10-page double-spaced outline of their proposed research. The topic should be on a health, health service, clinical or public health issue that is of interest to you. Ideally you will use the Research Question you started to develop. Include some discussion of the potential challenges you expect to encounter and how you plan on dealing with them. The grading rubric can be found below.
Your research question paper will include:
Title page (APA format)
Ten-page paper where you will describe your research question, the significance of the study, the study design used to evaluate, the participants and variables of the study, any ethical issues, statistical analysis, and potential challenges of the research study.
Reference Page(s)
Cite relevant published reports, best practice guidelines for health professionals and peer-reviewed articles to support your viewpoints (minimum of 5 credible websites and 8 current {< 5 years} peer-reviewed articles). Please cite references according to APA format.
Introduction and Research Question – Provide an introduction to your research topic. Clearly state your research question. Describe the population, intervention, comparison groups if applicable and the outcome (PICO).
Literature Review – Provide a summary of what is currently known in the research area and what is NOT known in the research area. Describe why it is important that research is done to address this and find out. Provide a detailed and critical review of the existing research and identify any gaps in the currently literature. You may use your previously submitted literature review with corrections/modifications/recommendations made.
Study Design – Describe the type of study design you will use. Briefly summarize why you chose this type of study design for your research question.
Participants – Describe the types of participants you will recruit to take part in your study. Identify and describe the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Provide a description of the strategy that you will use to recruit your study participants.
Variables – Identify and describe your predictor variable/exposure/intervention and how it will be measured. Describe your primary outcome(s) and how it will be measured
Describe your secondary outcome(s) and how it will be measured
Statistical Analysis – Describe the hypothesis/prediction that you have made regarding the outcome of your study. Describe the types of variables that will be used in the analysis of your proposed study. State how descriptive and inferential statistics will be performed.
Ethical Issues – Describe any potential ethical issues you might experience in your research study. Identify the potential risks and benefits of participation for your participants. Define the relevant ethical principles associated with your research question. Describe how research ethics board approval would occur.
Potential Challenges – Describe any potential issues and/or challenges that your proposed research study might encounter throughout the research process.
Criteria Explanation Mark*
Introduction and Research Question
/2
• Introduction
• State research question and describe PICO criteria
/1
/1
Significance and Rationale of the Study
/4
Provide a review of the literature
Identify gaps in the literature
Describe how your study will contribute to the research field
/2
/1
/1
Study Design /2
Describe the type of study you will use to evaluate your research question
Describe the justification for study design selection
/1
/1
Participants
/6
Describe the number and types of participants you would enroll in your study
Describe the inclusion criteria
Describe the exclusion criteria
Define and describe your recruitment strategy
/2
/1
/1
/2
Variables
/3
Identify and describe your predictor variable/exposure/intervention and how it will be measured
Describe your primary outcome(s) and how it will be measured
Describe your secondary outcome(s) and how it will be measured
/1
/1
/1
Ethical Issues /5
Describe any potential ethical issues that might arise
Describe how ethical issues will be addressed
Identify any benefits for participants taking part
Identify any risks for participants taking part
/2
/1
/1 /1
Statistical Analysis
/3
Identify the hypothesis of your research question (what do you expect to happen)
Briefly describe the analytic approach that you will take, focusing on statistical analysis methods
/1 /2
Potential Challenges
/2
• Describe potential challenges that you might come across in your research study
