Include references and avoid plagiarism when answering this, it is a graduate research NON-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY paper: Review the following attached articles that have been provided as example studies

Include references and avoid plagiarism when answering this, it is a graduate research NON-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY  paper: 

Review the following attached articles that have been provided as example studies regarding the relationship between the chronic conditions of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension as well as their downstream consequences .

Feel free to analyze the data provided to identify what we already know about the relationship between these chronic conditions and potential downstream effects.

Utilize Pubmed or other research tools for your literature search

Using the above:

PROMPT 1 – At least 2 pages

• Write a brief Background and Significance statement related to your research question
• Formulate a research question and explain how it meets the FINER and PICOT criteria
• Develop a hypothesis and explain how it is testable and falsifiable. Specify the independent and dependent variables.
• Include references. 

PROMPT 2 – At least 5 – 6 pages

• Using the study protocol content listed in Richesson & Andrews Chapter 10 (Table 10.2), create a protocol for your non-experimental study. Include the following topics in your protocol:
• Study objectives
• Background
• Hypothesis (from the previous prompt)
• Patient eligibility: include your inclusion/exclusion criteria and describe the type and source of data you will need to identify the patients
• Study design: specify the type of study (refer to Module 1), provide rationale for selection and details
• Recruitment: describe the informatics approach you will use to recruit participants
• Intervention description
• Outcome definitions
• Covariates