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Dissemination Plan
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Men >20 years of age who have CP/CPPS- physical activity could improve symptoms and QOL. A dissemination plan including posters displayed at healthcare facilities, community centers, etc. would share data and study findings which, if the study maintains good structural validity, will inform the target population of the risk to prostate health from lack of exercise and provide suggestions/resources for eliminating risk of developing symptoms of CP/CPPS. Posters will present well organized and focused content and may be created utilizing specialized graphic design software or programs like Powerpoint.1 Posters could educate a patient and prompt them to have a conversation with their healthcare provider about physical activity as a means of decreasing risk for developing symptoms of CP/CPPS.
Men >20 years of age who may be at risk for developing CP/CPPS- physical activity may decrease risk for developing the disease. A dissemination plan including posters displayed on college campuses, at gyms/fitness clubs, health care facilities, community centers, etc. to educate the target population on the benefits of physical activity in reducing the likelihood of developing symptoms of CP/CPPS. Posters will present well organized and focused content and may be created utilizing specialized graphic design software or programs like Powerpoint.1 It would be important for men in the target population to be aware of ways in which to decrease risk for development of CP/CPPS symptoms and posters would be an initial means of informing them and to provide further resources (websites, support groups, etc.). Radio or TV interviews with patients and clinical experts would be another means of disseminating the findings from the research study and making it available to end users.2
End users, such as healthcare providers who treat patients suffering from CP/CPPS- providers may benefit by improving symptom management including physical activity/physical therapy, as a result of reading about the study’s findings in a scientific journal.2 A dissemination plan will involve publishing a research article in a peer reviewed journal or other health science publication for practitioners who will use the study’s findings to guide them in helping patients avoid the symptoms of CP/CPPS.1 This would be appealing to dissemination partners like hospitals and doctors offices, given the poorly understood etiology, pathogenesis, and optimal treatment approach for CP/CPPS.3 Working with clinical specialty associations is another means by which to reach end users. The study findings could also be revealed and discussed at an academic or professional conference to inform healthcare providers (especially urologists) of the implications of increasing physical activity and the decrease in likelihood of experiencing symptoms of CP/CPPS.1 The presentation of study findings at a urology conference, for example, may be a good way to get the word out and to receive helpful feedback from those healthcare professionals on strengths and weaknesses, prior to submitting to a journal.1 Although conferences are useful to start the dissemination process, it is important to publish a study’s findings in a journal in order for the data to be entered into the permanent record for scholarly discussion and application.1 Unpublished study findings are of no real benefit to scientific knowledge or to advancing clinical improvements, public health practices and public health policies.1 It is also important to identify one or more journals that are a good fit with their aims, scope, and audience, in relation to the research topic of physical activity and effect on CP/CPPS.1
References:
1.) 1.) Jacobsen, Kathryn H. (2011). Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning, MA.
2.) 2.) Advances in patient safety. ahrq.gov. https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/planningtool.html. Accessed February 20, 2017.
3.) 3.) Strauss AC, Dimitrakov JD. New treatments for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. 2010;7(3). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837110/. Accessed February 20, 2017.
Proposed Research Plan Post for more back ground information :
Proposed research study question: Does increased physical activity reduce the likelihood of developing chronic prostatitis (CP)?
Data to be collected should include patient demographics (age, height, weight, smoker or non-smoker, alcohol consumption), amount of time spent seated daily, ability for physical activity, frequency of physical activity, intensity of physical activity.
Establish a shared research partnership with a local urology office for co-investigation of this study. Create a query using electronic medical records (EMR) and ICD-10 codes to create a population base of men ages >20 who have been diagnosed with chronic prostatitis. Contact those patients via telephone to invite them to enroll in the study. Patients who are interested in participating and have internet access may complete an anonymous online questionnaire which includes their consent. Those interested who lack internet access will receive via mail research study questionnaire packets including a consent form, a study questionnaire, and a postage-paid preaddressed envelope to return their anonymous information for data collection and entry into the online database. Everyone who responds and meets the criteria (male, age>20years, diagnosed with chronic prostatitis) will be included in the study population and assigned a private patient tracking number, in order to maintain patient anonymity. A case-control study with frequency matching includes: cases have CP and the intervention/protective factor (ie daily physical activity) and controls have CP but no intervention/protective factor (ie daily physical exercise).
Initial data to develop the research study population may be collected at the beginning of the research study via a query using electronic medical records (EMR) and ICD-10 codes to create a population base of men ages >20 who have been diagnosed with chronic prostatitis. Additional demographic data (height, weight, smoking preference) can be ascertained from the questionnaire during the questionnaire stage of the study.
Data collection methods: patient questionnaire which includes four sections
1.) Demographics- includes age, height in feet and inches, weight in pounds, smoker or non-smoker
It will be important to know the patient’s age to verify if they meet the criteria for the study of age >20 years and to determine body mass index (BMI) based on height/weight ratio.3 Smoking status and alcohol consumption may be helpful to know to address any possible confounders that may affect the study outcome, given that smokers and moderate to heavy drinkers are less likely to exercise than non-smokers and non-drinkers or light drinkers.1
2.) National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index or NIH-CPSI: patients must complete nine questions which include dichotomous (YES/NO) questions, Five-Point questions, and a pain question which is a continuous variable (ratio variable measuring pain level from 0-10 with zero being no pain and increasing incrementally to 10 being the worst pain felt).1,3
3.) Five-Point responses (Likert scale) to questions about the amount of time spent seated daily, if the patient is physically able to exercise, the frequency of physical activity, and the intensity of physical activity.3 These variables are categorical ordinal variables, given that patient responses can be ranked as: strongly agree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree.3 This enables stratification of how able the patient is for physical activity, how frequently they engage in physical activity, and with what level of physical intensity.
4.) Dichotomous questions (yes/no):
Have you ever received physical therapy for Chronic Prostatitis?
If you ever received physical therapy for Chronic Prostatitis, do you feel that it helped?
These variables are dichotomous, having only a YES or NO response.
The main focus of this proposed research study is to seek to determine if increased physical activity reduces the likelihood of developing Chronic Prostatisis (CP). A next stage of this study would likely be to investigate the effects of specific physical therapeis on reducing the incidents of Chronic Prostatitis (CP).
References:
1.) Pampel FC, Krueger PM, Denney JT. Socioeconomic disparities in health behaviors. 36. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169799/pdf/nihms317106.pdf. Accessed January 30, 2017.
2.) NIH-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index. researchgate.net. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/51670214_fig1_NIH-Chronic-Prostatitis-Symptom-Index-The-National-Institutes-of-Health-Chronic. Accessed January 30, 2017.
3.) Jacobsen, Kathryn H. (2011). Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning, MA.Bottom of Form
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