External and internal validity concerns will be addressed as it relates to the sampling type selected. In addition, a clear and precise account of how the data will be collected as well as the instruments used will also be detailed. Data analysis and the rationale for why certain methods were chosen will be reviewed. Since it is important to ensure a high degree of reliability and validity, this proposal will detail steps taken towards this attempt. Based on the proposed study design, sample, setting, and procedures for data collection and analysis this chapter will also describe the limitations and delimitations associated. Finally, this chapter will address how the proposed study would be conducted in an ethical manner, while protecting the rights of participants and adhering to ethical principles. Research Design This research study will be conducted through the use of a basic quantitative experimental pretest-posttest this design, the subjects are randomly assigned to design. “In groups, a pretest is given to both groups, the experimental group receives the experimental treatment and the comparison group receives the routine treatment, and a posttest is given to both In order to assure complete randomization a small table of groups” (Nieswiadomy, 2008, p.153). random digits will be used to arrange groups. According to Polit and Beck (2012) is the most trustworthy method of equalizing (p.207). “randomization groups” This research study will involve the collection of baseline A1C levels of all participants then randomly assigning a participant to formal DSME training from an accredited program taught by certified diabetic educators or assigning a participant to no formal educational protocol for persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. After 3 months and 6 months the A1C levels will be retested in all participants.
External and internal validity concerns will be addressed as it relates to the sampling type selected. In addition, a clear and precise account of how the data will be collected as well as the instruments used will also be detailed. Data analysis and the rationale for why certain methods were chosen will be reviewed. Since it is important to ensure a high degree of reliability and validity, this proposal will detail steps taken towards this attempt. Based on the proposed study design, sample, setting, and procedures for data collection and analysis this chapter will also describe the limitations and delimitations associated. Finally, this chapter will address how the proposed study would be conducted in an ethical manner, while protecting the rights of participants and adhering to ethical principles. Research Design This research study will be conducted through the use of a basic quantitative experimental pretest-posttest design. “In this design, the subjects are randomly assigned to groups, a pretest is given to both groups, the experimental group receives the experimental treatment and the comparison group receives the routine treatment, and a posttest is given to both groups” (Nieswiadomy, 2008, p.153). In order to assure complete randomization a small table of random digits will be used to arrange groups. According to Polit and Beck (2012) “randomization is the most trustworthy method of equalizing groups” (p.207). This research study will involve the collection of baseline A1C levels of all participants then randomly assigning a participant to formal DSME training from an accredited program taught by certified diabetic educators or assigning a participant to no formal educational protocol for persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. After 3 months and 6 months the A1C levels will be retested in all participants.
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