NR 503 Week 3 Discussion: Chronic Health and
Occupational Health Articles
● DISCUSSIONS
WEEK 3: DISCUSSION- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS
Utilizing the list below, choose two research methods. Next, find two
articles, one on each of the chosen methods, from the Chamberlain College
library, or you may use one that is provided within the course and one you
find from the library. The articles should be related to population health and
infectious disease, chronic health, occupational health, global health,
genomics, or environmental health:
Randomized Control
Trial Cohort Study
Case-Control
Study Cross-
Sectional
Read each article and answer the following questions for each article:
Does the study design specify a question, goal, of the study?
Explain the methodology (Randomized Control Trial, Cohort Study, Case-
Control Study). Describe the participant information, include recruitment. Is
selection bias present?
How is data collected?
Are the variables identified? If yes, discuss. If no, how does this impact your
interpretation of the study?
How was the data analyzed, what statistics are provided? What are potential
errors related to the study design?
What are the weaknesses of the type of study
design/method? Discuss the outcomes and the implications
for implementation.
Post your analysis of the research studies to the DB. Your analysis should
have in-text citations and utilize a scholarly voice with APA formatting. You
may choose to write a Word doc and upload your doc to the discussion
board for this week.
,Respond to a total of two posts; either two (2) peer posts or a peer and
faculty post, with a minimum of one paragraph of 4-5 sentences for each of
their articles. Your reply post should integrate in-text citation(s) and be
formatted with APA and a scholarly voice.
Threaded Discussion Rubric located in Course Resources.
My Responses:
Total
Responses:
Number of
Unread:
1
39
25
REPLY
Jan 21
1
, Ashley Bogue
The first article is a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship
between skipping breakfast and obesity in the elderly. The study
design does speci
The first article is a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between
skipping breakfast and obesity in the elderly. The study design does specify
a study, which is the relationship between skipping breakfast and obesity in
the elderly. The methodology for this study is a cross-sectional. This type of
study tends to be observational that analyzes data from a population. The
participants for this study originally included 1052 community dwelling
elderly with 75 of those participants excluded due to missing information for
the study. All participants were greater or equal to sixty years of age and
were voluntarily enrolled. The study measured breakfast status, subjective
and objective physical activity, self-reported diet quality and body mass
index (BMI) (Otaki, 2017). The article did not specify exactly how the
participants were recruited. Selection bias was not present by the
information that was given of the study. The data was collected differently
for each measurable outcome. In order for the BMI to be obtained the
participants were measured in a standing position and then the BMI was
calculated. A self-questionnaire was administered asking questions about the
number of days a week the participants skipped breakfast. The dietary
assessment was assessed by administering a food frequency questionnaire
that assessed the average intake of food each week.
Administering a questionnaire about the amount and extent of exercise the
participants get each week assessed the subjective and objective physical
activity. No variables are identified and this could impact the interpretation
of the study in sense that there is no ability to control or even identify the
significances of potentially valuable variables. The data was analyzed by
using a logistic regression analysis and an unpaired t test. A Chi square test
was used to compare proportion in categorical data (Otaki, 2017). The
statistics provided are that obesity prevalence were significantly higher in
breakfast skippers than in breakfast eaters by 43%. The only potential
errors that could have happened were how the measured outcomes were
collected. Some of the data was collected based off of self-reporting and in
the elderly; this may not always be accurate. This would also we considered
a weakness for this study. Another weakness would be that there are no
identifiable variables to use in the study. The overall outcome was that
breakfast skippers lacked physical exercise as well as protein in their daily
diet compared to breakfast eaters. The only implication for implementation
would be to educate the elderly on exactly how important it is to eat
breakfast daily.
Occupational Health Articles
● DISCUSSIONS
WEEK 3: DISCUSSION- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS
Utilizing the list below, choose two research methods. Next, find two
articles, one on each of the chosen methods, from the Chamberlain College
library, or you may use one that is provided within the course and one you
find from the library. The articles should be related to population health and
infectious disease, chronic health, occupational health, global health,
genomics, or environmental health:
Randomized Control
Trial Cohort Study
Case-Control
Study Cross-
Sectional
Read each article and answer the following questions for each article:
Does the study design specify a question, goal, of the study?
Explain the methodology (Randomized Control Trial, Cohort Study, Case-
Control Study). Describe the participant information, include recruitment. Is
selection bias present?
How is data collected?
Are the variables identified? If yes, discuss. If no, how does this impact your
interpretation of the study?
How was the data analyzed, what statistics are provided? What are potential
errors related to the study design?
What are the weaknesses of the type of study
design/method? Discuss the outcomes and the implications
for implementation.
Post your analysis of the research studies to the DB. Your analysis should
have in-text citations and utilize a scholarly voice with APA formatting. You
may choose to write a Word doc and upload your doc to the discussion
board for this week.
,Respond to a total of two posts; either two (2) peer posts or a peer and
faculty post, with a minimum of one paragraph of 4-5 sentences for each of
their articles. Your reply post should integrate in-text citation(s) and be
formatted with APA and a scholarly voice.
Threaded Discussion Rubric located in Course Resources.
My Responses:
Total
Responses:
Number of
Unread:
1
39
25
REPLY
Jan 21
1
, Ashley Bogue
The first article is a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship
between skipping breakfast and obesity in the elderly. The study
design does speci
The first article is a cross-sectional analysis of the relationship between
skipping breakfast and obesity in the elderly. The study design does specify
a study, which is the relationship between skipping breakfast and obesity in
the elderly. The methodology for this study is a cross-sectional. This type of
study tends to be observational that analyzes data from a population. The
participants for this study originally included 1052 community dwelling
elderly with 75 of those participants excluded due to missing information for
the study. All participants were greater or equal to sixty years of age and
were voluntarily enrolled. The study measured breakfast status, subjective
and objective physical activity, self-reported diet quality and body mass
index (BMI) (Otaki, 2017). The article did not specify exactly how the
participants were recruited. Selection bias was not present by the
information that was given of the study. The data was collected differently
for each measurable outcome. In order for the BMI to be obtained the
participants were measured in a standing position and then the BMI was
calculated. A self-questionnaire was administered asking questions about the
number of days a week the participants skipped breakfast. The dietary
assessment was assessed by administering a food frequency questionnaire
that assessed the average intake of food each week.
Administering a questionnaire about the amount and extent of exercise the
participants get each week assessed the subjective and objective physical
activity. No variables are identified and this could impact the interpretation
of the study in sense that there is no ability to control or even identify the
significances of potentially valuable variables. The data was analyzed by
using a logistic regression analysis and an unpaired t test. A Chi square test
was used to compare proportion in categorical data (Otaki, 2017). The
statistics provided are that obesity prevalence were significantly higher in
breakfast skippers than in breakfast eaters by 43%. The only potential
errors that could have happened were how the measured outcomes were
collected. Some of the data was collected based off of self-reporting and in
the elderly; this may not always be accurate. This would also we considered
a weakness for this study. Another weakness would be that there are no
identifiable variables to use in the study. The overall outcome was that
breakfast skippers lacked physical exercise as well as protein in their daily
diet compared to breakfast eaters. The only implication for implementation
would be to educate the elderly on exactly how important it is to eat
breakfast daily.
