Template:Write up Results

Write up Results

Description

Results:

General:

• Report on collected data (response rates, etc.).
• Describe participants (demographic, clinical condition, etc.).
• Present key findings with respect to the central research question.
• Present secondary findings (secondary outcomes, subgroup analyses, etc.).

Briefly:

• What did you observe and what is the data basis for the findings?
• However, do not interpret or theoretically integrate findings yet!

Discussion:

General:

• Refer to the main findings of your study.
• Discuss how findings address your research question.
• Discuss main findings with reference to previous research.
• Discuss why results are new and how the findings contribute to the body of knowledge.

Briefly:

• What are the findings, what is the basis for the findings, could I come to the same findings and how do the results contribute to theory?
• However, do not judge or explain implications yet!

Conclusions:

General:

• Present scientific and practical implications of results.
• Outline the limitations of the study.
• Offer perspectives for future work.

Briefly: What did you learn and what does your work contribute to the field?

Further Readings

[1] Perneger, T. V. & Hudelson, P. M. (2004). “Writing a research article: advice to beginners”, International Journal for Quality in Health Care: Vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 191-192.