“Exploring Distraction Techniques for Dementia Patients: Utilizing Purposive Sampling in a Quantitative Study”

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Variation of Sampling methods and sample sizes 
Quantitative has a variety of sampling methods like simple random testing, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, and stratified sampling (Lee & Sanders, 2022). Quantitative sets a foundation off numbers, so you need a substantial amount of people to have an effective study. When you dive into qualitative sampling it includes convenience, purposive, snowball, and theoretical sampling. Qualitative focus on the outcome and the complete representation (Lee & Sanders, 2022). The sample size for qualitative is smaller. In quantitative research, sample sizes tend to be higher than qualitative studies, because researchers are not relying heavily on statistics (Jones, 2024). 
Sampling Method 
I would use the purposive sampling method of quantitative research. My topic is distraction techniques for people with dementia. So, with purposive sampling, researchers intentionally select participants with specific characteristics or unique experiences related to the research question (Abaas, 2023). So, I would gather dementia patients in hopes of producing a solution that represents the entire population of people with dementia. There are four types of sampling techniques to choose from one being purposive sampling, convenience sampling which is beneficial when time is limited, snowball sampling which is the process of asking other participants to refer people, and theoretical sampling which is when participants are chosen based on their ability to contribute to the themes and data (Abaas, 2023).   
By this being a quantitative research approach, I would first determine my group, which is dementia patients. This can be a large group, so then I would filter out mild impaired dementia patients. When determining the sample type, it is important to know what outcome you are trying to achieve. When using purposive sampling the goal is to recruit participants who can provide rich and diverse data to enhance the research findings (Abaas, 2023). The group size will be small, and I found a sample size calculator to help me determine that my group size would be approximately 34 patients.