Name: Honey Bee S.
Platolon
NSG 198-D
TITLE OF PUBLISHED
RESEARCH
A. Older Adults’ Experiences and
Adaptation Strategies during
the Midst of COVID-19 Crisis:
A Qualitative Instrumental
Case Study
APPROACH
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
During a crisis, older adults’ constant
challenges with their daily lives forced
them to adapt and deal with the
situation, a process referred to as
internal resiliency. Most participants
reported that the restriction of their
normal activities, namely the
prohibition of leaving their respective
residences, caused them more
difficulties than the threat that this
virus posed to their health as older
adults. These movement restrictions
forced the participants to individually
adapt and cope with their everyday
lives, as indicated by one of the
participants’ statements: “When we
talk of the way I live right now, I am not
having a hard time because of this
COVID-19 crisis but because of the
protocols in which we are being
prohibited to go outside.”
➢ The approach is non-
experimental because, it
describes the various
experiences of older adults in
coping with COVID-19 and
analyze how they adapt to the
strategies during Covid-19
crisis.
November 16, 2021
MEASUREMENT AND DATA MOTIVE OR OBJECTIVE
ANALYSIS
QUALITATIVE BASIC RESEARCH
A qualitative instrumental case study This study aimed to validate one of
was adopted to conduct this research. the propositions of the Need-
This approach refers to the inquiry of a Threat Internal Resiliency Theory
case (e.g., an individual or specific
group) to provide insights regarding a ➢ It is pure research aims to
particular issue (such as COVID-19) and gain a better
the development of internal resiliency understanding of a
in older people owing to the threat it phenomenon.
creates among this population.17) This
design allows researchers to use the
case as a comparison point in other
situations where the phenomenon
might be present while developing and
testing an established theory.
➢ The data are gained through
understanding the entirety of
older adults’ perceptions,
experiences and in adapting to
the strategies during the
COVID-19 crisis.
B. Nurses’ preparedness in
responding to patients with
suspected sexually
transmitted infections in the
rural health unit
NON-EXPERIMENTAL
Letter of permission to conduct a study
was secured from the nurse supervisors
or physician-in charge of 39 rural health
unit facilities. Afterward, the
researchers discussed with the
respondents the purpose, objectives,
and its procedure. Then, a self-
administered questionnaire (SAQ) were
distributed to the rural health unit staff
nurse respondents from January to
March 2018. These data are then
organized, consolidated, tabulated, and
statistically treated.
QUANTITATIVE
This study utilized descriptive-
correlational study. Inferential method
was used to assess the existing
relationships between the
demographic profiles of the
respondents, factors influencing
nurses’ preparedness (facilities and
services, supplies and equipment, and
training and seminars attended), and
nurses’ perceived level of preparedness
(attitude and behavior,
communication, health assessment,
prevention of transmission, contact
tracing, and confidentiality).
APPLIED RESEARCH
The objective of this study was to
assess the level of preparedness of
rural health unit nurses in
responding to patients with
suspected sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) in Lanao Del Sur
Province, Philippines.
➢ Aims to provide innovative
solutions to issues affecting
the preparedness of RHU
nurses in responding to
patients with STI.

➢ The approach is non- ➢ The data was gathered by

experimental because the
there is no manipulation of
conditions done by the
researchers.
collecting numerical data on
nurses' level of preparedness in
responding to patients with
STIs, and the evidence was
gathered by researchers
utilizing a self-administered
questionnaire (SAQ) and
statistical computation of data
to support the study.

C. The Lived Experience of NON-EXPERIMENTAL COMBINED APPLIED RESEARCH

Filipino Nurses’ Work in
COVID-19 Quarantine
Facilities: A Descriptive
Phenomenological Study
Individual in-depth interviews were
undertaken guided by the main
question “What is it like to work and
serve in the community quarantine
facilities of Lanao del Sur amidst this
COVID-19 pandemic health crisis?”
which was validated by a panel of three
experts from their respective
specialization and was followed–up by
supporting open-ended queries after
A descriptive phenomenological
approach was used in this qualitative
inquiry. The philosophy of
phenomenology of Husserl has been
widely used to understand human
phenomena as it is experienced or lived
by individuals and involves direct
exploration, analysis, and description of
the said phenomena aiming at
maximum intuitive presentation.
This descriptive phenomenological
inquiry explored the meaning of
Filipino nurses’ work on the
frontlines of community quarantine
facilities amidst this pandemic
health crisis.
 their responses as relevant. Individual
face-to-face and in-depth interviewing ➢ The data and measurement are
is a process of data collection where combined because descriptive
the researcher meets in person with approach is quantitative while
the target respondents to ask them the phenomenological is
questions and is regarded as the best qualitative type of research.
method due to the quality of
information they yield. Each participant
was interviewed once for at least 30-60
minutes in a private room within their
health facility to assure both privacy
and confidentiality. Permission to audio
record the interviews was also
requested as part of the ethical
protocol. Standards for reporting
qualitative research guidelines were
carefully observed throughout the
process of conducting this study.

➢ The approach is non-

experimental because the
there is no manipulation of
conditions done by the
researchers.

D. Internet use, eHealth literacy NON-EXPERIMENTAL QUANTITATIVE APPLIED RESEARCH

and fear of COVID-19 among
nursing students in the
Philippines
This study's data were collected using
Google forms during the community
quarantine period in the country from
May 1 to 15, 2020. Collecting the data
online was the only feasible way of
gathering data at the time of the
survey. The link to the survey was sent
through emails, Facebook group pages,
and Messenger of nursing faculty
members and deans of the different
nursing colleges in the Philippines.
Nursing faculty members forwarded
the online survey link to their
This study adopted a cross-
sectional research design using
web-based survey questionnaires.
The Raosoft software was used to
calculate the sample size. Based on a
20,000 random sample, 50% response
distribution, 95% confidence level, and
5% margin of error, the required
sample size was 377. In this study, one
thousand three hundred and sixty-
seven (n=1,367) nursing students
responded to the online survey. A large
convenience sample of students was
This study highlights the value of
the Internet and its use during the
outbreak may not always lead to
higher fear related to COVID-19.
Nursing schools may need to create
strategies to promote regulated
and responsible Internet use,
address students' mental health
concerns, and develop
interventions to respond
proactively to mitigate or reduce
fear among nursing students during
the pandemic.
 respective students. Students were also
encouraged to pass on the link to other
nursing students. The study's purpose
was provided at the preliminary part of
the survey, and the students were
informed that completing the online
survey will be taken as proof of consent
to willingly participate in the study. Any
identifiable data of the participants
were coded to maintain anonymity and
confidentiality. Data were stored in
password-protected computers for
access and retrieval. It took less than10
minutes to complete the survey. There
were no missing data in our study since
all questions were made mandatory
before completing the survey.
➢ The approach is non-
experimental because the
there is no manipulation of
conditions done by the
researchers.
E. Hypertension Self-Care NON-EXPERIMENTAL
Management During COVID-
19 Pandemic Crisis in the The study used in-depth focus group
Meranao Tribe: A discussion (FGD). Colaizzi's
Phenomenological Inquiry phenomenological approach was
utilized in the analysis of the
transcribed data. The distinctive seven-
step process provides rigorous analysis.
Each step stays close to the data, and
the result is a concise yet all-
encompassing description of the
phenomenon under study validated by
the participants that created it. The
process includes familiarization,
identifying significant statements,
formulating meanings, clustering
themes, developing an exhaustive
chosen from the electronic survey
administered for two weeks to
compensate for the low anticipated
response rate. The sample was more
than adequate to detect any effects
that occurred between the variables.
➢ The data was gathered by
collecting numerical data on
internet use, eHealth literacy
and fear and the evidence was
gathered by researchers
utilizing a self-administered
questionnaire (SAQ) and
statistical computation of data
to support the study.
QUALITATIVE
Descriptive phenomenology was
employed to explore the common
practices of the Meranao tribe in the
self-care management of hypertension
during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
This method was first developed by
Husserlian in 1962, who was primarily
interested in the question of what we
know as individuals, emphasizing the
description of human experience (Polit
& Beck, 2012). His underpinnings were
those of the lived, human experience,
and as such, he sought to reinstate the
human world as a foundation of
science that brought justice to the
➢ Applied research is used to
find practical solutions for
existing problems in
Internet use, eHealth
literacy and fear of COVID-
19 among nursing students
in the Philippines
BASIC RESEARCH
The study was conducted to
explore the common self-care
practices of the Meranao tribe in
the Province of Lanao del Sur,
Philippines, concerning their
management of hypertension
amidst the ongoing pandemic
health crisis
➢ It is pure research aims to
gain a better
understanding of a
phenomenon.
description, producing the fundamental
structure, and seeking verification of
the fundamental structure (Morrow et
al., 2015). The accurate application of
Colaizzi's process of descriptive
phenomenology provided a description
to the body of knowledge about the
aim of this study and, therefore, could
be an effective strategy to establish the
basis for future research (Shosha,
2012).
➢ The approach is non-
experimental because the
there is no manipulation of
conditions done by the
researchers.
everyday lived experience, or simply as
how things appear to us as human
subjects (Christensen et al., 2017).
Descriptive phenomenological studies
often involve the following four steps:
bracketing, intuiting, analyzing, and
describing (Polit & Beck, 2012).
➢ The researchers gained the
data by focusing on the
commonality of a lived
experience in Meranao Tribe
on the phenomenon about
Hypertension Self-Care
Management During COVID-19
Pandemic Crisis.