therefore, some research is performed on the factors that cause pain among the elderly who have been diagnosed with dementia. The researcher then considers their audience, evaluate the research, and then begin conducting the study on the question selected. 

Question 2 

The performance of the preliminary research is a critical step towards the development of a researchable question. Background evidence related to a selected question is used to guide the research (Curtis, Fry, Shaban & Considine, 2017). For instance, in a question regarding the siblings' risk of depression being predicted after the death of a child, the background evidence guiding the research would involve the factors that lead to the depression of siblings after the death of their sister or brother. Alternatively, the background evidence can mirror the results of a study that had already been conducted regarding the research question (Holloway & Galvin, 2016). The background evidence, therefore, serves to make the question of choice even more researchable. 

Question 3 

After the research question is formulated, more information is sought to support the background evidence studied as well as answering the main question (Holloway & Galvin, 2016). Therefore, the researchers concentrate on the message of their study to the selected audience. For instance, a research question based on the maternal factors associated with obesity in toddlers would have its target audience as the mothers aiming at reducing the causes of obesity among their newborn children, as well as the medical students targeting the reduction of obesity among the children. The identification of the target audience, therefore, helps the researchers to evaluate the research and finally embark on it. 

References 

Curtis, K., Fry, M., Shaban, R. Z., & Considine, J. (2017). Translating Research Findings to 

Clinical Nursing Practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing , 26 (5-6), 862-872. 

Holloway, I., & Galvin, K. (2016). Qualitative Research in Nursing and Healthcare . John Wiley 

& Sons.