Case : TYPES OF VARIABLES AND DATA ANALYSIS

Case Assignment

Please read the following article, and address the questions that appear below in a four-page paper:

Alvarez, C., Greene, J., Hibbard, J., & Overton, V. (2016). The role of primary care providers in patient activation and engagement in self-management: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 16, 85.

1. What research question did the authors set out to answer?

2. List the variables examined in this study.

3. What type of bias is inherent to the study design used in the study?

4. Which type of PCP is most likely to indicate more positive beliefs about the importance of patient knowledge and involvement in his/her care? (Table 1)

5. Identify the results that are statistically significant, list the highest tercile percentages for those items and their respective p-value.

What does the difference in p-value mean? (Table 2)

6. What limitations were noted with regard to the study's findings and conclusions?

Assignment Expectations

1. You are expected to incorporate relevant background readings into your responses.

2. Your paper should be written in your own words. This will enable me to assess your level of understanding.

3. In order to earn full credit, you must clearly show that you have read all required background materials.

4. Cite your references in the text of all papers and on the reference list at the end. For examples, look at the way the references are listed in the modules and on the background reading list.

5. Proofread your paper to be sure grammar and punctuation are correct and that each part of the assignment has been addressed clearly and completely.Provide an Introduction and Conclusion.

6. Your assignment will not be graded until you have submitted an Originality Report with a Similarity Index (SI) score <20% (excluding direct quotes, quoted assignment instructions, and references).

Papers not meeting this requirement by the end of the session will receive a score of 0 (grade of F).

Do keep in mind that papers with a lower SI score may be returned for revisions. For example, if one paragraph accounting for only 10% of a paper is cut and pasted, the paper could be returned for revision, despite the low SI score.

Please use the report and your SI score as a guide to improve the originality of your work.

Length: 4 pages typed, double-spaced.

Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable source of information.