Discussion Replies For 2 Classes
Finance class:
Read the four colleagues post and respond to each by suggesting a possible strategy that their organization might pursue to address the stated economic concern(s). Be specific and provide examples and 2 references each.
Amber: Healthcare financing is a topic of significant concern due to the rising costs, gaps in insurance coverage, and the shortage of nurses. The high healthcare costs affect the economy, families, and companies. These three healthcare financing concerns and their interconnections relate to fundamental economic issues in healthcare. These concerns highlight the interplay between price, supply, and demand within the healthcare system. Addressing these concerns requires comprehensive healthcare reform to improve efficiency, control costs, expand access to health insurance, and implement strategies to attract and retain nurses. By addressing these concerns, the healthcare system can move toward greater affordability, accessibility, and sustainability.
The rising health costs issue has long-term implications for everyone. Several factors, such as an aging population, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the escalating cost of medical technologies, contributed to the rise. The financial outlay is not bringing the desired result in healthy outcomes because the root cause is not being addressed. “Solving the systematic disparities and social determinants that lead to poor health and health inequities. Targeting resources for the most vulnerable populations and linking health care plans with community-based organizations to address social determinants of health at the outset is a cost-effective means of preventing expensive chronic illnesses and health inequities” (Bush, 2018). An example of this is the price of insulin, a life-saving medication for individuals with diabetes, being unaffordable for patients.
The insurance coverage gap is a concern since only some have health insurance, and those who do may need more adequate coverage. This situation creates financial hardships for individuals needing medical care and can lead to delays or forgoing necessary treatments and procedures. An example is an individual with high deductibles and copayments having challenges to afford healthcare services. As a result, they might opt to delay or avoid seeking medical care until their condition worsens. Insurance coverage gaps contribute to the price issue by leaving individuals financially responsible for significant healthcare costs. With insurance coverage gaps, there may be increased demand for healthcare services among uninsured or underinsured individuals. This increased demand, without a corresponding increase in the supply of healthcare providers, can strain the healthcare system and impact access to care.
The third concern is the need for more nurses, which challenges delivering quality healthcare. It provides obstacles in providing quality healthcare services to the population to improve health and well‐being. “The inadequate supply of nurses has created many negative impacts on patient health‐related outcomes, as well as challenges to fight diseases and improve health. This also causes an increased workload on nurses and later results in decreasing the quality of nursing care, threatening the safety of patients and increasing the workforce mental health issues” (Tamata & Mohammadnezhad, 2023). An example is healthcare organizations struggling to recruit and retain qualified nurses due to the high demand and competition in the field.
These three healthcare financing concerns are interconnected, with each exacerbating the others. Rising healthcare costs can contribute to insurance coverage gaps as individuals struggle to afford comprehensive health insurance. Consequently, coverage gaps may lead to delayed or forgone care, further straining the healthcare system and exacerbating the nursing shortage. The nursing shortage can impact the quality of care and potentially lead to higher healthcare costs as patients experience complications or require additional services.
In conclusion, healthcare financing concerns are rising healthcare costs, insurance coverage gaps, and the nursing shortage. They are intrinsically linked to fundamental economic issues and the interplay between price, supply, and demand within the healthcare system. Addressing these concerns requires comprehensive healthcare reform to improve efficiency, control costs, expand access to health insurance, and implement strategies to attract and retain nurses. These concerns affect access to care, such as the “availability of relevant and effective services and providers, physical accessibility, and affordability, how accommodating services and service providers are, and the acceptability of the services and service providers to the patient” in doing so, affecting the adequacy of education of patients with low health literacy (McMaughan., Oloruntoba, & Smith, 2020).
Yolanda: Healthcare systems are experiencing record financial strain. Financial strain causes a trickle-down effect and causes a strain on patient access to healthcare services and supplies. Lack of access to services and supplies could lead to poor patient outcomes (American Hospital Association [AHA], 2023).
Staffing or labor costs generally account for a large portion of healthcare budgets. According to AHA (2023), healthcare facilities experienced an almost 21% increase in labor costs between 2019 and 2022. Travel and contract staff were widely utilized to decrease the workload due to increased patient acuity during Covid 19 (AHA, 2023). I know from first-hand experience that contract nurses could make more than double the salary of a staff nurse at that time. AHA (2023) reports an increase of over 250% in labor expenses. Post-pandemic, these salaries were decreased significantly. Budget cuts and staff lay-offs led to staffing shortages, job dissatisfaction, and ultimately reduced patient satisfaction (Singh, 2023).
According to AHA (2023), the recent rise in drug costs made history. The cost of a new drug was three times more than the average US household income (AHA, 2023). The population living with chronic medical conditions suffers significantly due to the rise in cost. Choosing between light, gas, food, and water versus medication to live becomes challenging when there are more monthly expenses than incoming money. Complicated decisions often lead to choosing everything but the medication, which affects the healthcare system due to the continuous rise in patient acuity (AHA, 2022). These patients will likely miss life-sustaining medicines due to lack of access (Duffy, 2022). The medical care delay leads to the next financial concern: hospital supply.
Hospital supply demands increased by more than 18% between 2019 and 2022 (AHA, 2023). Higher acuity patients require critical care and emergency services and equipment. These patients also tend to have more extended hospital stays. Supply chain issues, along with an increase in supply use, rendered healthcare facilities unable to provide access to care needed for this patient population (AHA, 2022). The supply required more substantial to fulfill the demand, and medical providers faced difficult patient care decisions. As an emergency room and critical care nurse during the pandemic, I also had to give input on patient care decisions. Hospitals ran out of ventilators and had to go on diversion. Regular supplies such as urinals were on backorder, which posed patient safety concerns. Demands outweighed supplies, and the cost of available supplies continued to rise, causing hospitals to be forced to purchase what was available and thus further depleting the healthcare budget.
My healthcare budget proposal is to implement a Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program in the school system to solve the problem of the lack of CPR-trained personnel available to provide CPR as needed in emergent situations. My project relates to the current healthcare financing concerns in a positive way. By having school staff trained in CPR, the delay in providing quality CPR increases the chance of survival within my school community. By offering the training to the community, we will equip others with the tools necessary to provide life-saving measures within the community. The chance of survival increases, and the patient can fully recover when brain profusion time is lessened. The length of hospital stay and the amount of hospital supplies will also be reduced, which will help keep the hospital visit costs lower.
Deanna: Due to the COVID pandemic, hospitals were stretched thin regarding beds, supplies, and employees. A new AHA report highlights the significant increase in costs of labor, drugs, supplies and equipment — all of which come on top of the impact of skyrocketing economy-wide inflation that is at a 40-year high (Pollack, 2022). As the pandemic started easing off and the hospitals were able to start going through the financial impact it was discovered that many hospitals’ revenue was less than expected. According to Pollack (2022), combined underpayments from Medicare and Medicaid to hospitals were $100 billion in 2020, up from $76 billion in 2019. Taken together, these challenges threaten access to care for patients and communities in the short term and are unsustainable for the long term. In some communities with small rural hospitals or clinics, this type of loss of revenue forced closures causing these communities to be without the necessary access to healthcare. Hospitals and health systems are the cornerstones of their communities, and patients depend on them for access to care 24 hours a day, seven days a week (Pollack, 2022).
When people go to the hospital that are uninsured and are unable to pay the hospital bill the cost must be absorbed by raising the costs for the rest of the patients in other ways such as price of tests or procedures. As stated by Shrank et al. (2021), even for those with insurance coverage, health care is increasingly unaffordable. Roughly half of the adults in the United States have delayed or avoided care because of cost (Shrank et al., 2021). When this happens and they do eventually do end up going to the hospital, the cost is much higher because they usually need an even higher level of care than they would have initially needed.
There are people with illnesses that require them to take medications to stay alive such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, sepsis, and many others. According to Milligan (2021) diabetics with insurance pay $35 for a vial of insulin but those without insurance it can cost up to $300 and some curative drugs for spinal muscular atrophy such as Zolgensma is not covered by insurance and can cost more than $2.1 million.
All three topics relate to fundamental economic issues such as price, supply vs demand, and availability. With the growing population within the United States due to the increased influx of immigration numbers, the lack of healthcare coverage will continue to get worse making it harder to get affordable health care and medications for everyone.
These issues do not relate to my topic due to the fact my topic covers veterans. They have healthcare coverage within the VA and their co-pay is based upon there disability rating.
Hannah: This discussion post will discuss three financial concerns surrounding healthcare in the United States. I have examined rising healthcare costs, lack of insurance, and workforce shortages. The expenditures in the United States (U.S.) healthcare system are increasing more significantly than the output (Barati & Fariditavana, 2022). The above concerns are some factors contributing to the expenditures outnumbering the output.
In 2018, eighteen percent of the gross domestic output was related to healthcare expenditures in the U.S. (Speer et al., 2020). One of the most contributing factors to rising healthcare costs is prescription drugs. Supply and demand are the driving forces behind this, and the pharmaceutical companies are aware of this. Pharmaceutical companies have the American healthcare system right where they want them. In 2019, the average costs of many prescription drugs increased by 10.5%, significantly more than the inflation rate (Iacocca & Vallen, 2021). This is astonishing, and if healthcare finance continues this trajectory, it could lead to the fall of healthcare as we know it. Many think it will not happen because we live in the U.S., the greatest country on earth, but it can if our healthcare system is not over-hauled soon. To put it into perspective, the U.S. spends about two times per capita compared to other high-income countries on healthcare yearly (Speer et al., 2020). High healthcare costs may cause financial strain for individuals and families. Families or individuals already financially drained from healthcare costs will not spend on unnecessary purchases, negatively impacting the overall economy. Furthermore, increasing healthcare costs may divert resources from other critical areas, such as education and public safety.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, approximately 27 million Americans did not have health insurance in 2022 (Cohen & Cha, 2023). This impacts the consumers and the healthcare system. If consumers go and get medical care while not insured, they accumulate large amounts of medical bills that they are likely unable to pay. Then, they cannot pay the healthcare system for the care provided, creating financial strain for everyone involved. Those who are not insured are less likely to receive preventative care, placing them at greater risk of developing chronic conditions resulting in astronomical medical bills or death related to not seeking treatment. Being uninsured also raises questions about equity in healthcare. Does the patient’s ability to pay influence how the healthcare system treats them? In short, yes, it does.
Here is a scenario: we will call our patients Jane and Joe. Jane has a private health insurance plan through her employer. Jane starts experiencing symptoms of a stroke, such as slurred speech, facial drooping, and one-sided weakness. Jane was found to be having an ischemic stroke and underwent a thrombectomy to remove the clot. Throughout her course of treatment, Jane also receives multiple MRIs, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. Jane had no lasting deficits. On the other hand, Joe has no insurance but begins experiencing the same symptoms as Jane, so he also goes to the hospital. Joe is also found to be having an ischemic stroke and is only offered the option of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) due to lack of insurance and the cost of the thrombectomy versus the TPA. This sounds far-fetched, but this scenario is present daily in the American healthcare system. We have become a country that cares more about the almighty dollar than a fellow American’s well-being. Rinaldo et al., 2020 report that patients who receive thrombectomy were 24.4% more likely to have commercial insurance.
All staffing shortages have the potential to impact healthcare finances negatively, but for the sake of this discussion, we will focus on nursing staff shortages. Blouin & Podjasek, 2019 concur that nursing staff shortages place healthcare systems in danger of financial strain. Most factors influencing readmissions are the nurse’s responsibility, such as discharge teaching, patient education, and care coordination. Nurses working short-staffed is a dangerous situation that is becoming increasingly common. Stutting (2023) reports that nurses comprise the most considerable portion of the U.S. healthcare system and that one-third have reported not having a break during their shift. So, if they have not had time to take a break, when should they provide discharge teaching, patient education, care coordination, rounding with physicians, charting, giving meds, and patient care? These are just a few of the duties nurses are responsible for. Naming everything a nurse does during a 12-hour shift would be near impossible. This leaves room for medication errors, missed patient care, patient dissatisfaction, and much more. All of which will negatively impact the finances of the healthcare system. Not only do staffing shortages affect nurse performance, but they also limit the hospital from functioning at total capacity. There must be enough nurses to take care of the patients. If the healthcare system must decrease its census related to staffing, profit is lost each day that they cannot perform at capacity.
This is important to my project topic because, as mentioned, I work in rural Mississippi. According to the US census, the official poverty rate is 11.5%. However, Mississippi’s average poverty rate is 17.8%. The patients served in our area struggle to meet their healthcare needs without adding the rapidly increasing healthcare cost. Providing patients with the ability to receive mental healthcare at home may be the only way they can receive mental healthcare. Home-based care typically costs less than traditional visits because of the low overhead. For example, if you go to a clinic, they must price their care to cover their expenses, such as mortgage or rent, staff, supplies, and equipment. Home-based care expenses such as electricity, water, and payroll for staff will be decreased. This is because most of the care is done mobile, so not many people are in the office, if any, reducing expenses. The same principles apply when uninsured patients can receive care for much less in the comfort of their homes. As for the nursing shortage, home-based care can function at total capacity with only one nurse.
The rising costs of healthcare, lack of insurance, and workforce shortages all dramatically decrease a healthcare system’s ability to gain revenue. As healthcare providers, we must work with our healthcare systems and local and federal governments to reduce healthcare spending in the U.S. If we decrease expenditures in healthcare, we could increase spending in other vital areas such as education. If education were to be increased in the United States, we could increase the gross domestic output because more people would be working and contributing to taxes.
Research class:
Read the four colleagues and respond in one of the following ways with at least 2 references each:
· Provide additional strategies for addressing challenges to obtaining a sample from the identified population.
· Suggest a different population that may be appropriate for addressing the research problem.
· Summarize the strengths of the data collection method identified in the post.
· Share any problems or concerns over the identified data collection method.
· Suggest an alternative data collection method and provide your rationale.
Precious: Sampling is selecting a subset of elements from a larger population. Inferences about the remaining people are made using the set features. These elements show that sampling is a crucial aspect of research methodology. It plays a pivotal role in promoting the reliability and validity of study outcomes (Berndt, 2020). The discussion intends to explore the significance of sampling methods in nursing research. It focuses on the population within the nursing practice to assist in making inferences. The goal is to assess the appropriateness of various sampling techniques in the field. It will help identify potential challenges and propose strategies to overcome these obstacles.
Researchable Populations in Nursing Practice
Nursing is one of the fields that impacts almost everyone. It is responsible for the quality of life and health through healthcare. The field has had numerous research to help understand its operation and improve on the practice. Nursing has a wide range of researchable populations about the practice. They range from specific patient demographics to healthcare professionals and support staff. The discussion will focus on patients diagnosed with chronic illness. The population is selected because it is central to nursing practice. The chosen population is not only prevalent but also diverse. It presents opportunities for comprehensive research that can contribute to evidence-based nursing care.
Appropriateness of the Chronic Illness Population
Several valid reasons make patients with chronic illnesses an appropriate research population. Research shows that the prevalence of chronic diseases has been on a steady increase globally. The current situation makes it a significant public health concern (Gray & Grove, 2020). Studying this population allows for the exploration of various aspects of nursing. They include treatment adherence, quality of life, and the effectiveness of nursing interventions. Similarly, patients with chronic illness encompass diverse age groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, and healthcare settings. Research based on the population will provide a broad spectrum for comprehensive research.
Challenges in Sampling the Chronic Illness Population
The focus on patients with chronic illnesses offers a rich field for research in nursing. However, sampling based on this population presents several challenges. It acknowledges that group heterogeneity presents a challenge. The challenge may result in varying responses to interventions or treatments (Konwar & Kalita, 2018). Similarly, the health condition of the target population presents challenges in sampling. Locating and recruiting participants with chronic illnesses takes time and effort. The researcher must collaborate with healthcare institutions to access that target population. The condition of the patients raises the issues of comorbidities and the fluctuating nature of chronic diseases. The situation may introduce complexities in data collection, which affects sampling.
Addressing Sampling Challenges
It is essential to address the challenges to ensure a smooth sampling process. Addressing these challenges requires a meticulous sampling plan. Utilizing a stratified random sampling technique based on disease severity, age groups, and healthcare settings is practical. It will help in enhancing the representation of the population in research. Similarly, addressing the challenges requires collaboration with healthcare institutions, support groups, and online communities dedicated to chronic illnesses. Collaboration with relevant individuals and groups can facilitate participant recruitment. Lastly, employing a mixed-methods approach in data collection is effective. It combines quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews to comprehensively understand the diverse experiences within the population.
Data Collection Approach
Success in any research typically depends upon selecting the correct data collection method. It highlights the importance of data collection in providing a sound foundation for research. A combination of surveys and interviews will be applicable when researching chronic illness (Konwar & Kalita, 2018). These include surveys that can provide quantitative information about, for example, medication adherence or symptom management. Moreover, the interview is helpful for data collection because it provides a qualitative exploration of patients’ living experiences and perspectives. A mixed-method approach in data collection provides a complete picture of issues linked with chronic illnesses. It also helps in assessing the efficacies of nurses’ intervention.
Rationale for the Chosen Approach
The method is effective because it helps in sampling and studying a population. The mixed-method approach is suitable because it incorporates surveys and interviews to collect quantitative and qualitative data. It will assist in bringing the research issue full circle. Quantifiable data helps to understand a patient’s experience with a chronic disease. The combination leads to robustness, hence making findings more credible and applicable. It gives mixed-methods relevance in guiding nursing practice and policies.
Conclusion
Sampling is an integral aspect of undertaking any nursing investigation. It can impact the study’s results credibility and applicability among the population groups. Using sampling methodologies in chronic illness research helps deal with the problem of large and heterogeneous populations. One should use a stratified random sampling combined with a mixed data collection method. The measure significantly influences the validity of results for researchers who aim to maximize their findings. The approach improves evidence-based nursing care for chronically ill patients.
Evette: In my area of practice focused on mental health, the population includes individuals with diverse psychiatric conditions. The appropriate use involves examining the effectiveness of a specific therapeutic intervention. Challenges include variability in symptom severity and treatment history. To address this, stratified sampling based on diagnosis and treatment history ensures representation. Collaborating with mental health clinics and utilizing patient advocacy groups can aid recruitment (Irwin et al., 2019). If studying a different population, such as a non-clinical sample, results may conflict due to diverse mental health experiences, potentially influencing the intervention’s generalizability and effectiveness across varied contexts.
Importance of Data Collection
Sampling in research is crucial for drawing meaningful conclusions about a population without studying every individual. It enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and allows for a manageable scope. Selecting a representative subset provides insights into larger trends and characteristics. However, an alternative approach, such as complete enumeration (studying the entire population), may offer comprehensive insights but is often impractical, resource-intensive, and time-consuming (Sepahvand et al., 2020). Sampling strikes a balance, offering a cost-effective method to generalize findings while maintaining statistical validity, making research more feasible and applicable to broader contexts.
Researchable Populations
In mental health practice, the researchable population includes individuals with specific diagnoses, such as major depressive disorder or anxiety disorders. For a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, the most appropriate population would be individuals diagnosed with anxiety disorders (Fumero et al., 2020). Challenges in obtaining a sample may include varying severity levels and treatment histories. Stratified sampling based on diagnosis and treatment history ensures representation. Collaboration with mental health clinics and utilizing patient advocacy groups aids recruitment. Data collection through standardized self-report measures and clinician assessments provides a comprehensive understanding of intervention outcomes, ensuring a rigorous and clinically relevant approach.
Grace: My study primarily focuses on Registered Nurses (RNs) working in Acute Care Hospitals because of the high burnout rate among this population, which is linked to the demanding nature of their jobs. To comprehend any differences in burnout experiences, exploring subgroups within the RN population, such as newly graduated nurses, is also beneficial within the RN community. The study also seeks to gather perspectives from nurse managers and supervisors to understand better organizational aspects that contribute to burnout and the efficacy of wellness initiatives. Healthcare workers with specific education and training who work directly with patients in various healthcare settings are known as registered nurses (RNs). Hospitals that provide short-term, intensive medical treatment for patients experiencing life-threatening conditions, including surgery, trauma, or severe disease, are known as acute care hospitals. Critical care hospital Registered Nurses (RNs) would be the best population for my study. Since workplace pressures directly influence them, focusing on this group aligns with the focus of research on burnout reduction.
Rationale for Selecting this Population.
High levels of stress and rapid pacing characterize hospital facilities for acute treatment. Shah et al. (2021) emphasize burnout as an increased incidence among nurses working in these environments because they frequently handle enormous workloads and long hours and are exposed to life-threatening medical circumstances. The study focuses on RNs at acute care hospitals because it intends to examine the effect of a complete wellness program on burnout reduction, which directly targets the group most impacted by burnout.
Challenges of Obtaining Sample
Access and Consent
Obtaining authorization to research at a hospital necessitates navigating institutional procedures and may require seeking clearance from administrators or ethics boards. Accessing hectic medical surroundings is complex, and getting permission from overburdened nurses makes things more difficult (Manti & Licari, 2018). Institutional gatekeepers may be wary of outside researchers in delicate healthcare settings, and nurses may hesitate out of fear of job intrusion.
Time Constraints
Acute care nurses work long hours and have little time on their hands. The uncertain nature of the healthcare job might make participation in research studies seem like a huge commitment, especially when it involves time-consuming procedures—little desire to do research amid essential duties (Bagheri Hosseinabadi et al., 2019). Irregular work patterns make it challenging to plan interviews or finish surveys.
Trust Issues
Prior flawed research experiences damage trust. Concerns over confidentiality and research purpose may be voiced by nurses, who may also question the wellness program’s advantages. Unwillingness to exchange frank viewpoints produces skewed statistics (Bagheri Hosseinabadi et al., 2019), and unfavorable perceptions affect the total number of participants.
Addressing Challenges
Collaboration with Hospital Administration
Hospital managers are essential in providing access to the facility and influencing how staff members see the research. It would help if you asked for their assistance for the research process to go effectively. Meetings can be organized with hospital officials to discuss the goals and advantages of the research, with a focus on how it may improve staff welfare and patient care (Flaubert et al., 2021). It will be a good idea to emphasize favorable access by offering proof from comparable successful research that enhanced healthcare results.
An example is exploring possible prospects for collaboration between the research team and hospital administration and sharing successful models from other hospitals where research projects have positively improved working conditions and employee happiness.
Flexible Data Collection
The hectic schedules of nurses necessitate flexible data-gathering techniques. Combining interviews and online surveys allows for different participation choices and time restrictions. Create an online questionnaire with pre-structured questions to get quantitative data quickly and conduct focused interviews to gather qualitative insights while enabling respondents to offer recommendations and experiences (Adane et al., 2019).
Example: Consider arranging quick, targeted interviews during nurses’ breaks or downtime to minimize interference with their jobs and use a secure online survey platform that enables respondents to do surveys at their convenience.
Incentives
Offering incentives can increase participation rates by addressing potential time and trust issues, acknowledging nurses’ contributions, and customizing incentives to fit nurses’ preferences or professional development needs (Rios-Zertuche et al., 2023). It is also essential to communicate the incentives clearly at the study’s outset to build anticipation.
One way to show gratitude for their time and contributions would be to give them little gifts, such as gift cards or vouchers, along with certificates for continuing education credits for their involvement in the research.
Conclusion
In summary, overcoming obstacles about trust, time restrictions, and accessibility is necessary to investigate the effect of a wellness program on decreasing burnout among registered nurses in acute care hospitals effectively. Recent research supports strategic measures, including collaborating with hospital management, using adaptable data-gathering techniques, and providing suitable incentives. By resolving these obstacles, scientists may augment the practicability and efficacy of their investigation, finally furnishing vital discernments to facilitate the welfare of nurses and patient treatment in acute care environments.
Vero: In the realm of mental health, the researchable populations are diverse and can include individuals with specific mental health diagnoses. Their experiences are associated with varying levels of symptom severity and distinct demographic characteristics. For a research study in mental health, it may be appropriate to focus on a specific diagnostic group (Maddox et al., 2022). For example, this could be individuals with major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, or schizophrenia, depending on the research question and objectives. The challenges of obtaining a sample from the mental health population are multifaceted. One significant challenge is the variability in symptom severity and presentation within diagnostic categories. This diversity requires careful consideration in sample selection to ensure the study captures a representative range of experiences. Additionally, issues such as stigma surrounding mental health conditions may contribute to reluctance among individuals to participate in research studies. This affects the size and composition of the sample (Bruce et al., 2018). To address these challenges, establishing strong partnerships with mental health clinics, community organizations, and support groups can facilitate access to potential participants. Collaboration with mental health professionals and organizations that have established trust within the community can enhance recruitment efforts (Maddox et al., 2022). At the same time, employing a variety of recruitment strategies can contribute to a more diverse and representative sample. This includes leveraging online platforms, utilizing informational sessions, and ensuring confidentiality. A mixed-methods approach may be advantageous for data collection in the mental health context (Bruce et al., 2018; Gray & Grove, 2020). While quantitative measures provide statistical rigor, qualitative data can offer a nuanced understanding of individuals’ experiences and perspectives. This comprehensive approach can yield a more holistic view of the research question. Therefore, selecting a researchable population is crucial when conducting research in mental health, considering the specific diagnostic group that aligns with the study’s objectives (Maddox et al., 2022).