Rough Draft Quantitative Research Critique: Type 2 Diabetes

Rough Draft Quantitative Research Critique: Type 2 Diabetes
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Rough Draft Quantitative Research Critique: Type 2 Diabetes
Type two diabetes (T2D) is a physiological condition characterized by inadequate insulin secretion or insufficient insulin production. T2D requires a keen follow-up on a drug, whether oral or injection, and diet. A type two diabetes patient is also necessary to perform regular physical activity (PA) to make the process of insulin production and uptake more effective. Regular physical activity is believed to cause a reduction in blood sugar levels in diabetes patients. However, physical activity, proper diet with low glycemic load, and drug therapy must be observed since they complement each other for optimum results. The essay will critique the quantitative studies that answer the PICOT question: In older patients with type two diabetes and on drug and diet therapy, what is the effect of undertaking regular physical activity compared to physical inactivity on blood sugar levels.
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The study done by Alghafri et al. focused on the barriers perceived to free-time PA in patients with T2D. Differences were explored based on age, gender, marital state, education, and employment. The study acknowledged that PA is crucial in managing T2D for improved metabolism (Alghafri et al., 2017). One of the primary roles of nurses in diabetes control is ensuring that positive outcomes are seen in the patients. Physical activity is regarded as an essential strategy in ensuring this, such that nurses encourage and call for all type two diabetes patients to make it a lifestyle. Nurses can find solutions and encourage the patients accordingly by assessing the barriers and deterring these patients from performing exceptionally physical activity.
The study was done by Jeong et al. (2019) focused on assessing a reduction in mortality with regular PA in patients who had CVDs and those free of cardiovascular diseases. According to the study, physical activity was shown to lower mortality rates in these patients in a dose-response style. The recommended dose of physical activity that would bear optimum results is five hundred to one thousand metabolic equivalent tasks every week that encompasses regular physical activity. Cardiovascular diseases are highly associated with diabetes type two, which means that preventing their incidence or reducing their severity through physical activity would lower the risk of diabetes (Jeong et al., 2019). Nurses are obliged to ensure that patients with cardiovascular diseases recover. At the same time, the risk of getting sick for healthy people is diminished. The risk and severity are reduced through regular and adequate physical activity.
How the Articles Support the Nurse Practice Issue
The articles answer the PICOT question by addressing the significance of PA on patients suffering from T2D. In the first article by Alghafri et al., assessing the barriers linked to physical activity in diabetes patients will help determine the importance of physical activity if the obstacles are solved (Alghafri et al., 2017). In the study by Jeong et al., examining the reduction of mortality with PA in ...