Treating Obesity In Children And Adolescents Writing Assignment

The Intervention for this project is the 5210 (5 or more fruits and vegetables, 2 hours or less of recreational screen time, 1 hour or more of physical activity, 0 sugary drinks) pediatric weight management program by the American Academy of Pediatrics50 participants, ages 12-18, above the 95th percentile for weight/BMI, treated with second generation antipsychotics, recruited randomly from Zimella Wellness Center in Maryland.Please research the 5210 program and incorporate methods and findings in the paper.
Topic: Treating Obesity in children and adolescents with metabolic syndrome secondary to second generation anti-psychotic medication using dietary modification and physical activity.
The Intervention is the 5210 pediatric weight management program by the American Academy of Pediatrics
 
Chapter III Methodology
Students should make sure that the audience will understand what change in practice or phenomenon s/he will be evaluating, why it is important, why s/he is predicting the results/findings s/he is predicting, and how the results/findings will impact nursing practice.
Paper should include a detailed description of the proposed research methods and procedures, in essence, the design of the study. It should be sufficiently explanatory and detailed to enable other researchers to read the proposal, and by referring to it alone, conduct the same research that the student proposes to undertake. This is known as “replication.” As such, Chapter III must not be an abstract description, but a complete step-by-step account of what will be done, in what order, how, and by whom. Whether the study will be quantitative, qualitative, or a combination should be clearly stated. The following sections must be included in the methods chapter. Any additional sections needed to appropriately describe issues associated with the research operations (i.e., transcripts from focus group interviews) can be included as an appendix (p. 20).
Remember that the Methodology Paper, which will form the basis of Chapter 3, should build logically on the Background and Significance (Chapter 1) as well as the exhaustive literature review (Chapter 2).
Chapter III. Methodology.
Study Design. Chapter III should begin with the study design, and whether the
project will be quantitative, qualitative or a combination. It should be sufficiently detailed
to enable others to understand the step-by-step account of what will be done, in what
order, how and by whom.
Population and Sample. In this section, provide a summary of the sample and the
population from which the sample is drawn. A description of their defining
characteristics and the procedures used to recruit them should be included.
Instrumentation. In this section, describe the *instruments that were obtained or
modified for this project. Surveys or questionnaires designed by others should be valid
and reliable and credit should be cited for the original authors, as well as any permissions
obtained to use the instrument/s.
Data collection. Outline in detail the methods that will be used to collect
information. Describe the procedures that will be used to collect the required data from
participants. In short, list all activities needed to gather information for the project
(including IRB approval and assurance of confidentiality) and describe each activity in
enough detail so another competent researcher could duplicate the project.
Data analysis. Describe how data will be scored and analyzed; identifying
appropriate statistical methods . If the proposed project is to employ qualitative methods,
identify the ways in which the data will be processed and analyzed.
Summary. A brief summary of the chapter may be included in this section.
Title Page: Your title should be an empirical title (as discussed at immersion) (APA 2.01 and 2.02).Abstract: Your abstract should be a “brief, comprehensive summary” of the paper (APA 2.04 – empirical study).Overview: A brief introduction to the chapter (APA 2.05). Briefly introduce the problem and summarize the significance.
a. Purpose Statement: Clear and concise explanation of the purpose of your clinical scholarly project. Remember that your purpose should use empirical language and address measurable outcomes. Your research question(s) should be clearly and empirically stated (APA 2.05).
IV.  Data
a. Population: This should describe the population addressed in your research question (APA 2.06).
b. Sample: Describe the subset (sample) of the population of interest, the sample size, and the extent to which results can be generalized (APA 2.06). Also include subject recruitment if appropriate. An APA table of descriptive statistics must be included and referenced in the narrative (APA 5.10).
c. Instrumentation: Describe the process or rationale used to select or design the data collection process if appropriate (APA 2.06)
d. Data Collection: Describe the process of data collection in detail (APA 2.06)
e. Variables: Explain, in detail, each of the variables you will be using, what they measure, and how (APA 2.06).
f. Project design: Describe the design of the project (pre/post, treatment/control, quasiexperimental, etc.). If appropriate, describe the intervention used (APA 2.06).
V. Results
a. Analysis: Describe the analysis of the data, the methods used, issues of missing or abnormal data, and the results (APA 2.07). An APA table of results must be included and referenced in the narrative (APA 5.10).
VI. Discussion
a. Conclusions: Clearly explain your findings and make an explicit statement of support or nonsupport for your research question(s). If you had no significant findings, provide explanations. Clearly explain the statistical and clinical significance of your study (APA 2.08).
b. Limitations: Explain the limitations of the study, address alternate explanations, sources of bias, and external validity of your findings (APA 2.08).
c. Significance and Implications: Present a “reasoned and justifiable commentary on the importance of your findings” (APA 2.08).
VII. References
VIII. Tables and Figures