Stroke Patients and the Lack of Access to Community Resources
Problem
The problem is identified as the lack of access to community resources by stroke patients who have difficulty navigating the community. This is because they have difficulty getting around.
Question
Do stroke patients lack access to community resources?
Sampling
The sample will be selected from a database of stroke patients admitted to the hospital (Teasell et al., 2020).
Using a non-probability convenience sample is appropriate to the design because it represents an ideal population based on the characteristics of those in need of care. This method also allows for more accurate estimates of the universe of interest, which is important because the sample size was manageable (Norrving et al., 2018). Many variables could affect results, such as age and other conditions that may affect stroke patients’ ability to return home following discharge from the hospital.
The sample does not reflect the population identified in the problem statement because several variables could have influenced results, including age and other medical conditions that may affect stroke patients’ ability to return home after discharge from the hospital (Zawawi et al., 2020).
The sample size was adequate for this study since it gave enough information for descriptive statistics to be used to analyze the data meaningfully. However, the small sample size (N=20) and limited amount of data acquired during this investigation restrict the study’s capacity to generalize its findings.
These results apply to all stroke patients who were recently discharged from hospitals (Masterson et al., 2020).
