Final research paper 460

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DEVELOPMENT 4

Development

Ayaa Mahdi

HSCI 460

12/03/2020

Research Question

What are the sex and gender variances of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, in terms of risk, pathophysiology, as well as its complications, and why are many young adults developing this condition?

Introduction

Type two diabetes mellitus is currently a persistent challenge, especially among young adults. Researches have been carried out to try and establish the possible causes of its continuous spread. This study aims at determining how gender and sex could determine the probability of contracting type two diabetes. It also aims at finding out why many young people are developing this disease. The research will be based on how the affected patients' normal functioning is altered, and the social, financial, and psychological complications it brings about. The research will be aided by scientific researches that have already been carried out.

Citations

Adler, A. I., Stratton, I. M., Neil, H. A. W., Yudkin, J. S., Matthews, D. R., Cull, C. A., ... & Holman, R. R. (2000). Association of systolic blood pressure with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 36): prospective observational study. BMJ, 321(7258), 412-419.

Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Jürgen Harreiter, and Giovanni Pacini. "Sex and Gender Differences in Risk, Pathophysiology, and Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus." PubMed Central (PMC), July 2016, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890267/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2020.

Hammond, C. (2005). The wider benefits of adult learning: An illustration of the advantages of multi‐method research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(3), 239-255.

Rhodes, E. T., Prosser, L. A., Hoerger, T. J., Lieu, T., Ludwig, D. S., & Laffel, L. M. (2012). Estimated morbidity and mortality in adolescents and young adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, 29(4), 453-463.

Sattar, N. (2013). Gender aspects in type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiometabolic risk. Best practice & research Clinical endocrinology & metabolism, 27(4), 501-507.

Development

For this study, the samples will be selected randomly from health records of willing participants who have this condition, clinical findings, and scientific studies. For more accurate results, there is a need to use mixed research methods. Combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods will ensure more accurate results. The rates and frequency of occurrence of this condition in young adults are statistical. It also facilitates the need to establish the financial strains that are associated with this disease. Qualitative research will help determine the psychological and pathophysiological complications experienced by the patients. It will also help record the patients' emotions, and they will be able to express themselves. Besides the articles stated in assignment four, an additional four scholarly articles will be used to research more. The purpose is to come up with results and conclusions that are precise and relevant to this study.