This document provides instructions for an assignment on influences on diabetes self-management education. Students are asked to find 4 research articles on influences of diabetes self-management education, with 2 being quantitative and 2 being qualitative. They are to complete a rapid critical appraisal checklist for each article and write a 2-3 page summary describing the similarities and differences between the articles. Guidelines are provided on formatting the paper and checklist charts for submission.

1. Influences on Diabetes Self-Management Education
Influences on Diabetes Self-Management EducationInfluences on Diabetes Self-Management
EducationFor this assignment, you will locate a minimum of 4 research articles related to
the topic and PICOT questions that you developed in Week 2. The articles must be current
(2002 to the present), and two articles must be quantitative, and two articles must be
qualitative. These articles should be somewhat related to your PICOT questions.These were
the PICOT Questions that I used before..PICOT QUESTIONS1. By what percentage will
diabetes cases reduce, within 12 months, among adults 20 years and above from the
Hispanic community, if they get an education on diabetes, compared to when they receive
no training on the same?2. What will be the effect on diabetes prevalence among children
below 20 years, when adults above 20 years receive treatment for diabetes compared to
when they do not receive treatment, for two years?3. How will the use of bicycles as a
means of transport as compared to using personal vehicles reduce obesity among the
Hispanic community, in 1 year?(do not use these two articles )Testerman, J., & Chase, D.
(2017). Influences on Diabetes Self-Management EducationParticipation in Low-Income,
Spanish-Speaking, Latino Population. DiabetesSpectrum, 31(1), 47–57.
https://doi.org/10.2337/ds16-0046 Yamaoka, K., Nemoto, A., & Tango, T. (2019).
Comparison of the Effectiveness of LifestyleModification with Other Treatments on the
Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in People at High Risk: A Network Meta-Analysis. Nutrients,
11(6), 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11061373Articles used for one assignment can’t
be used for the other assignments(students should find new research articles for each
assignment).The selected articles should be original research articles. Review articles, meta-
analysis, meta-synthesis, and systemic review should not be used.Mixed-methods studies
should not be used.There are two parts to this assignment.Part 1: Complete a Rapid Critical
Appraisal Checklist chart for each research article (4 total).Download the following files in
the Worksheets, Forms, and Templates area at left:Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist
(pdf)Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist (doc)Part II: Write a summary (2–3 pages)Describe
the similarities and differences among the four research articles.You should:Use current
APA format to style your paper and to cite your sources.Submit the 4 completed charts
along with your summary.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou
must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and
grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect
your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical
mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before

2. handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend
proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to
uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface.
Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to
read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to
compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-
spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between
letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are
unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.The paper must be neatly
formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each
page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If
it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.