Research Critique: Type 2 Diabetes

This essay presents a critique of an empirical study titled "Resourcefulness and Health Practices of Diabetic Women" published in 2001 by Zauszniewski and Chung in Research in Nursing & Health. What is significant about this empirical study is that the authors are focused on identifying the impact of depressive symptoms in combination with a diagnosis of diabetes on both the health practices of women and their resourcefulness. They found that the effects of depressive symptoms among members of this population can be partially mediated by resourcefulness. The shortcomings and the strengths of the research study are reviewed as well as the central elements of the study and its format.

The purpose of this essay is to provide a comprehensive analysis of an empirical research study on the resourcefulness and health practices of diabetic women that was conducted by Zauszniewski and Chung (2001). The title of the article does indicate its primary focus and the abstract written by the authors clearly identifies the problem they address, its significance, and the central thrust of their research effort and methodology. The problem is placed within the larger framework of interventions targeting the treatment of diabetic women who may also suffer from depression.

Zauszniewski and Chung (2001) presented the problem of their study in the form of a research hypothesis. Specifically, Z

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fulness has not been addressed to any significant extent in the context of promoting health in diabetic persons. There does not appear to be any significant gaps in the literature which is relatively extensive and which includes a number of primary sources of an empirical nature. Interestingly, five of the previous studies described by the authors were conducted by one or both of them, suggesting sustained interest in the subject and a degree of prior expertise. Research questions and hypotheses are clearly stated and are testable. The variables are identified indirectly and consist of the demographic characteristics of the study sample, the diagnoses of depression, and Type 2 diabetes, the severity of both physiological and physical symptoms of these conditions, resourcefulness, and health promotion activities. Methodology Zauszniewski and Chung (2001) employed a cross-sectional, descriptive approach to examine the mediating and moderating effects of learned resourcefulness on the relationship between diabetic and depressive symptoms and health practices. The design was appropriate and included a convenience sample of 90 diabetic women between the ages of 21 and 60 years who were recruited

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