Abstract:
Purpose: To identify the study design used by the physiotherapy students at BHPI in their research projects. Objectives: To explore the author information, to identify the study design, study area, sampling procedure, statistical analysis, association between study design and study area of the dissertations. Methodology: The study was quantitative cross sectional survey. Convenience sampling technique was used to carry out the study. Total sample was 279. The data were collected through using structured questionnaire by observing the dissertations. The area of the study was at BHPI Library of CRP, Savar, Dhaka. Descriptive and inferential both statistics were used for data analysis. Result: Investigator found the number of authors were more female rather than male, 84.6% used quantitative paradigm. Commonly used study design are cross sectional 42.3%,experimental 20.1%,quasi experimental 9.3%,qualitative 15.4%.Most commonly used study site as CRP Savar branch (66.7%).Musculo skeletal area was prominent (50%).Population were selected purposively adult (68.1%).Convenient sampling was preferable (59.1%).78.1% contained self-demonstrate questionnaire,69.5% descriptive statistics found using by the researcher. Common limitation of a dissertation was time, article and technique. Researcher also showed association between study area and study design. Conclusion: The result of dissertation is including the all general variable of research component and showing the trend of doing dissertations. Most of the students used cross sectional study design and selected CRP as study site. For further research standard knowledge and better idea about research term helps this to make a successful dissertation with a great outcomes.
Keyword: Research, Methodology, study design.
