Assignment:
1. Problem
What is the problem the study was conducted to resolve?
This experimental study was conducted to determine the relationship between glucose levels and hot flashes in menopausal women age 38-55.
Why is the problem an important one for nursing to study?
2. Study Purpose
What is the purpose of the study?
The purpose of this study was to examine and determine the relationship between glucose availability and hot flashes in menopausal women.
3. Research Question(s)
What is the main research question?
The main research question is: Is there a significant difference n the incidence of menopausal hot flashes between conditions of fasting and experimentally sustained blood glucose concentration of 130-104 mg/dl.
4. Hypothesis/hypotheses
What is the study hypothesis?
This research studied the hypothesis that hot flash frequency varies with blood glucose concentration.
5. Study Variables
What are the independent and dependent study variables?
6. Conceptual Model-Theoretical Framework
In what way(s) was a conceptual model or theoretical framework used to guide this study?
7. Review of Related Literature
In what way(s) does the literature review support the need for this study?
8. Study Design
What study design is used? Experimental
In what way(s) is the design used an appropriate one?
Name and describe at least two threats to the internal validity of the study design.
Name and describe at least two threats to the external validity of the study design.
9. Sample and Setting
In what way(s) is the sample large enough?
In what way(s) is the sample representative of the population?
In what way(s) is the setting in which data were collected an appropriate one for this study?
10. Identification and Control of Extraneous Variables What are the extraneous variables in this study?
In what way(s) were appropriate measures used to control for the influence of the extraneous variables?
11. Study Instruments/Tools
In what way(s) is the support provided for the validity of the study instruments adequate for their use in this study?
In what way(s) is the support provided for the reliability of the study instruments adequate for their use in this study?
In what way(s) were the instruments used appropriate for this study?
12. Data Collection Methods
In what way(s) is the data collection procedures appropriate for this study?
In what way were appropriate steps taken to protect the rights of the subjects?
13. Data Analysis Procedures
In what way(s) are the data analysis procedures appropriate for the data collected?
In what way(s) are the data analysis procedures appropriate for answering the research question(s) and/or testing the study hypothesis (hypotheses)?
14. Strengths/Limitations
What are two major strengths of the scientific merit of this study?
What are two major limitations of the scientific merit of this study?
Attachment:- Nursing Research.rar