Assignment: Comparison of Research Articles
Choose two research articles published by a scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal on a current health care issue in the United States, controversial or otherwise.
Topics:
Suggested topics may include:
I. A study of vaccinations and autism rates
II. Maternal health, fetal health, or elder health
III. Disease-based studies, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease
IV. The increasing rates of caesarean sections in birthrates
V. Managed health care in the United States
VI. Any of the leading Health Indicator topics (2020 LHI Topics) profiled in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy People 2020 initiative website
Part 1
Complete the attached "Article Comparison Table" to compare the two articles in terms of content, research methods, focus of the study, target audiences and subjects, and their possible impacts on the future of health care delivery.
Part 2
Write a 500 to 750 words analysis that includes the following:
I. A summary of the topic you chose with rationale. (This may have personal significance to you or it may be a topic of particular interest that you have seen in the news.)
II. An explanation of the significance of the two research studies to health care delivery in the United States.
III. A description of the major functions provided by research and data monitoring of health care delivery in the United States.
IV. Identification of potential environments within health care delivery appropriate to research and data monitoring.
V. Your assessment of the impact of the studies in your chosen articles in regards to health care delivery, incorporating and expanding on the information you provided in Part One. Were the studies intended to change or influence health care delivery? If so, how? If not, what are the implications of each study for health care delivery?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.