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Required Resources

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Kumar, R. (2014). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners (4th ed.). London, UK: SAGE Publications.
Chapter 1: Research: A Way of Thinking. Retrieved from http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/62940_Kumar.pdf
Chapter 2: The Research Process: A Quick Glance. Retrieved from https://studysites.sagepub.com/kumar4e/Kumar_Chapt…

Article

Swendsen, J., Conway, K. P., Degenhardt, L., Glantz, M., Jin, R., Merikangas, K. R., Sampson, N., & Kessler, R. C. (2010). Mental disorders as risk factors for substance use, abuse and dependence: Results from the 10-year follow-up of the National Comorbidity Survey. Addiction, 105, 1117–1128. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02902.x
This article describes the results of a study examining the relationship between mental disorders and substance use, and should be reviewed closely prior to completing this week’s quiz and assignment. The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the PubMed Central database.

Websites

Agius, R. (2006). Association and cause. Retrieved from http://www.agius.com/hew/resource/assoc.htm
This website describes the difference between cause and association in health research.Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching. (n.d.). Components of a research paper. Retrieved from https://cirt.gcu.edu/research/developmentresources…
This article describes each of the sections of a research article.

Recommended Resources

Article

Farrugia, P., Petrisor, B. A., Farrokhyar, F., & Bhandari, M. (2010). Research questions, hypotheses and objectives. Canadian Journal of Surgery, 53(4), 278-281. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC291201…
This article discusses important considerations in the development of a research question and a hypothesis and in defining objectives for research. 

Websites

Boston University School of Public Health. (2013). Causal Inference. Retrieved from http://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/EP/EP71…
This website provides an overview of how cause and association are determined in health research.Trochim, W. M. (2006). The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 2nd Edition. Foundations. Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/intres.php
The Research Methods Knowledge Base is a comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods. You are encouraged to review the entire website, in addition to the Foundations section.Go to top of page

Learning Outcomes

This week students will:

1. Summarize the steps of the health research process.
2. Identify the goals and purpose of health research.
3. Compare and contrast association and cause in health research.

Introduction

Welcome to the first week of Analysis of Health Research! We begin our course by focusing on the key steps in the research process. While you may have some concerns about analyzing research, this course will break the process down in simple steps so that you will be able to read, understand, and interpret health research as it applies to your chosen career. In this week’s discussion, you will introduce yourself to your classmates and think about what kind of research study you might be interested in conducting. For the quiz, you will examine the steps of the research process and what different types of research tell us. For the assignment, you’ll review the sections of a research article. This week’s foundation will allow us to delve deeper into more detailed concepts of research in the rest of the course. I look forward to learning with you over the next five weeks!

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Your introduction is due on Day 1 (Tuesday). You have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your peers. 

Discussion Participation

• If you do not see the “Reply” button, or any responses, you may need to scroll down the page.
• When you are the first to contribute, you will see only the “Reply” button.
• Once you have added your initial post or response, choose the “Post Reply” button.
• If any classmates have posted, you will see their comments, along with the “Reply” button.
• The “Reply” button – as well as any responses – will be displayed at the bottom of the page.

Post Your Introduction

To view written transcript, click here.

Note that this discussion has two parts. Please be sure to respond to both Part 1 and Part 2 in both your initial post and responses to your classmates.

Part 1: To begin, provide an introduction that includes your major, how long you have been attending University of Arizona Global Campus, your career aspirations, and an interesting fact about yourself. Next, review the video introduction to this class then note one thing mentioned in the video that either calms your fears about this class or causes more anxiety. Explain how you think this class will help you in your desired career.

Part 2: Describe an issue from your current or intended future (health-related) work field that you believe needs to be researched in further depth. What research are you familiar with that has already been done on this topic? What additional research do you feel needs to be done? Create a specific research question that you might use to investigate this topic.

Guided Response: Note that this discussion has two parts to it. Please be sure to respond to both Part 1 and Part 2 in your responses to your classmates. For Part 1, introduce yourself to your classmate. For Part 2, review the research question that your classmate described. Propose a potential research study that might be able to answer the question. Respond to at least three of your classmates.

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Part 1:

Hello everyone! My name is Carly Hattemar, I am a Health and Wellness major. I have been attending University of Arizona Global Campus for just over a year and a half. I am a transfer student, and I will be graduating in the beginning of September. I am married with three kids, two boys (Carson, is 4 and Axel is 2) and one girl (Kingsley is 3 weeks old). An interesting fact about me is that I love reading when I can, I am currently trying to read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Ownes. It is good so far; I am almost halfway through, and I defiantly recommend.

Video-Fears/ Anxiety about class:Examining the key concepts of measurement sampling and statistical analysis is what makes me worried about this class. I understand that this is not a math class and that doing math equations will not be involved, but I took a statistic class and found if difficult. Even seeing the work statistics makes me nervous

Explanation: This class is going to help me in my desired career of health and wellness by increasing my critical thinking skills and bettering my statistical analysis skills. This will also help me in academics for when I pursue my master’s in public health by giving me greater knowledge on how to properly use data for assignments.

Part 2:

An issue that I have with health and wellness field is how weight is measured. The charts and BMI are not accurate, and I believe it is an out-of-date way to measure if someone is healthy or not. This is because there are so many other factors to consider, such as metabolic rates, bone density, and muscle mass. For example, I am 5’5 and before pregnancy I weighed an average of 160 which would put me in the obese category for my weight and height. I was not obese at all. I was weightlifting 4-5 days a week and had a lot of muscle. There is some research that has been done that is also published in Medical News Today and Healthline websites that are great sources, for individuals who do not have access to a scholarly article database. There needs to be more medical journals research proving that weight cannot be measured for people and that health should go by blood tests. It is obviously important to not carry around a lot of extra pounds and to exercise, but people who are unhealthy are going to have a lot of comorbidities such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type two diabetes, etc. Instead of doing research focused on using BMI to link health risks, it should be focused on molecular pathways and metabolic factors are linked to health risks.

Question: Why are health professionals still using measurement charts and BMI to measure if someone is healthy or not, knowing all the factors that can cause one person to be heavier than the other even if they are the same height?

Idea: An idea that I had to aid in decreasing unhealthy practices is developing a health program that I would like to be covered or a co pay with insurance to help teach unhealthy individuals how to get back into health. This would include nutrition / personal training classes at local gyms or specific facilities to get individual back on track with their health. Exercise and eating healthy is a big part of being mentally healthy, and if therapy can be covered with insurances why could not this type of program. A healthy body is a healthy mind. I think this is a good idea, would does everyone else think?

I know there is a lot more work to be done with this idea, but this is a start.