Identifying A Researchable Problem

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In this first component of the Course Project, you formulate questions to address a particular nursing issue or problem. You use the PICOT model—patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome—outlined in the Learning Resources to design your questions.

To prepare:

  • Review the article, “Formulating the Evidence Based Practice Question: A Review of the Frameworks,” found in the Learning Resources for this week. Focus on the PICOT model for guiding the development of research questions.
  • Review the section beginning on page 71 of the course text, titled, “Developing and Refining Research Problems” in the course text, which focuses on analyzing the feasibility of a research problem.
  • Reflect on an issue or problem that you have noticed in your nursing practice. Consider the significance of this issue or problem.
  • Generate at least five questions that relate to the issue which you have identified. Use the criteria in your course text to select one question that would be most appropriate in terms of significance, feasibility, and interest. Be prepared to explain your rationale.
  • Formulate a preliminary PICO question—one that is answerable—based on your analysis. What are the PICO variables (patient/population, intervention/issue, comparison, and outcome) for this question?
  • Note: Not all of these variables may be appropriate to every question. Be sure to analyze which are and are not relevant to your specific question.
  • Using the PICOT variables that you determined for your question, develop a list of at least 10 keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search to investigate current research pertaining to the question.

To complete:

Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:

  • A summary of your area of interest, an identification of the problem that you have selected, and an explanation of the significance of this problem for nursing practice
  • The 5 questions you have generated and a description of how you analyzed them for feasibility
  • Your preliminary PICOT question and a description of each PICOT variable relevant to your question
  • At least 10 possible keywords that could be used when conducting a literature search for your PICOT question and a rationale for your selections

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Running head: IMPACT OF LIFESTYLE ON HBP AMONGST THE MIDDLE-AGED

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The Impact of Lifestyle on the Prevalence of High Blood Pressure amongst the Middle-Aged
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IMPACT OF LIFESTYLE ON HBP AMONGST THE MIDDLE-AGED

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The impact of lifestyle on the prevalence of high blood pressure amongst the middle-aged
Cardiovascular diseases have become a common issue in the present times. However,
one of the most prevalent cardiovascular diseases is high blood pressure. As blood is pumped
from the heart through the arteries to other body organs, it is necessary to maintain a
particular level of pressure that should sustain the flow while at the same time aligning to the
capacity of the blood vessels. When this pressure exceeds the pressure that the blood vessels
can support, this could be devastating to both the blood vessels and the organs that receive
this blood. In return, this affects the distribution of vital body requirements such as oxygen
and nutrients. There are various studies that focus on this problem and more so due to its
relevance in the healthcare sector. While many of these focus on particular at-risk groups,
very few studies explore the overall issues pertaining the problem including causes, risk
factors, interventions, prevention, and secondary illnesses. At the same time, the prevalence
and risk factors of the disease may vary from time to time, which calls for a continuous
update of the studies in order to identify the positioning of the problem at every one time. In
an attempt to develop a clear understanding of the problem, this paper will develop a plan that
will help in exploring various recent studies discussing various specific aspects of high blood
pressure and consolidate the discussions into a single comprehensive document.
Significance of the problem
High blood pressure has become a common problem especially for the young and
middle-aged. In this case, high blood pressure is responsible for at least 12% of the total
annual mortalities around the world (Bromfield & Muntner, 2013). However, the prevalence
of the disease may vary from place to place as well as from one population to another.
According to Joffres, Falaschetti, Gillespie, Robitaille … Campbell (2013), more than 75
million Americans, which represents 29% of the total US population, suffers from high blood
pressure. While this may be a major problem amongst the general population, races such as

IMPACT OF LIFESTYLE ON HBP AMONGST THE MIDDLE-AGED

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the non-Hispanic whites are at relatively higher risks of getting high blood pressure
(Lackland, 2014). Unfortunately, some of these studies take a long time before their results
are availed to the public. At the same time, the causes and risk factors may keep on changing
from time to time. As reported by Lindsay, Connor, Joffres, Birtwhistle … Cloutier (2013),
the lifestyle of that people lead at the present age has changed drastically from the lifestyles
that they led a decade or two ago. Coincidentally, high blood pressure is one of the most
common lifestyle diseases (Diaz & Shimbo, 2013). As a result, it is necessary to constantly
update the prevalence, causes, risk factors, and the interventions available for the disease.
This will then help the public to understand how to address the problem.
There is a need to develop comprehensive results detailing every aspect of high blood
pressure. It is evident that researchers have accorded high blood pressure the attention that it
deserves. In this case, a simple search on various catalogs avails a large number of articles
and books discussing various issues regarding the disease. Unfortunately, a simple analysis of
the results indicates that most of these studies focus on a particular area rather than the whole
problem. This leaves a lot of gaps in the results. ...


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