Week 8 Sample Section Example Written by Jennifer Oddy, Entitled: Distress And Coping of Mothers of Children With Muscular Dystrophy Sampling Method, Sample, and Setting Sampling method. The participants will be recruited by criterion purposive sampling by their doctors/nurses at the Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital. Sample. Inclusion criteria are the following: (1) You are 21 years of age or greater; (2) are the mother of a child with muscular dystrophy; (3) your child is aged between 4 and 17 and was 10 years or younger at their first physical assessment by a primary care provider; (4) you provide roughly 75% or more of the home care for the child. People will not be eligible for this study if they: (1) have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or have a physical addiction to drugs or alcohol); (2) if the child is currently residing in a long-term care facility. The sample size will ideally be about 10 participants. Phenomenological studies tend to rely on very small samples, since there is one guiding principle for selecting the sample: all participants must have experienced the phenomenon and must be able to articulate what it is like to have lived the experience (Polit & Beck, 2012). Data will be collected until saturation is accomplished. Setting. The proposed setting for this study is at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital located at 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA. There are two directors at the clinic, an orthopedic, and a pediatric neurologist. The team members include a social worker, physical therapist, and a genetic counselor. The number of patients at the clinic cannot be disclosed, however, Boston Children’s Hospital is considered an elite clinic and is included in the MDA network that supports clinical trials and research. The hospital offers the highest level of diagnostic and treatment services, with neurologists and other specialists being very experienced in treating children with muscular dystrophy. Informed consent and ethical considerations Before enrolling participants in this study, an informed consent must be signed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB, Appendix A). This will be obtained from the Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as from Regis College. An application and proposal will be sent to the IRB, requesting approval for this study. Since there is minimal risk to subjects, an expedited review will be requested (Polit & Beck, 2012). There is a risk that the participant may have feelings of discomfort while discussing the experiences of caring for a child with muscular dystrophy. This will be minimized by the researcher with empathy and compassion. If the participant would like counseling, a call will be made to their primary care provider. There are no foreseen ethical issues involved in this research study. The interviews will be ta ...

1. Week 8 Sample Section Example
Written by Jennifer Oddy, Entitled: Distress And Coping of
Mothers of Children With Muscular Dystrophy
Sampling Method, Sample, and Setting
Sampling method. The participants will be recruited by criterion
purposive sampling by their doctors/nurses at the Muscular
Dystrophy Association clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Sample. Inclusion criteria are the following: (1) You are 21
years of age or greater; (2) are the mother of a child with
muscular dystrophy; (3) your child is aged between 4 and 17
and was 10 years or younger at their first physical assessment
by a primary care provider; (4) you provide roughly 75% or
more of the home care for the child.
People will not be eligible for this study if they: (1) have been
diagnosed with a mental health disorder (bipolar disorder,
schizophrenia, or have a physical addiction to drugs or alcohol);
(2) if the child is currently residing in a long-term care facility.
The sample size will ideally be about 10 participants.
Phenomenological studies tend to rely on very small samples,
since there is one guiding principle for selecting the sample: all
participants must have experienced the phenomenon and must
be able to articulate what it is like to have lived the experience
(Polit & Beck, 2012). Data will be collected until saturation is
accomplished.
Setting. The proposed setting for this study is at the Muscular
Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic at Boston Children’s
Hospital located at 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA. There are
two directors at the clinic, an orthopedic, and a pediatric
neurologist. The team members include a social worker,
physical therapist, and a genetic counselor. The number of
patients at the clinic cannot be disclosed, however, Boston
Children’s Hospital is considered an elite clinic and is included
in the MDA network that supports clinical trials and research.
The hospital offers the highest level of diagnostic and treatment

2. services, with neurologists and other specialists being very
experienced in treating children with muscular dystrophy.
Informed consent and ethical considerations
Before enrolling participants in this study, an informed consent
must be signed and approved by an Institutional Review Board
(IRB, Appendix A). This will be obtained from the Muscular
Dystrophy Association clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital, as
well as from Regis College. An application and proposal will be
sent to the IRB, requesting approval for this study. Since there
is minimal risk to subjects, an expedited review will be
requested (Polit & Beck, 2012). There is a risk that the
participant may have feelings of discomfort while discussing
the experiences of caring for a child with muscular dystrophy.
This will be minimized by the researcher with empathy and
compassion. If the participant would like counseling, a call will
be made to their primary care provider.
There are no foreseen ethical issues involved in this research
study. The interviews will be tape recorded, transcribed, and
held in locked files in an office. The results of the interviews
will remain confidential, only being available to the researcher,
in order to protect the participants. All participants involved in
the study will receive full clarification of the purpose of the
study, the research process, and research results in order to
ensure that participants can make an informed consent to
participate in the study.
Running Head: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT
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RESEARCH
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Advance Nursing Research
Mental Health
Mental health is crucial in every stage of life. It is defined as

3. the state of psychological well-being whereby the individual
realizes a satisfactory integration instinctual drive acceptable to
both oneself and his or her social setting (Ritchie &
Roser, 2018). The status of mental health influences physical
health, relationships, and most importantly day-to-day life.
Mental health problems arise when there is a disruption in
mental well-being.
The risk factors to mental health problems are not limited and
therefore everyone is entitled to the problem irrespective of
gender, economic status, and ethnic group. For example, data
shows that in America one out of five individuals experience
mental health problems annually, with mental disorders being
recognized as the leading cause of disability not only in the
United States but also globally (Ritchie & Roser, 2018). Mental
health disorders are seen to be complex and of many forms such
as anxiety, mood, and schizophrenia, among others.
Data shows that in 2017 about seven hundred and ninety-two
million people lived with a mental disorder. Challenges have
been identified with data presentation since mental health
disorders are under-reported worldwide (Ritchie &
Roser, 2018). World health organization data shows that mental
health disorders are not only determined by one’s ability to
manage their thoughts, behavior and interaction with others but
also economic, environmental and social factors. For example,
the on-going global financial crisis creates a macroeconomic
phenomenon that provides a significant opportunity for mental
health consequences with an increased rate of suicide and
harmful substance use.
Most research studies have shown that there exist many gaps in
relation to mental health problems. The gap ranges from
treatment interventions and effective use of the available tools
to reduce the issues of mental health. For example, there exists
a research gap on the interventions meant to reduce and
eradicate stigma which has been recognized as a determinant of

4. mental health problems and this spiked my interest.
Therefore, in order to fill this gap such question as a) What is
the association between stigma towards mental health patients
and help-seeking? b) To what extent does stigma constitute a
barrier to the search for help among mental health patients? And
c) Are there populations that are more deterred from seeking
help due to stigma? Have to be answered through research to get
the intended purpose.
References
Ritchie, H., & Roser, M. (2018, April). Mental Health.
Retrieved from https://ourworldindata.org/mental-health
W.H.O. (2020). Mental Health. Retrieved from
https://www.who.int/mental_health/en/
Running Head: ADVANCE NURSING RESEARCH
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ADVANCE NURSING RESEARCH
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Week #6 Assignment 1: The Details of Your EBP Project.
EBP Project Proposal Draft
Research topic
To assess the role of stigma towards mental health patients in
help seeking.
Research problem
Most studies have shown that stigmatization towards mental
health patients have been present throughout history and even
despite the evolution in modern medicine and advanced
treatment. Stigmatization have resulted from the belief that
those with mental problem are aggressive and dangerous
creating a social distance (Szeto et al., 2017). Also, mental
health-related stigma has become of major concern as it creates

5. crucial barriers to access treatment and quality care since it not
only influences the behaviour of the patients but also the
attitude of the providers hence impacting help-seeking. Most
studies have identified stigma as a barrier that is of significance
to care or help seeking while the extent to which it still remains
a barrier have not been reviewed deeply. Therefore, this study
will assess the role contributed by stigma in help seeking in
depth.
Research purpose
The intention of the research study is to review the association
between stigma, mental illness and help seeking in order to
assess in depth the role that mental-health stigma contribute in
help seeking.
Research objectives
a) To review the background history of mental-health related
stigma and mental problem or illness
b) To explore the impacts of stigma
c) To assess an association between the contributing factors of
stigma to help seeking
d) To assess the extent in which these factors of stigma
contribute to help seeking.
e) To assess the risk factors influencing help seeking with
regard to stigma
Research questions
a) What is the association between stigma towards mental health
patients and help-seeking?
b) To what degree does stigma constitute a barrier to the search
for help among mental health patients?
c) Are there populations that are more deterred from seeking
help due to stigma?

6. Research Hypothesis
Ho: stigma towards mental health patients have a significant
role in influencing help seeking
Ha: the extent to which stigma influences help seeking is not
significant
Theoretical framework
Stigma has been described as a negative effect of a label and the
product of disgrace that makes a person to be apart from others
(Henderson et al., 2013). It is built upon distinct constructs
prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes (Henderson et al.,
2013). For example, believing that those people diagnosed with
mental illness is stereotype. Also, agreeing with the fact that
those with mental problem are indeed dangerous with a resultant
fear or anger is prejudice while discrimination is the total
avoidance to those with mental conditions as a result of
prejudice and stereotype. Mental problem or illness is a
condition that distorts an individual’s capability to relate to
others, thinking, mood feeling and also daily functioning (Szeto
et al., 2017).
Many studies have reported an existence of negative attitudes
with regard to mental health problem and social distance
(Henderson et al., 2013). This is because those persons with
mental problem are regarded as dangerous, a public nuisance
and aggressive. Some of the contributing factors include the
media which influences the society’s view, public perception
which is influenced by the level of understanding towards
mental health problems and the illness itself and also reluctance
to seek help which contribute to further stigmatization. Stigma
is therefore seen as barrier since it inhibits a person from
seeking help hence resulting to a treatment gap and
advancement in medical programs meant to reduce cases of
medical care (Szeto et al., 2017). Therefore, mental health-
related stigma is seen to influence help seeking by creating a
general pattern of behavior and attitudes.

7. References
Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2013).
Mental Illness Stigma, Help Seeking, and Public Health
Programs. American Journal of Public Health, 103(5), 777-780.
doi:10.2105/ajph.2012.301056
Knaak, S., Mantler, E., & Szeto, A. (2017). Mental illness-
related stigma in healthcare. Healthcare Management
Forum, 30(2), 111-116. doi:10.1177/0840470416679413