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Discussion Post: PICO
Step I: Using your PICO question:
A. Outline specifically what is your target population and your accessible population?
B. Explain the difference between an accessible and a target population.
(You may create another PICO question if you what to change what you previously wrote, but answer the same sample question.
Step II: Read and respond to two other students' posts
Read other students' posts and respond to at least two of them. Use your personal experience, if it's relevant, to support or debate other students' posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support your opinions.
Part A:
PICO Question:
In patients with cardiovascular diseases (P), does regular exercise (I) compared to standard medication ( C), lead to better cardiovascular status (O)?
Target population:
The target population is a patient with cardiovascular disease. This is the group of individuals for whom the research question is designed, and the results are intended to provide insights into the effects of regular exercise on cardiovascular status in this specific population.
Accessible Population:
The accessible population is defined as patients with cardiovascular disease who are currently receiving treatment at a specific hospital. This group represents the subset of the target population that is partially available and willing to participate in the study.
In this study, the accessible population comprises patients with cardiovascular who are actively receiving medical care at the designated hospital. Data will be collected from this accessible population to address the research question about the impact of regular exercise compared to standard medication on cardiovascular status in this specific group of patients.
Reference:
Haber, G.L. J. ([Insert Year of Publication]). Nursing Research (10th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences (US).
Part B
In a population specific to mental health illness, are young adults using substances recreationally to mask symptoms of mental health illness in comparisons to those who seek mental health treatment because of the stigma associated to seeking mental health treatment.
Target population
My target population will be young adults between the ages of 12-17.
Difference between an accessible and a target population
According to American Psychological Association (2020), the population criteria establish the target population-that is, the entire set of cases about which the researcher would like to make generalizations. The population criteria determined to the target population reflects on what the researcher wants to learn about. Due to limitations in time, money, and personnel, it is frequently impractical to conduct a study with the intended population. Instead, a different population that meets the same requirements and is easily accessible is used. In order to relieve the barrier of obtaining parental consents and the time it will take to obtain those consents, I can direct my target population to young adults ages 18-25 that use substances recreationally to mask symptoms of mental health illness in comparisons to those who seek mental health treatment because of the stigma associated to seeking mental health treatment.
References
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).