In the

Week 1

discussion forum you had an opportunity to present a potential problem and an innovative solution specific to your role specialization. In addition, you have reviewed the literature to identify qualitative and quantitative research articles and submitted annotated bibliographies to provide evidence supporting the problem.

Considering the feedback provided to you by the faculty member it is now time to prepare your problem statement, research purpose, and research question.

First share your refined problem and proposed solution (given your review of literature this may have changed depending on the evidence you were able to provide). Next, follow the steps to help define your research question.

Craft the problem statement and research purpose.

Design your research question aimed at solving (a part of) the problem and include the following

components which will focus the literature review

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PICOT Question:

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atient, Population or Problem

What are the characteristics of the patient or population?

1. What is the condition or disease you are interested in?
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   ntervention or exposure

What do you want to do with this patient (e.g. treat, diagnose, observe)?

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omparison

What is the alternative to the intervention (e.g. placebo, different drug, surgery)?

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utcome

What are the relevant outcomes (e.g. morbidity, death, complications)?

Ensure that the research question is answerable, feasible and clinically relevant

Discussion Week 1

My role specialization is Family Nurse Practitioner. I’m interested in the issue of childhood obesity since I deal with it on a daily basis. This research might lead to improved communication with patients’ parents during my nutritional counseling sessions. In the future, I hope to work with hypertension and diabetes programs at Georgia’s Department of Public Health. Because juvenile obesity has been connected to adult comorbidities such as hyperinsulinemia, obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, I feel that this study subject will benefit my present and future professional pursuits (Moglia & Dill, 2018). A broad search for “childhood obesity” and a follow-up search for “childhood obesity prevention” were used at the library for the study topic. Current study and future research will strive to address the question, “What are common qualities of people suffering from childhood obesity, and how may these similarities be used to benefit the medical community in disease prevention?” Moore, Wilkie, and Desrochers (2017) wrote about the familial effect on childhood obesity and how familial socialization may steer a kid toward or away from obesity. Turner-Johnson, Montgomery, Clark, and Taylor (2017) performed research in order to demonstrate how the Community Preparation Model assessed the level of readiness for childhood obesity prevention in a rural, southern community. Finally, Alleman, Murphy, Baskerville, and Chugh (2017) investigated the prevalence of childhood obesity and hypertension among kindergarten, sixth-, and ninth-grade children. The study emphasized the “need to promote policy implementation and assessment to prevent childhood obesity” (Alleman, Murphy, Baskerville, & Chugh, 2017, p. 17). Early intervention measures such as nutritional counseling and workshops for children and families may be used to combat childhood obesity. In my experience, parents with obese children are frequently uneducated about fundamental dietary guidelines for youngsters. Education has the potential to be a game changer in assisting with the resolution of this crisis. However, variables such as availability to healthy foods and recipes, as well as transportation, may stymie educational initiatives.

1. References
2. Alleman, E., Murphy, E., Baskerville, K., & Chugh, R. (2017). A Collaborative Approach to Childhood Obesity Surveillance From a Local Health Department. Journal Of Public Health Management & Practice, 23(6), e17-e20. doi:10.1097/PHH.0000000000000615

Moglia, P.P. & Dill, K.M. (2018). Childhood obesity. Magill’s Medical Guide (Online Edition). Moore, E. S., Wilkie, W. L., & Desrochers, D. M. (2017). All in the Family? Parental Roles in the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity. Journal Of Consumer Research, 43(5), 824-859.doi:10.1093/jcr/ucw059.

Turner-Johnson, P., Montgomery, M., Clark, M., & Taylor, C. (2017). Childhood Obesity in a Rural Community: First Steps to Cultivating Change. Online Journal Of Rural Nursing & Health Care, 17(2), 126-147. doi:10.14574/ojrnhc.v17i1.456.