Discussion Post
Scenario
Imagine that you are the director of a community health clinic that specializes in diabetes mellitus type 2 (DB2) diagnosis and management. According to research conducted by clinic employees, a significant percentage of the individuals who attend the clinic for this disease are not adhering to the diabetes management plans that the clinic provides. As the director, you wonder if there is some way to identify, at the point of diagnosis, those patients who are most likely to avoid adhering to their medications and post-diagnosis management plan. Doing so would enable the clinic to target potential nonadherers for more intensive education about DB2 management.
You have hired a professional health researcher to design a study to answer the following questions:
• Are there demographic and other characteristics associated with people who are likely to be non adherers to the DB2 post-diagnosis management plan? If so, what are the determinants?
• Can one predict who is likely to bean on adherer?
• What type of research study design is required to answer the sere search questions, and why?
Post an initial response to the following points:
a) Describe the research method you would choose to conduct the public health study proposed in the scenario and explain why you would choose this research method over others.
b) Describe the benefits and limitations of the research method you selected.
c) Explain what strategies might be employed to overcome these threats to validity and limitations.