Goldberger’S Study And Its Precision

Goldberger’s study and its precision

Dalis Chungandro The effectiveness of the scientific method is so high that it can deny previous research assumptions such as the Goldberger doctor and Pelagra’s disease. It is therefore that in this essay it will be evaluated from this disease and how scientific methodology proved to be an essential process for research development. Goldberger, becoming part of the investigation of the Pelagra disease, in its research process began with the identification of a main problem: “If the pelagra is a transmissible disease, why is there an exception for nurses andemployees?".

When Golberger developed the research, he observed that the food of personnel and patients did not represent a big difference, since the former had the opportunity to choose the best and complement it with external foods. From this, it raises its first hypothesis which indicates: "In the diet there mustThe appearance of this condition and in turn tried to explain the origin of various diseases. Subsequently, through the observation, he managed to raise a component of vitamin B would be able to prevent pelagra, however after his death this idea could not be realized at that time.

This researcher included experimentation to evaluate the transmissibility hypothesis, for this with 16 people from the health sector, including him and his wife, he conducted an experiment that affirmed his hypothesis by not presenting a support that confirmed the same. It is important to mention that years later of the death of Goldberger, the biochemist Conrad Elvehjem conducted studies which helped confirm the hypothesis that the doctor had raised, this was taken into account as part of a theory about the appearance of some diseases.

From the above, we can say that the scientific methodology, in terms of observation, information analysis, approach to a hypothesis and experimentation was very useful for Goldberger by investigating this problem with greater precision. In addition, it is important to mention that the assumptions previously carried out by researchers on this subject were quickly excluded by the type of methodology that Goldberger performed by inferring in this on the disease, so it was mentioned that this Austrian researcher provided arguments totally contrary to those whoThey had raised their predecessors.

In conclusion, the scientific method that the doctor applied was a research process so effective that he could discredit authors’ assumptions in terms of a subject, so his precision and effectiveness is so high that this type of methodology with the passage of time quickly beganto be used by other fields of studies apart from the scientific community. 

References:

• Godberger g. Public Health Report 1914;29: 1863