Answer questions DUE in 2 HOURS FROM NOW
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Homework1.doc1st: READ BELOW
You are going to design the next studies in blood pressure and stress reduction in night shift workers at the local WalMart. The purpose, beyond making healthier employees and a more productive and profitable store, is to reduce the impact of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The methods you employ must be modifiable to each employee and will serve them well in making them happier and healthier.
Hint: Think about the risk factors associated with hypertension and stress. Many may be modified with sufficient resources.
You may want to use www.pubmed.gov or Google to look for more information and articles. Make sure you cite your work (APA format)
2nd: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW, BE VERY SPECFIC
Q1: What is the rationale for your program? Why night shift workers at a local business?
Q2: What is/are your research hypothesis(es)? How will you test these?
Q3: To what population(s) would you like to generalize this program and subsequent findings?
Q4: What approaches would you take to tailor your program to specific ages, genders, physical capabilities, co-morbidities, etc.? What about those who are pregnant?
Q5: What components would you include in your prevention/intervention program?
Q6: Are there components that help people quit smoking/vaping? Quit or reduce alcohol consumption?
Q7: What information would you need to get from prospective employees and the Walmart management prior to design and implementation?
Q8: What data would you collect specifically from your study participants during the program implementation?
Q9: How would you assess potential health improvement from your program? Be specific. For example, would you weigh participants before, during, and after your program?
Q10: Do you need Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval? Where do you get the approval?
Q11: What inclusion criteria would you use? List at least three.
Q12: What exclusion criteria would you use? List at least three.
Q13: What demographic variable data would you collect (e.g. age, race, education)? How would you choose to collect these data? You could use a mix of methods.
Q14: What anthropometric data would you collect? Would you get this from the work record and/or take your own measurements?
Q15: What medical data would you collect? For example, could you get blood sugar and blood pressure measurements? Who would collect these data?
Q16: What past history information, potential risk factor would you collect from each participant? How would collect these data? Think about efficiency and accuracy of participant response. Why collect these data?
Q17: Please list some of your questions that you would use to collect data via interview or survey of your participants. We will go through them in class to see their utility and how they might be improved, if needed.
Q18: How will you try to reduce bias in the study design and data collection phases?
Q19: What measure(s) of association will be calculated and why? If you are doing a pre-post-test of participant weight, for example, what would be an appropriate statistical test?
Q20: What potential confounding variables will you need to assess during the analysis? Why?
Useful Resources
Nutrition Tips for Shift Workers
http://www.unlockfood.ca/en/Articles/Workplace-wellness/Nutrition-Tips-for-Shift-Workers.aspx
How to Manage Stress When Working the Night Shift
