You are a clinician working in a pediatric primary care setting. You treat many asthma patients and want to gain a better understanding of what lifestyle factors are associated with an increased risk for asthma. Your research question is, “What lifestyle factors may increase risk for childhood asthma?”

Research Question One

You are a clinician working in a pediatric primary care setting. You treat many asthma patients and want to gain a better understanding of what lifestyle factors are associated with an increased risk for asthma. Your research question is, “What lifestyle factors may increase risk for childhood asthma?” You locate the article, “Dietary intake, physical activity, body mass index, and childhood asthma in the Third National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES III)” authored by Romieu I, Mannino DM, Redd SC, & McGeehin MA.

Questions to answer

  1. Research Question One relates to:
    1. Treatment
    2. Etiology
    3. Prevention
    4. Prognosis
    5. Diagnosis
  2. PubMed URL for Research Question One article
  3. Based on the evidence hierarchy, is the study design for Research Question One most appropriate to effectively answer the research question – in other words, is there another design that, if available, might serve as the “best” source of evidence?

Research Question Two

You are a clinician responsible for developing a group intervention program for obese patients. You
are interested in how nutrition education within a group setting impacts knowledge and dietary intake in obese individuals. Your research question is, “Does nutrition education improve nutrition knowledge and eating behaviors in obese adults?” You locate the article, “Assessing the efficacy of a group mediated nutritional knowledge intervention for individuals with obesity” authored by Miedema B, Bowes A, Hamilton R, & Reading S.

Questions to answer

  1. Research Question Two relates to:
    1. Treatment
    2. Etiology
    3. Prevention
    4. Prognosis
    5. Diagnosis
  2. PubMed URL for Research Question Two article
  3. Based on the evidence hierarchy, is the study design for Research Question Two most appropriate to effectively answer the research question – in other words, is there another design that, if available, might serve as the “best” source of evidence?