Create a research proposal to evaluate the outcome of motivational interviewing for pregnant women with substance use
recent studies based on motivational interviewing attached to file for example
Study aims and objectives:pilot study to examine the efficacy of motivational interviewing intervention adapted for pregnant women with substance usewitg cooccuring disorders such as depression or ptsd to reduce substance use and improve mental health, and quality of life.
What are a few Research questions and/or hypotheses for objectives
What kind of Study Design for research?
Example: pre-experimental, quasi-experimental, true-experimental, etc
Study setting will be a residential treatment
oYour rationales for choosing the study design
o will there be a control or comparison group
describe how the participants will be assigned.
oDescribe created study design and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. Are there any ethical issues related to this design?
o what will be Study population and desired sample size
oEligibility criteria (who is eligible to participate this study)
oSampling strategy/method (how you select study participants)
§whether this will be a probability or a non-probability sample and the specific type that will be used (e.g., a probability sample using simple random sampling, or a non-probability convenience sample)
oRecruitment strategy (how you recruit study participants)
oDiscuss the informed consent procedures
oDiscuss the strengths and weaknesses of your sampling plan. Are there any ethical issues related to this sampling plan?
Measurement
owhat are the independent and dependent variables (outcome variables)
oidentify and describe at least one measure of a study outcome
§conceptual definition of the variable
§operational definition – how to measure it? i.e. you may use a standardized scale to measure it. Describe the scale.
§Is this scale a good measure? Reliability and validity, strengths and weakness. Is the measure culturally appropriate and sensitive? Any ethical issues?
Intervention fidelity assessment
oHow intervention fidelity will be assessed?
oAny fidelity indicators?
oDiscuss the strengths and limitation of the proposed methods
Data Collection
oWhen, where, how and by whom will data be collected
§If there are multiple pre- and post-test observations, describe them for each time data will be collected
§Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the data collection plan
§Are there any ethical issues? Are they culturally appropriate and sensitive?
4. Dissemination Plan
Identify two strategies for disseminating the research findings