Health Care Articles Using Quantitative Research

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Article 1
Marincic, P. Z., Hardin, A., Salazar, M. V., Scott, S., Fan, S. X., & Gaillard, P. R. (2017). Diabetes Self-Management Education and Medical Nutrition Therapy Improve Patient Outcomes: A Pilot Study Documenting the Efficacy of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Interventions through Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 117(8), 1254–1264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.01.023

Article 2
Bowen, M. E., Cavanaugh, K. L., Wolff, K., Davis, D., Gregory, R. P., Shintani, A., Eden, S., Wallston, K., Elasy, T., & Rothman, R. L. (2016). The diabetes nutrition education study randomized controlled trial: A comparative effectiveness study of approaches to nutrition in Diabetes self-management education. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(8), 1368–1376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.017

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Using a retrospective chart review, a pilot study demonstrating the effectiveness of registered dietitian nutritionist interventions in improving patient outcomes for Diabetes self-management and medical nutrition therapy

The diabetic nutrition education study is a randomized controlled experiment that compares the impact of various nutrition education strategies.

Define Hypotheses

A particular claim or informed guess that implies a probable link between variables is referred to as a hypothesis in the context of the supplied article. Research is used to evaluate ideas to see whether there is data to support or refute them. Ideas are developed based on theories or current information. The following are the theories in this article.
Weight reduction Hypothesis. The Hypothesis might be that patients with type 2 diabetes who participate in a Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program and get personalized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) experience considerable weight reduction. The Hypothesis could indicate that there will be a statistically significant drop in weight from the starting point to the completion of the program. Additionally, the possibility of individuals with type 2 diabetes who participate in the DSME program and get customized MNT have a substantial decline in their hemoglobin A1c values. The Hypothesis states that from the beginning of the course until its end, the hemoglobin A1c level is expected to decrease statistically substantially. In addition, the third Hypothesis is that Patients who get personalized MNT and DSME may have changes in their lipid profiles, including reduced triglyceride levels and greater HDL levels. By the end of the training, there could have been statistically significant changes in baseline triglyceride and HDL values.

The hypotheses in the context of the given article are informed estimates or assertions regarding the anticipated results or associations between variables that the researchers want to evaluate through their investigation. Several possibilities are put out in the article depending on its study goals. The hypotheses may be deduced as follows:
Primary Hypothesis
The modified plate technique or carbohydrate counting will be emphasized for patients receiving Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSME/S), aiming to improve glycemic control compared to patients in the control group.
Results are anticipated to reveal a substantial reduction in HbA1C levels compared to the control group for individuals in the modified plate technique and carbohydrate counting groups—furthermore, the Secondary Hypothesis. The modified plate approach of DSME/S will result in more significant improvements in glycemic control compared to carbohydrate counting in participants with a baseline HbA1C between 7.0% and 10.0%.
Expected Results: The researchers believe that participants in the modified plate technique group will show a more significant decrease in HbA1C levels than those in the carbohydrate counting group within the defined HbA1C range—moreover, Further Hypothesis. The modified plate approach, which employs visual aids and portion management strategies, could be superior to carbohydrate counting to improve glycemic control in patients with reduced diabetic numeracy.
Expected Result: Because the redesigned plate technique takes a more straightforward approach to portion management, the researchers believe that patients with lesser numeracy abilities will gain more from using it.

Define Independent and Dependent Variables and Types of Data for Variables

Independent factor:
Participation in individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and the Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program.
Categorical data, where participants either underwent DSME and MNT or did not.
Dependent elements:
Weight:
The weight of the patients is a dependent variable.
Continuous data in kilograms is the data type.
A1c levels of hemoglobin. Haemoglobin A1c levels, a time-series indicator of blood glucose management, are the dependent variable.
Continuous data with a percentage expression.

an independent variable
The type of nutrition education strat...