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Question: In the GCU library, locate four empirical studies you have not used before on a topic you are interested in researching (Use the Empirical Research Checklist to determine if a study is empirical). List the theoretical foundation and Permalink for each study and add the studies to your RefWorks list. Then determine a theoretical foundation (laws, theories, models, concepts) for a study that you might like to research for your dissertation. Why did you select this foundation? Finally, comment on other learners' theoretical foundations and if/how they can be improved.

Use the following four empirical studies to answer the question

Burge, S. K., Albright, T. L., & Residency Research Network of South Texas (RRNeST) Investigators. (2002). Use of complementary and alternative medicine among family practice patients in south Texas. American Journal of Public Health, 92(10), 1614-1616.

Worden, J. W. (2018). Grief counseling and grief therapy: A handbook for the mental health practitioner with data for mental health programs in the US. Springer Publishing Company.

Copeland, L. A., Zeber, J. E., Sako, E. Y., Mortensen, E. M., Pugh, M. J., Wang, C. P., ... & Lawrence, V. A. (2015). Serious mental illnesses associated with receipt of surgery in a retrospective analysis of patients in the Veterans Health Administration in Texas. BMC, 15(1), 74.

Schlenker, T., & Huber, C. A. (2015). A unique funding opportunity for public health in Texas. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 21(Suppl 1), S81.