For this assignment you willwrite a paper using TOPIC 1: QUANTITATIVERESEARCH &TOPIC 2:QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. Do not worry about the word count as this is not part of the grading criteria for this assignment. Below is a template of how the paper should be setup. This paper will be in APA format. In the template below I am providing a sample of the headers that should be used in APA format to organize your paper. I would highly recommend using them in your paper. The introduction should introduce the paper. The intro would also include your thesis statement. The thesis tells the reader what will be discussed in the rest of the paper. This section should be in first paragraphs. PICOT Statement Revise the PICOT statement you wrote - PICOT Statements: (1). Changes in leisure time physical activity preference and development of hypertension were significantly correlated, especially among urban Chinese. Hypertension prevention programs may identify the groups at elevated risk by examining levels and changes of LTPA preferences. (2). Hypertension is a major health concern that leads to many complications besides the heart attack, heart failure and other related issues. Therefore, this study will help in studying the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) so as to arrive at the solutions. The study will aim at answering the question, how to treat to lower systolic blood pressure. (3). There are several reasons that contributed to non-adherence to treatment in hypertensive patients. Diversity of these reasons is an indication that design and implementation of different kinds of interventions are required in order to increase the patients' awareness, empower them and encourage self-efficacy.” Based on these provide justification of the problem and supporting evidence from multiple resources to justify why this is a problem. This section should be 1-2 paragraphs. Research Critiques Use the research critiques to complete this assignment that has both qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative Studies Background of the study. Answer the following questions in narrative form regarding the qualitative studies in this section. · Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to the study. What was not known about the clinical problem that, if understood, could be used to improve health care delivery or patient outcomes? This gap in knowledge is the research problem. · How did the author establish the significance of the study? In other words, why should the reader care about this study? Look for statements about human suffering, costs of treatment, or the number of people affected by the clinical problem. · Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state the purpose of the study or may describe the purpose as the study goals, objectives, or aims. · List research questions that the study was designed to answer. If the author does not explicitly provide the questions, attempt to infer the questions from the answers. .

1. For this assignment you willwrite a paper using TOPIC 1:
QUANTITATIVERESEARCH &TOPIC 2:QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH. Do not worry about the word count as this is not
part of the grading criteria for this assignment. Below is a
template of how the paper should be setup. This paper will be in
APA format. In the template below I am providing a sample of
the headers that should be used in APA format to organize your
paper. I would highly recommend using them in your paper.
The introduction should introduce the paper. The intro would
also include your thesis statement. The thesis tells the reader
what will be discussed in the rest of the paper. This section
should be in first paragraphs.
PICOT Statement
Revise the PICOT statement you wrote - PICOT Statements: (1).
Changes in leisure time physical activity preference and
development of hypertension were significantly correlated,
especially among urban Chinese. Hypertension prevention
programs may identify the groups at elevated risk by examining
levels and changes of LTPA preferences. (2). Hypertension is a
major health concern that leads to many complications besides
the heart attack, heart failure and other related issues.
Therefore, this study will help in studying the Systolic Blood
Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) so as to arrive at the
solutions. The study will aim at answering the question, how to
treat to lower systolic blood pressure. (3). There are several
reasons that contributed to non-adherence to treatment in
hypertensive patients. Diversity of these reasons is an
indication that design and implementation of different kinds of
interventions are required in order to increase the patients'
awareness, empower them and encourage self-efficacy.” Based
on these provide justification of the problem and supporting
evidence from multiple resources to justify why this is a
problem. This section should be 1-2 paragraphs.

2. Research Critiques
Use the research critiques to complete this assignment that has
both qualitative and quantitative.
Qualitative Studies
Background of the study. Answer the following questions
in narrative form regarding the qualitative studies in this
section.
· Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to
the study. What was not known about the clinical problem that,
if understood, could be used to improve health care delivery or
patient outcomes? This gap in knowledge is the research
problem.
· How did the author establish the significance of the study? In
other words, why should the reader care about this study? Look
for statements about human suffering, costs of treatment, or the
number of people affected by the clinical problem.
· Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state
the purpose of the study or may describe the purpose as the
study goals, objectives, or aims.
· List research questions that the study was designed to answer.
If the author does not explicitly provide the questions, attempt
to infer the questions from the answers.
· Were the purpose and research questions related to the
problem?
Method of study. Answer the following questions in narrative
form regarding the qualitative studies in this section.
· Were qualitative methods appropriate to answer the research
questions?
· Did the author identify a specific perspective from which the
study was developed? If so, what was it?
· Did the author cite quantitative and qualitative studies
relevant to the focus of the study? What other types of literature
did the author include?
· Are the references current? For qualitative studies, the author
may have included studies older than the 5-year limit typically
used for quantitative studies. Findings of older qualitative

3. studies may be relevant to a qualitative study.
· Did the author evaluate or indicate the weaknesses of the
available studies?
· Did the literature review include adequate information to build
a logical argument?
· When a researcher uses the grounded theory method of
qualitative inquiry, the researcher may develop a framework or
diagram as part of the findings of the study. Was a framework
developed from the study findings?
Results of study. Answer the following questions in narrative
form regarding the qualitative studies in this section.
· What were the study findings?
· What are the implications to nursing?
· Explain how the findings contribute to nursing
knowledge/science. Would this impact practice, education,
administration, or all areas of nursing?
Ethical considerations. Answer the following questions in
narrative form regarding the qualitative studies in this section.
Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?
Was patient privacy protected?
Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or
lack of?
Quantitative Studies
Background of the study. Answer the following questions
in narrative form regarding the quantitative studies in this
section.
· Identify the clinical problem and research problem that led to
the study. What was not known about the clinical problem that,
if understood, could be used to improve health care delivery or
patient outcomes? This gap in knowledge is the research
problem.
· How did the author establish the significance of the study? In
other words, why should the reader care about this study? Look
for statements about human suffering, costs of treatment, or the
number of people affected by the clinical problem.
· Identify the purpose of the study. An author may clearly state

4. the purpose of the study or may describe the purpose as the
study goals, objectives, or aims.
· List research questions that the study was designed to answer.
If the author does not explicitly provide the questions, attempt
to infer the questions from the answers.
· Were the purpose and research questions related to the
problem?
Method of study. Answer the following questions in narrative
form regarding the quantitative studies in this section.
· Identify the benefits and risks of participation addressed by
the authors. Were there benefits or risks the authors do not
identify?
· Was informed consent obtained from the subjects or
participants?
· Did it seem that the subjects participated voluntarily in the
study?
· Was institutional review board approval obtained from the
agency in which the study was conducted?
· Are the major variables (independent and dependent variables)
identified and defined? What were these variables?
· How were data collected in this study?
· What rationale did the author provide for using this data
collection method?
· Identify the time period for data collection of the study.
· Describe the sequence of data collection events for a
participant.
· Describe the data management and analysis methods used in
the study.
· Did the author discuss how the rigor of the process was
assured? For example, does the author describe maintaining a
paper trail of critical decisions that were made during the
analysis of the data? Was statistical software used to ensure
accuracy of the analysis?
· What measures were used to minimize the effects of researcher
bias (their experiences and perspectives)? For example, did two
researchers independently analyze the data and compare their

5. analyses?
Results of study. Answer the following questions in narrative
form regarding the quantitative studies in this section.
· What is the researcher's interpretation of findings?
· Are the findings valid or an accurate reflection of reality? Do
you have confidence in the findings?
· What limitations of the study were identified by researchers?
· Was there a coherent logic to the presentation of findings?
· What implications do the findings have for nursing practice?
For example, can the findings of the study be applied to general
nursing practice, to a specific population, or to a specific area
of nursing?
· What suggestions are made for further studies?
Ethical considerations. Answer the following questions in
narrative form regarding the quantitative studies in this section.
· Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?
· Was patient privacy protected?
· Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or
lack of?
Proposed Evidence-Based Practice Change
In this section discuss the link between the PICOT statement,
the research articles, and the nursing practice problem you
identified. Include relevant details and supporting explanation
and use that information to propose evidence-based practice
changes.
Conclusion
In this section emphasize the importance and congruity of the
thesis statement. Provide a logical wrap-up to bring the
appraisal to completion and to leave a lasting impression and
take-away points useful in nursing practice. Incorporate a
critical appraisal and a brief analysis of the utility and
applicability of the findings to nursing practice. Integrate a
summary of the knowledge learned.