1. Identify the purpose, research questions and/or hypotheses for this study.
The purpose of this research was to develop an obesity intervention program for elementary school personnel in order to promote healthy dietary and exercise behaviors.
The researchers hypothesized that (1) randomly assigned individuals employed at school worksites and assigned to be intervention schools would be significantly more likely to lose weight than individuals employed at comparable control worksites, and (2) individuals in intervention schools would be more likely to change their diet and physical activity behaviors as compared to individuals at control worksites (Siegel et al., 2010).
The research questions asked if the obesity intervention program work and how it work? 2. What type of research design was used for this study (experimental, non-experimental or qualitative) This was an experimental research design in which a randomized control trial was conducted and participatory elementary schools were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. 3. What were the independent variable(s) in this study? The independent variables were treatment condition (control vs. intervention), time, sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age gender, cultural groups, date of birth, and education), and job classification (e.g., school administrator, teacher, and food service staff). 4. What were the dependent variable(s) in this study? The dependent variables were body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, physical activity (e.g., increases in heart rate, respiratory rate, and sweating), and fruit and vegetable consumption. 5. What were the main results of this study? The results indicated that school employees assigned to intervention schools reduced their BMI by an average of 0.04 kg/m2 in comparison to employees in control schools who’s BMI increased by an average of 0.57 kg/m2 (Siegel et al., 2010). However, the intervention did not have a significant impact on waist-hip ratio, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption (Siegel et al., 2010). 6. Describe the participants for this study. Can the results of this study be generalized beyond this group of participants? Why or why not? While the results of this research highlighted the potential of health promotion interventions in school work sites, the results from this study cannot be generalized beyond this group of participants. For instance, the study only used 16 elementary schools in 2 geographic areas of Los Angeles and California, thus there might be some external validity such as school calendars differed, school vary across different states, the physical activities were different for each treatment conditions, and the exposure to the intervention varied across individuals. Article #2: School Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices of Assisting Students in Obtaining Public Health Insurance 1. Identify the purpose, research questions and/or hypotheses for this study. The purpose of this study were to (1) assess public school nurses’ knowledge and beliefs about the impact of health insurance on students’ health and academic success, (2) to determine if public school nurses or their schools were involved in helping students obtain public health insurance, and if so, what practices did they utilized, and (3) to examine school nurses’ perceived barriers and benefits to helping students obtain public health insurance (Rickard et al., 2010). 2. What type of research design was used for this …show more content…
Identify the purpose, research questions and/or hypotheses for this study.
The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of adolescent depression by interviewing previously depressed young adults (McCarthy et al., 2008). This study inquired about the participants’ depressive symptoms, the help-seeking process, and treatment for depression.
2. What type of research design was used for this study (experimental, non-experimental or qualitative)
The research design used for this study was qualitative, which involved structured interviews of nine young adults who were diagnosed with or treated for depression disorder. The qualitative data were analyzed using the QDA program.
3. What were the main results of this study?
The results revealed five themes: (1) young adults who talked to a counselor about their depression find this very helpful; (2) participants obtained relief in the therapeutic work with counselors; (3) parental (and adult) partnerships were significant; (4) friends of the adolescent clients were perceived as helpful; and (5) the adolescents expressed a realistic optimism when looking back at their experiences (McCarthy et al.,
The purpose of this research was to develop an obesity intervention program for elementary school personnel in order to promote healthy dietary and exercise behaviors.
The researchers hypothesized that (1) randomly assigned individuals employed at school worksites and assigned to be intervention schools would be significantly more likely to lose weight than individuals employed at comparable control worksites, and (2) individuals in intervention schools would be more likely to change their diet and physical activity behaviors as compared to individuals at control worksites (Siegel et al., 2010).
The research questions asked if the obesity intervention program work and how it work? 2. What type of research design was used for this study (experimental, non-experimental or qualitative) This was an experimental research design in which a randomized control trial was conducted and participatory elementary schools were randomly assigned to intervention or control conditions. 3. What were the independent variable(s) in this study? The independent variables were treatment condition (control vs. intervention), time, sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age gender, cultural groups, date of birth, and education), and job classification (e.g., school administrator, teacher, and food service staff). 4. What were the dependent variable(s) in this study? The dependent variables were body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio, physical activity (e.g., increases in heart rate, respiratory rate, and sweating), and fruit and vegetable consumption. 5. What were the main results of this study? The results indicated that school employees assigned to intervention schools reduced their BMI by an average of 0.04 kg/m2 in comparison to employees in control schools who’s BMI increased by an average of 0.57 kg/m2 (Siegel et al., 2010). However, the intervention did not have a significant impact on waist-hip ratio, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption (Siegel et al., 2010). 6. Describe the participants for this study. Can the results of this study be generalized beyond this group of participants? Why or why not? While the results of this research highlighted the potential of health promotion interventions in school work sites, the results from this study cannot be generalized beyond this group of participants. For instance, the study only used 16 elementary schools in 2 geographic areas of Los Angeles and California, thus there might be some external validity such as school calendars differed, school vary across different states, the physical activities were different for each treatment conditions, and the exposure to the intervention varied across individuals. Article #2: School Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices of Assisting Students in Obtaining Public Health Insurance 1. Identify the purpose, research questions and/or hypotheses for this study. The purpose of this study were to (1) assess public school nurses’ knowledge and beliefs about the impact of health insurance on students’ health and academic success, (2) to determine if public school nurses or their schools were involved in helping students obtain public health insurance, and if so, what practices did they utilized, and (3) to examine school nurses’ perceived barriers and benefits to helping students obtain public health insurance (Rickard et al., 2010). 2. What type of research design was used for this …show more content…
Identify the purpose, research questions and/or hypotheses for this study.
The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of adolescent depression by interviewing previously depressed young adults (McCarthy et al., 2008). This study inquired about the participants’ depressive symptoms, the help-seeking process, and treatment for depression.
2. What type of research design was used for this study (experimental, non-experimental or qualitative)
The research design used for this study was qualitative, which involved structured interviews of nine young adults who were diagnosed with or treated for depression disorder. The qualitative data were analyzed using the QDA program.
3. What were the main results of this study?
The results revealed five themes: (1) young adults who talked to a counselor about their depression find this very helpful; (2) participants obtained relief in the therapeutic work with counselors; (3) parental (and adult) partnerships were significant; (4) friends of the adolescent clients were perceived as helpful; and (5) the adolescents expressed a realistic optimism when looking back at their experiences (McCarthy et al.,