Discussion 3: diabetes self-management education (DSME)

Select one qualitative and one quantitative question that you are interested in investigating. Identify the independent and dependent variables. Next, create a hypothesis or set of hypotheses to go along with your research question. Identify your hypothesis as one of each of the four categories below and explain why your hypothesis fits into these categories. (Topics must be related to nursing)
Associative or causal
Simple or complex
Nondirectional vs. directional
Null vs. research
Guideline:
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Example:
The qualitative question that I am interested in investigating is, how does exercise decrease the risk for heart disease? The independent variable is exercise and the dependent variable is risk for heart disease. The hypothesis: exercise decreases risk for heart disease by decreasing blood pressure and lowering lipid levels. This hypothesis can be considered causal because exercise determines a change in risk for heart disease (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). This is considered complex because it describes the relationship between exercise and lowering blood pressure which then reduces risk for heart disease (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). This is directional and research because it is describing the relationship between heart disease and exercise (Schmidt & Brown, 2019).
The quantitative question that I am interested in investigating is, what is the relationship between the amount of exercise and risk of heart disease? The independent variable is the amount of exercise and the dependent variable is risk for heart disease. The hypothesis: patients who exercise less are at increased risk for heart disease. This hypothesis is considered an associative hypothesis because there is a relationship between exercise and risk for heart disease (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). This is also a simple hypothesis because it is describing the variable between two variables only (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). This is considered a directional hypothesis because it is predicting the relationship between exercise and heart disease (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). This is a research hypothesis because there is a relationship between exercise and heart disease, which are the two variables (Schmidt & Brown, 2019).
Variables can be measured directly or indirectly using questionnaires or scales (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). The independent variable influences the dependent variable (Schmidt & Brown, 2019). The dependent variable is influenced by the independent variable (Schmidt & Brown, 2019).