the task of this paper is to propose a brief research project that aims to investigate the acceptibility of a population-based screening test of colorectal cancer (we actually don’t have to do the research but they want to see how well we can write research proposals)

could a possible research question be whether people approve of the new intervention and how they respond to it? (is that brief enough?)

with defining concepts, does that mean defining what it means to ‘approve’? ie if people approve of a screening test they are more likley to use it. thus we can measure the prevalance of people who have used it in the past? and what colorectal cancer screening we choose to look at since there are more than one option?

i have two possible hypotheses.

1) people who are more informed by the health care providers are more likely to use and adhere to the new intervention more than will people who are less informed. (quantative)

how do you write a hypothesis for a qualatative research?

is people who have postive attitudes towards the new intervention are more likley to use it than will people who have negative attitudes towards it?

thanks!!!
hmm yeah i’m a bit stuck on the term ‘approve’ too. would it be better to use the word ‘accept’? any suggestions?!

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