Order Instructions EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY DESIGNS

As introduced in the first few weeks of this course, investigators use various epidemiological study designs to study health problems and the effects of health interventions. You have examined several study designs, including descriptive designs (in Week 2) and analytic study designs that are observational (in Week 3) or experimental (this week). As an MSN or DNP student, you should be able to determine which study design would be most suitable for addressing a health problem of interest to you, as this is a foundation for evidence-based practice.For this Assignment, you will identify an epidemiologic association of interest (e.g., smoking and lung cancer, obesity and heart disease, hormone replacement/modification therapy, and breast cancer) and determine an appropriate study design for exploring that association.For this Assignment, you will identify an epidemiologic association of interest (e.g., smoking and lung cancer, obesity and heart disease, hormone replacement/modification therapy, and breast cancer) and determine an appropriate study design for exploring that association.RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.WEEKLY RESOURCES

Required Readings Curley, A. L. C. (Ed.). (2020). Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (3rd ed.). Springer.o Chapter 2, “Identifying Outcomes in Population-Based Nursing”

 Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2021). Epidemiology for public health practice (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.o Chapter 8, “Experimental Study Designs”

 Goldstein, C. E., Weijer, C., Brehaut, J. C., Fergusson, D. A., Grimshaw, J. M., Horn, A. R., & Taljaard, M. (2018). Ethical issues in pragmatic randomized controlled trials: A review of the recent literature identifies gaps in ethical argumentationLinks to an external site.. BMC Medical Ethics, 19(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-018-0253-x Walden University Office of Research and Doctoral Services. (n.d.). Developing researchLinks to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/research-center/student-research/developing-researchEXAMPLES OF STUDIES UTILIZING EXPERIMENTAL AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY DESIGNSThese studies should be used as informative examples. Please locate another article on your own to use for the Discussion. Hooshmand, M., & Foronda, C. (2018). Comparison of telemedicine to traditional face-to-face care for children with special needs: A quasiexperimental study. Telemedicine Journal and E-health: The Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association, 24(6), 433–441. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2017.0116 Sawyer, A., Kaim, A., Le, H.-N., McDonald, D., Mittinty, M., Lynch, J., & Sawyer, M. (2019). The effectiveness of an app-based nurse-moderated program for new mothers with depression and parenting problems (eMums Plus): Pragmatic randomized controlled trialLinks to an external site.. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(6), e13689. https://doi.org/10.2196/13689

TO PREPARE• Consider an association between a risk factor and a particular health outcome that is of interest to you. Table 2.2, in Curley, has some excellent options. You may use this to guide your selection of topics or select your own population health topic.• Then, select an observational OR experimental study design you think would be the most appropriate for exploring this association. You may select from any of the designs covered in this module.

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