Methodology
• Sample/Setting:
The researchers will utilize a sample population of n=63 participants who have within a community-based healthcare group. The group has a total membership of n=300 residents of both gender who have been diagnosed with diabetes and they use this as a forum for peer-education and social support. All the participants will be 18 years or older and only those who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the last twelve months will be considered viable for this study (Creswell, 2013). Further, only those who can communicate and write or speak fluently in English will be considered for the study. The Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool will be used to determine the cognitive capability of the participants to assure that they will play an active role in the study (Bowling, 2014). The participants will also be assessed to ascertain that they have not been diagnosed for any cardiovascular or coronary event at the start of the study.
• Sampling Strategy
The researchers will use a random sampling technique to choose from the population. Initially, all the 300 participants will be regarded as viable for the study. However, the inclusion and exclusion criteria could lead to a lower sample population once applied. Once the inclusion and exclusion criteria is applied, all eligible participants will then be chosen randomly to make the final n=63 participants required for the study (Creswell, 2013).
• Research Design:
The quantitative corelational research design will be utilized in this case. The research seeks to determine the impacts of health education on diet and physical activity within a patient group influences the development of complications in future. The complications under assessment in this case will include cardiovascular illnesses and coronary events for the time after the commencement of the study. The participants will be grouped into two groups; the intervention group n=32 and the control group n=31. The intervention group will be subjected to the intense education program on diet and physical activity while the control groups will only receive the standard education. The notable differences between the groups at the end of the study on incidences of cardiovascular cases and coronary events will indicate the impact of the program or otherwise (Bowling, 2014).
References
Bowling, A. (2014). Research methods in health: investigating health and health services. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).
Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications.
