Like Pew's study of harassment, the Analytical Sanitary Commission had used research to identify a cause for public concern.
In a number of qualitative interview studies, policymakers have stated that they primarily use research to identify new approaches to deal with current problems [ 40, 72, 73], and to determine the advantages and disadvantages of these options.
There are few existing studies using qualitative research to identify a full list of PSDs which depressed people experience.
The technology can be used for research to identify characteristic tracing patterns, and in real time to give physicians alerts.
The symptom checklists of the adult and child versions of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS/CY-BOCS) have been used in research to identify distinct obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptom dimensions or subtypes.
Many methodologies have been used in research to identify the "intrinsic" subtypes of breast cancer commonly known as Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2-Enriched (HER2-E) and Basal-like.
Looking to improve staff performance, the Ministry of Health in Mali in 2001 used operational research to identify motivating factors among their health workers and to determine whether the existing performance management activities were appropriately implemented.
Other countries could also use operational research to identify the predominant motivators in order to adapt their performance management strategies, though care must be taken with asking questions about motivating factors, due to wide possibilities of interpretation of terms such as appreciation and recognition and the perceived benefits of activities such as training.
The training program will support Monash Health staff to up-skill or enhance skills to conduct rigorous research; engage and lead multidisciplinary, collaborative teams; and to use research to guide practice, as well as identify and address gaps in clinical research.
For example, metabolomics is used in nutrition research to identify metabolites associated with particular dietary patterns.
