Health Care Articles Using Quantitative Research

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Article 1
Marincic, P. Z., Hardin, A., Salazar, M. V., Scott, S., Fan, S. X., & Gaillard, P. R. (2017). Diabetes Self-Management Education and Medical Nutrition Therapy Improve Patient Outcomes: A Pilot Study Documenting the Efficacy of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Interventions through Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 117(8), 1254–1264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.01.023

Article 2
Bowen, M. E., Cavanaugh, K. L., Wolff, K., Davis, D., Gregory, R. P., Shintani, A., Eden, S., Wallston, K., Elasy, T., & Rothman, R. L. (2016). The diabetes nutrition education study randomized controlled trial: A comparative effectiveness study of approaches to nutrition in Diabetes self-management education. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(8), 1368–1376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.017

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Using a retrospective chart review, a pilot study demonstrating the effectiveness of registered dietitian nutritionist interventions in improving patient outcomes for Diabetes self-management and medical nutrition therapy

The diabetic nutrition education study is a randomized controlled experiment that compares the impact of various nutrition education strategies.

Define Hypotheses

A particular claim or informed guess that implies a probable link between variables is referred to as a hypothesis in the context of the supplied article. Research is used to evaluate ideas to see whether there is data to support or refute them. Ideas are developed based on theories or current information. The following are the theories in this article.
Weight reduction Hypothesis. The Hypothesis might be that patients with type 2 diabetes who participate in a Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program and get personalized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) experience considerable weight reduction. The Hypothesis could indicate that there will be a statistically significant drop in weight from the starting point to the completion of the program. Additionally, the possibility of individuals with type 2 diabetes who participate in the DSME program and get customized MNT have a substantial decline in their hemoglobin A1c values. The Hypothesis states that from the beginning of the course until its end, the hemoglobin A1c level is expected to decrease statistically substantially. In addition, the third Hypothesis is that Patients who get personalized MNT and DSME may have changes in their lipid profiles, including reduced triglyceride levels and greater HDL levels. By the end of the training, there could have been statistically significant changes in baseline triglyceride and HDL values.

The hypotheses in the context of the given article are informed estimates or assertions regarding the anticipated results or associations between variables that the researchers want to evaluate through their investigation. Several possibilities are put out in the article depending on its study goals. The hypotheses ma...