- Definition of the problem
- What is the problem the study was conducted to resolve?
- Why is the problem important for health care administrators to study?
- Study purpose: What is the purpose of the study?
- Research question
- What is the main research question?
- If it is not stated, what would you say the research question is?
- Hypothesis or hypotheses
- What is the study hypothesis?
- If it is not stated, what would you say the hypothesis is?
- It there is more than one study hypothesis, state the hypothesis or hypotheses.
- Study variables: What are the independent and dependent study variables?
- Conceptual model or theoretical framework: In what way was a conceptual model or theoretical framework used to guide this study?
- Review of related literature: In what ways does the literature review support the need for this study?
- Study design
- What study design is used?
- How many subjects were studied?
- Where are the subjects found?
- What organization was studied?
- How long did the study take?