PLEASE RESPOND TO THE PEER DISCUSSION BELOW.

By searching the Agency for healthcare Research and Quality grants database. I found one grant titled “Impact of Atypcial Antipsychotic Use on Health Care Utilization in the Elderly”(APARASU, ). This grant aims to describe the use of atypical antipsychotic agents in the elderly, overall number of elderly on this medication, and compare that usage to olanzapine, risperidone, and quetiapine. The age group in 65 years or older and the study hypothesis is that overall use of atypical antipsychotic use is more than typical antipsychotic use (APARASU, ).

            In order to search for a grant like this one using grant databases is key. Grant.gov is one area to look and AHRQ is another. I have noticed that more healthcare grants are on AHRQ than on Grant.gov. Using the key terms used in my research article I was able to narrow it down to a few grants available. In order to apply you would need to complete the SF424 form which is the initial application, PHS 398 if the funding opportunity announcement requires it, RPPR which is the research performance progress report guide, and the noncompeting progress report for muli-year funded award (Grant application forms.2015). While this is specific to this grant it is important to fully understand the grant requirements, demographics, and hypothesis of the grant in order to ensure it aligns with your own.

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 6
• Lesson
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source 

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to one of the following options:

1. Define the Confucian terms: ren, yi, li, zhi, and xin. Choose one of these principles and examine how it contributes to social harmony.
2. What is wuwei? How does this ideal contribute to harmony with heaven? How does the Daoist idea of wuwei compare to Confucian notions of how one should live in the world?

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Respond to a peer who chose an option different from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

• Minimum of 3 posts
• Initial Post Length: 200-300 words
• APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

• Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines

Resources:

 Molloy, M. (2013). Experiencing the world’s religions (6th ed.). New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

he rigor with the research is a term, which is used to reveal the accuracy of the research. With respect to both qualitative and quantitative aspects, the research is considered as rigorous if it is valid and reliable. It is important for the researchers to use the standard method for data collection, data interpretation as well as analysis of data. On the other hand, the reliability is described as the extent of the research instrument to provide accurate and consistent outcomes. It is an important characteristic of research and different methods are used for this purpose. The test-retest approach is used for testing the stability reliability. The test retest approach is implemented for testing of any concept (Connelly, 2016).

In this context, the concept of internal consistency is used for the measurement of the accuracy and rigor of the research. In the quantitative studies, the validity of the instrument is measured and validity is described as measurement of accuracy of instrument to measure. The validity is divided into four types. Among these types, the content validity is used to evaluate whether the instrument is comprised of all the prime components, which are imperative for measurement. The face validity is related to overview of the instrument to check whether it looks appropriate or not. The criteria based validity is another type of validity, which is used to check the scores of the test and evaluate the performance (Lohfield, 2012). Another type is the construct validity, which is used to check whether the instrument is effective to measure the theoretical component or not.

On the other hand, in case of the qualitative studies, rigor is described as management of the trustworthiness. This concept is related to the establishment of the dependability, transferability, credibility, and conformability of the research. All these aspects must be maintained to avoid any kind of bias. For this purpose, there is need of extensive level of awareness. If a researcher have extensive knowledge and awareness, rigor of research (Connelly, 2016). For the purpose of trustworthiness, extensive research is required, which can also improve rigor of the research. The section of the research tool is another factor affecting the validity of research and thus, an appropriate research tool must be selected. Furthermore, selection of a large sample size is the most effective approach. To increase validity, a researcher should make sure they have a very good research tool (Lohfield, 2012). To increase reliability, it is best to use a large sample size in the study. 

References

Connelly, L. M. (2016). Trustworthiness in qualitative research. Medsurg Nursing, 25(6), 435.

Lohfield, L. (2012). Testing the validity of a scenerio based questionnaire to assess the ethical sensitvity of undergraduate medical students. Medical Teacher, 34(8), 635-642. 

Obtaining grants is an important aspect of research and provides funding for various projects that promote better patient outcomes and/or better educational outcomes. Based on your area of Behavioral Health/Psychiatric, conduct a search for possible grants that may be available to assist in funding your research idea and/or project. Describe your search strategy and discuss how you might go about applying for this grant.