Research in health care concepts designs and methods j sim and c wright cheltenham stanley thornes publishers ltd 2000 isbm 0 7487 3718 9. The objective was to describe the research methods and research focuses on ethical dilemmas concerning decision making within health care leadership the search was conducted on medline and pubmed. Research methods for health care practice guides the researcher through their journey giving detailed step by step advice on planning and carrying out each stage of the research useful examples from health care research are included throughout to illustrate the application of the techniques and methods discussed. Definition of hsr the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors financing systems organizational structures and processes health technologies and personal behaviours affect access to health care the quality and cost of health care and ultimately our health and well being its research domains are individuals families organizations institutions communities and populations 6