Explain your null hypothesis and alternate hypotheses for your research question and identify the dependent and independent variables that you would recommend to best support the research study 

Hum Ecology & Environment

Week 2 discussion: Food security.

Instructions

Pick any one question and respond in an original discussion post by midnight, Day 4 of Week 2.

After the initial post, you must also provide substantive responses to at least 2 of your classmates’ posts and remain active on at least 
2 additional days during Week 2.

1. Are the causes of food insecurity and food scarcity the same? Discuss in detail with examples. Are the causes individual or systemic, and which actors (production, distribution, consumption, or disposal) impact food security the most? Next, what is the relationship between food justice and racial justice? How can nurse professionals detect the food insecurities in their patients’ lives and help alleviate them? (USLOs 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)

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2. You or someone you know may have a lived experience of food insecurity. If you are comfortable, can you share the situations the food insecurity presents to the person or family without referring to any names or relations? Do you think environmental issues caused them? Explain. What are the root causes of “hunger” issues, and how can they be eliminated? Next, how would nursing professionals help with the food insecurity issues of their patients? (USLOs 2.2, 2.3, 2.4)

 

Each week, your discussion will be graded on a point scale. To successfully complete each weekly discussion assignment, you must address all items included in the discussion topic/question in the initial post.

All posts should be thoughtful, add value to the discussion, and apply ideas, insights, or concepts from scholarly sources, assigned readings, lectures, or course materials in APA format.

Your input should be in your own words (to avoid plagiarism), demonstrating your understanding and comprehension of the topic. Be sure to support all your posts (initial post + responses) with specific references to the assigned readings, lecture material, and other relevant research you find appropriate in APA format.

• Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4, related to your clinical topic of interest and PICOT.  
•  Article #1 Zhou, X., Guo, J., Lu, G., Chen, C., Xie, Z., Liu, J., & Zhang, C. (2020). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety symptoms in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research, 289, 113002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113002

Article #2 Porter, B., Oyanadel, C., Sáez-Delgado, F., Andaur, A., & Peñate, W. (2022). Systematic Review of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Child-Adolescent Population: A Developmental Perspective. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 12(8), 1220–1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12080085

Article #3 Cohen, Z. P., Cosgrove, K. T., Akeman, E., Coffey, S., Teague, K., Hays-Grudo, J., Paulus, M. P., Aupperle, R. L., & Kirlic, N. (2021). The effect of a mindfulness-based stress intervention on neurobiological and symptom measures in adolescents with early life stress: a randomized feasibility study. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03295-1

Article #4 Peter, A., Srivastava, R., Agarwal, A., & Singh, A. P. (2022). The Effect of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety and Resilience of the School Going Early Adolescents with Anxiety. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 18(2), 176–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221127959

 PICOT  question- The clinical issue of interest is the management of anxiety symptoms in adolescents aged 13-18 years. Adolescents often prevalent anxiety concern due to unique stressors and challenges. Addressing anxiety symptoms during this developmental stage can essential to promote healthy psychological development and improve short- and long-term quality of life.

• Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change, using your topic of interest and PICOT as the basis for your reflection.
• Consider the best method of disseminating the results of your presentation to an audience. 

Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change

• Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.)
• Describe the current problem or opportunity for change. Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders involved, and the risks associated with change implementation in general.
• Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is not discovered.
• Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change, including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational adoption and implementation.
• Explain how you would disseminate the results of your project to an audience. Provide a rationale for why you selected this dissemination strategy.
• Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the implementation of this evidence-based change.
• Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-based peer reviewed articles you selected to support your thinking.
• Add a lessons learned section that includes the following:
  • A summary of the critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed articles you previously submitted
  • An explanation about what you learned from completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template (1-3 slides)

 

1. What is the research question?
2. What research method is being used?
3. How are the subjects chosen (explain the parameters & how many)
4. What are the results of the study?
5. What are the recommendations?
6. What is your opinion? 
7. Your references must be within the last five years, and websites are unacceptable. I am looking for scholarly research – peer-reviewed journal research articles.