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Epidemiological Study Designs in the Media

Nearly every day, population health studies appear in the media. The studies often include epidemiological research. The type of study design used can have a profound impact on how the study results are analyzed, interpreted, and reported. Common study designs include case control, cohort, cross-sectional, and community intervention trials

Based on media descriptions of the research, however, facts about the issue under study may appear less than obvious. Media reports may sensationalize results and overstate outcomes. Someone familiar with epidemiological methodology may note a lack of detail in mass media reports of research findings compared to articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

For this Discussion, you will compare an epidemiological study to a mass media article written about the study to examine ways epidemiologic information is disseminated to and utilized by different audiences.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 


WEEKLY RESOURCES

Required Readings

· Curley, A. L. C. (Ed.). (2024). 
Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (4th ed.). Springer.

· Chapter 6, “Applying Evidence at the Population Level” (pp. 128-157)

· Chapter 7, “Using Information Technology to Improve Population Outcomes” (pp. 158-182)

· Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2021). 
Epidemiology for public health practiceLinks to an external site.(6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

· Appendix A, “Guide to the Critical Appraisal of an Epidemiologic/Public Health Research Article”

· American Journal of Health Behavior. (n.d.). 

Writing a press releaseLinks to an external site.
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· The James Lind Library. (n.d.). 
to an external site.

· Hammes, L. S., Rossi, A. P., Pedrotti, L. G., Pitrez, P. M., Mutlaq, M. P., & Rosa, R. G. (2021). 
Is the press properly presenting the epidemiological data on COVID-19? An analysis of newspapers from 25 countriesLinks to an external site.
Journal of Public Health Policy
42(3), 359–372.

· Shah, H. M., & Chung, K. C. (2009). 
Archie Cochrane and his vision for evidence-based medicineLinks to an external site.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
124(3), 982–988.

· Walden University Doctoral Capstone Form and Style. (n.d.). 

APA style for capstone writers: Abstracts for the capstone.Links to an external site.
 

· Walden University Library. (n.d.). 

Evaluating resources: Journals.Links to an external site.
 

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To prepare:

· Locate a mass media article published 
within the last year that describes findings of an epidemiological study. Be sure that the article is about an epidemiological study and not another area of population health.

· Then, use the Walden Library to locate the peer-reviewed research article on which the mass media report is based.

By Day 3 of Week 7

Post a response to the following:

· Briefly summarize the study you found, and then include the citations for both the mass media and the peer-reviewed articles.

· Explain what epidemiological concepts are included in the mass media article (e.g., measures of association, study design, confounders, and bias) and how they compare to those in the peer-reviewed article.

· Give your assessment of how well the mass media article represented the actual research that was conducted. Describe any obvious omissions from the mass media article that epidemiologists critiquing the study would need to know.

· Finally, imagine that a patient brings this mass media article to you and asks you for your informed opinion. Explain how you would respond or interpret the article for the patient.

By Day 6 of Week 7

Respond to 
at least two colleagues on 
two different days in one or more of the following ways:

· Compare your selected articles with respect to differences in study design.

· Discuss differences or similarities in the media coverage of your selected studies.

· Expand on a colleague’s posting with additional insight and resources.

· Make a suggestion or comment that guides or facilitates the discussion.

Remember to include information from the Learning Resources as appropriate.

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