8.4 Research design and methodologies (health services)
Main inclusion criteria
Development of research designs and novel methodologies for health care including treatment, management and health services research, including:
- analytical innovation, methodological research, statistical methods and modelling
- development of research measurements including outcome measures
- development of methods of research assessment and evaluation
- development and evaluation of research designs and methodologies
Advice on research activities
Includes development of novel methodologies and research designs and measurements in treatment, management and health services research.
Excludes research applying bioinformatics or using pre-existing methods.
Excludes development of epidemiological methods and measures which should be coded as 2.5 Aetiology design.
Excludes development of models to aid health care management decision making which should be coded as 7.3 Management and decision making.
Excludes economic models which should be coded as 8.2 Health and welfare economics.
Official terminology
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Full name of code |
Short name | Unique ID |
| 8.4 Research design and methodologies (health services) | 8.4 Design |
HRCS_RA_8_4 |
Related external links
Advice on research activities
There are three codes for classification of methodologies, measurements and research designs:
- 1.4 Methodologies and measurements (underpinning)
- 2.5 Research design and methodologies (aetiology)
- 8.4 Research design and methodologies (health services)
The choice of appropriate code will depend on the overall nature of the research.
- 1.4 Methods is frequently used for statistical genomic analysis
- 2.5 Design for epidemiological research
- 8.4 Design to cover design and methodologies for all types of health care
The methodology codes should be used for the development of novel methodologies, measurements and research designs and not simply for application or assessment of existing methods and measures as part of the research.
Main inclusion criteria
Development of aetiological and epidemiological research designs, measures and methodologies including
- methodological innovation and modelling complex epidemiological data
- development and evaluation of novel research designs
- development of epidemiological research measurements including outcome measures
- development of analytical and statistical methods to understand disease cause, susceptibility and risk including genetic linkage and association studies
Advice on research activities
Is primarily used for epidemiology methodological development and informatics studies of genetic linkages associated with diseases.
Excludes development of novel methodologies and research designs and measurements in treatment, management and health services research which is 8.4 Research design.
Official terminology
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Full name of code |
Short name | Unique ID |
| 2.5 Research design and methodologies (aetiology) | 2.5 Design |
HRCS_RA_2_5 |
Related external links
Common Scientific Outline (CSO) – 1.5 Resources and Infrastructure
Common Scientific Outline (CSO) – 2.4 Resources and Infrastructure Related to Aetiology
Main inclusion criteria
Development of novel underpinning research measures and analytical methodologies including
- development of statistical methods and algorithms for genomic analysis
- development of mapping methodologies and novel data comparison methods
- development of biological, psychological and socioeconomic research measures
Advice on research activities
Methodologies and measurements linked to normal functions. This code may include algorithms for informatics research.
Includes the development and publication on the web of these tools as an outcome of a research project – this is not considered a resource for the community and shouldn’t be coded as 1.5 Underpinning resources.
Official terminology
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Full name of code |
Short name | Unique ID |
| 1.4 Methodologies and measurements | 1.4 Methods |
HRCS_RA_1_4 |
Related external links
Common Scientific Outline (CSO) – 1.5 Resources and Infrastructure