Initial Post Instructions
Describe a hypothesis test study that would help your work or conclusions in some way. Describe what variable would be tested and what would be your guess of the value of that variable. Then include how the result, if the null were rejected or not, might change your conclusions or actions in some way.
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
Writing Requirements
Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Grading
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Course Outcomes
CO 9: Given a sample dataset, construct and interpret the test of hypothesis for population mean or proportion.
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Good afternoon class,
I look like a healthy woman; however, I have not been healthy for the last two years. I am unsure if it is due to COVID, aging, or nursing, but I have become hypertensive. This an area that has been interesting to me to learn more about. I have been switched medications three times already. When Pertaining to the medical field hypothesis, test study factors will significantly impact clinical practice and look for ways to improve wellness. This, at times, involves testing the effectiveness of a new treatment plan for someone with chronic hypertension.
This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of high vs normal blood pressure treatment on the outcomes reported by patients in people with hypertension. This article gives the latest information on aggressive blood pressure control results, focusing on the necessity of testing hypotheses in validating hypertension treatment treatments. This article gives a detailed examination of a hypothesis test research examining the impact of intense blood pressure treatment that’s relevant to investigating the efficacy of hypertension treatments to look into the effectiveness of a new pharmaceutical strategy compared to a usual treatment for lowering systolic blood pressure in people with high blood pressure.
Dependent Variable: individuals’ systolic blood pressure (measured in mmHg). Independent Variable: Treatment with new pharmaceutical regimen vs. standard treatment for the treatments for 12 weeks time.
At the start of the study, we measured the patient’s systolic blood pressure. Later on after 12 weeks of treatment, we analyzed the mean systolic blood pressure for each group . We used an independent samples t-test to compare the means of the two groups and along with the means and standard deviations of the two groups.
Once the p-value was determined if the null hypothesis was rejected, the new medication plan was more effective than the traditional treatment in lowering systolic blood pressure. If the null hypothesis is not rejected, there is no significant difference between the new pharmaceutical regimen and the standard treatment.
This, as a result, will determine whether the study continues or if the new med could lead to the new pharmaceutical regimen becoming a standard practice for treating hypertension. Further research will be done in order to explore the long-term benefits and potential adverse effects, knowing that it may improve treatment plans and patient outcomes.
Reference:
Allen, N. B., Yancy, C. W., et al. (2022). Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 79(15), 1520-1530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.02.018
Margolis, K. L., Grimm, R. J., Sperl-Hillen, E. G., et al. (2015). Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes. New England Journal of Medicine, 373(22), 2103-2116. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1511177
