Public Health Journal Qualitative analysis

Question: Describe about the Public Health Journal related to any public health issue in the UK. for the Qualitative analysis? Answer: Quantitative Analysis The complexity of obesity in UK adolescents: relationships with quantity and type of technology, sleep duration and quality, academic performance, and aspiration," by Arora et al. 2012 Aim and Objectives of the Study: In this research, the researcher aimed to find out the complexity of obesity experienced by the common people in the UK. At the beginning of the article, the researcher provided a list of points that statesthe information, which are already known about this topic and what this study adds. According to the researchers, the objectives of this study were to assess the linear associations between BMIà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â‚¬ ¦z-score and (i) quantity/type of technology used; (ii) sleep quantity/quality and (iii) academic performance/aspiration. The objective of this study is very crisp and clearly focused to provide a precise knowledge about the significance of the study. After reviewing the article, it can be said that the article includes the right type of study as it properly addressed the review's question. Setting and participants The research was conducted upon the people of the United Kingdom. The number of participants in this research study was 624, which is admirable as it is a large sample size and helpful to produce an unbiased result. However, the significant part of selecting 624 participants is 64.9% of the participants are girls (aged 11-18). The researchers managed to choose the participant wisely, as it includes compliant young people. While conducting the research, the researchers also took care of the ethical considerations. None of the participants was forced to join in the research study. On the other hand, the researchers also maintained the participants confidentiality. The researchers did not reveal any personal data (name, address or medical background) in this research paper. Methods The researchers included 624 participants, who are aged between 11-18 rears. It is found that 64.9% of the participants are girls. To assess the relationship between BMI z-score and type of used technology, sleep quantity and academic performance of the participants, researchers administered the questionnaire. Besides, they also measured weight and height of the participants to enrich the data. The research method used by the researchers was well referenced, which signifies that the researchers tried to identify all relevant studies. All of the references used by them were extracted from authentic website sources (PubMed, PlosOne, NCBI and Nature). After analyzing the method used by the researchers, it is found that a clear and predetermined strategy was implemented that included a scoring system and a proper analyzing tool to extract the best result and analyze it in a significant way. Results The researchers were used quantitative analysis to conduct the research. The result of the experiment was presented in a table format. The results of each objective (i) quantity/type of technology used; (ii) sleep quantity/quality and (iii) academic performance/aspiration) were presented in different tables. The tabular presentation of the results is easily understandable and helpful to interpret the result. From the research result, it is observed that quantity of technology was directly influenced the BMI z-score = 0.10, P 0.01. According to the researchers, those young peoples who engaged themselves in video gaming demonstrated significantly higher BMI z-scores than those young people who never consumed themselves with a video game, which is = 1.00, P 0.001. From the result it is also observed that sleep onset and sleep duration latency in weekday were related to BMI z-score, which is = 0.01, P 0.001 and = -0.24, P 0.001 respectively. However, an inverse linear association was discovered among academic performance a BMI z-score, = -0.68, P 0.001. The results of each experimental part were clearly displayed. In the context of this research, the researchers managed to provide examples of other researchers works that support their result interpretation. Although the researchers accumulated a large sample size and presented a large size of data, it is easy to study the results as it is presented in a tabular form. The comparison between two types of data was also very easy since the variables were same and the researchers implemented BMI calculating formula in an efficient way. The bottom-line result was sum up by the researchers in a precise manner. The confidence interval was well reported. The recommendations provided by the researchers were based on the present condition of the situation. On the other hand, the research method and the research analysis were performed in such a way that it could be further implemented in another setting. According to (Wang et al. 2011), pediatric obesity is considered as a global curse. Therefore, it can be said that valuable outcomes of this research may be helpful to contribute in the global research on pediatric obesity. Conclusion From this research paper it can be concluded that the reduction of the bedtime and working in the nightshifts can increase the chances of developing cancer. On the other hand, the improvement of sleep hygiene among the men can decrease the chances of developing cancer. The purpose of this research was well achieved. However, the researchers failed to compare the situation faced by the man and women in the same context. Strengths The objective of this study is very crisp and clearly focused to provide a precise knowledge about the significance of the study. The researchers provided proper literature review, which was helpful to get a overview on this topic. Cancer is now epidemic and the researchers put their best effort to establish working at night shift is one of the main reasons to develop cancer. Weaknesses They failed to state proper research questions. The researchers failed to focus on the effect of night shift work on the women. Qualitative Analysis Qualitative studies of obesity: A review of methodology by Brown and Gould, 2013. Aim and Objectives of the Study In this article, the researchers are aimed to assess the significant of the different methodologies used by the researchers to conduct qualitative analysis of obesity. According to (Heslehurst et al., 2009), obesity is a global concern, and different researchers are using different methods to conduct the qualitative analysis; however, it is observed that there are very few methods that proved as fruitful to extract the best result. Although the researchers in this article did not dedicate any paragraph to specify their aim and objectives, they managed to provide a significant overview of the epidemic condition of obesity in worldwide. Setting and participants To analyze the significant contribution of qualitative analysis on the research of obesity, the researchers of this article included 31 qualitative analysis, which were collected from the authentic sources such as AMED (Ovid), Medline (Ebsco), CENTRAL (Cochrane Library), SCOPUS, CINAHL (Ebsco), Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge) and PsychINFO (CSA). Although the researchers did not dedicate any section on a literature review on this topic, they managed to provide an outline of the research study in their introduction part. They also failed to provide state proper research objectives and research questions. Methods Researchers collected 31 journals that used qualitative analysis to address obesity. The journals were collected from the authentic sources such as AMED (Ovid), Medline (Ebsco), CENTRAL (Cochrane Library), SCOPUS, CINAHL (Ebsco), Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge) and PsychINFO (CSA). The journals covered the period January 1995 to July 2012 (only English language studies). The search strategy used by the researchers to collect the research papers was presented in a table. In most of these journals, the researchers used face to face interviews to collect data from the participants. Initially, they selected 417 study papers and after reviewing all these papers, they exclude most of the journals (356). Then 30 articles were rejected from the rest 61 articles as most of them lack proper information or include less number of participants. The methods are used to sort out the collected research samples (article) was significant since they used authentic sources to collects the research samples and reviewed all of them. However, the method used by them was very time-consuming. The research method used in this article is also very significant as both of the authors initially worked independently to study the sample articles and then agreed on the key issues and themes from the collected data. Results The result of this study was presented in a table, which is helpful to compare the articles and interpret the result in an easier way. The main result table contains total 31 articles with the name of the researchers and the publication year. The context and recruitment of the articles differ from each other, which emphasizes the scenario of individual study. The table also displays a list of participants included in the individual research. The methodology section was divided into three parts such as data collection, approach and the characteristics of the interviewer, which is helpful to assess, whether the collected data were biased or not. Besides, the limitations were also discussed by the researchers. The conclusion drawn from the result was presented in a paragraph as well as in a precise manner to attract the attention of the readers. From the research, they concluded that the methodologically pragmatic studies are continuously improving the understanding of the issue (the experience of obesity). It is found that obesity could be considered as the "deep-rooted deep rooted psycho-social phenomenon," which is now epidemic in most of the society but not addressed properly by the researchers. Therefore, the implication of qualitative research on obesity stigma is not very clear. Most of the researchers in previous studies failed to put weight on the consideration of the sampling biases, particularly, which involve a large number of sample sizes. The researchers from previous studies did not reveal the true identity of the participants. Most of the researchers failed to provide clearer information about the participants such as socio-economic background and their medical history. The research methodology used in this research is very significant since, this methodology is easy to follow by the learners; however, new researchers may not feel comfortable to use this method in future research since this method is very time-consuming. After reviewing the research paper, it can be said that all important outcomes are considered by the researchers such as individual participants, policy maker, family as well as the wider community. Although the research paper does not contain any recommendation part, the researchers mentioned their valuable suggestions in their conclusion that can improve the qualitative study based on obesity in worldwide. Conclusion: The studies included in this research study are of variable quality. Although, it is also found that the researchers focused on the methods used to address the impact of obesity stigma, the researchers did not address the increasing problem of obesity in the society. Therefore, the implication of a qualitative research of obesity stigma is not very clear. The researchers need to undertake the sampling bias of the previous research papers, particularly those, which have large sample size. Consideration of other sample sizes could be helpful to enhance the quality of this paper. References Arora, T., Hosseini-Araghi, M., Bishop, J., Yao, G., Thomas, G. and Taheri, S. (2012). The complexity of obesity in UK adolescents: relationships with quantity and type of technology, sleep duration and quality, academic performance and aspiration.Pediatric Obesity, [online] 8(5), pp.358-366. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00119.x/full [Accessed 6 Mar. 2016]. Brown, I. and Gould, J. (2013). Qualitative studies of obesity: A review of methodology. Health, [online] 05(08), pp.69-80. Available at: https://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=36211 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2016]. 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