Best Disease Syndrome/vitelliform macular degeneration
Develop a proposal for a field epidemiological study that investigates the gaps and deficiencies to overcome and the interventions necessary to minimize or eliminate Best Disease Syndrome/vitelliform macular degeneration.
Your proposal should include the following:
An identification of the at-risk population your study will address.
An analysis of the disease background and its genetic epidemiological impact.
An analysis, using a systems theory approach, in which you hypothesize the factors contributing to the gap between the current status of the disease and the progression to its cure.
A statement of a research proposal that seeks to address or minimize that gap.
A discussion of the methodology behind your research. How will you execute your study? Include the exclusion and inclusion criteria for your sample.
An identification of the positions and professions that have an inherent responsibility in the development of this project.
An identification and justification of the statistics that you would use to support your proposed study design.
An analysis of the ethical and legal ramifications of your research study.
An evaluation of the potential community barriers and limitations of conducting the study.
A summary in which you evaluate the current and future opportunities for how this study could serve as a foundation for public health solutions to disease prevention at the various intervention levels (local, state, federal, national, and international).
Your completed paper should have the following sections clearly labeled.
Disease Background (should include epidemiology and public health levels of prevention).
Affected Population.
Hypothesis of Contributing Factors.
Statement of Research Proposal.
Methodology.
Research Measurements.
Ethical and Legal Considerations.
Barriers and Limitations.
Summary.