Question

A study is being conducted to explore the differences in blood pressure among male patients between the ages of 40 and 50 who are enrolled in an exercise program versus male patients between the ages of 40 and 50 who are not enrolled in an exercise program to determine if there are changes in blood pressure readings after a sixty (60) day period.

1. Based on the information given, what is the researchquestion?

2. What is the role of evidence-based practice in this research question?

Answer 1

1. Usually, PICO(T) format is used in the evidence-based Nursing practice of Clinical research questions.

P - Patient/ Problem - Male patients between the ages 40 and 50

I - Intervention - Exercise Program

C - Comparison - Male Patients not enrolled in the exercise program

O - Outcome - Changes in blood pressure

T - Time/ Duration - Sixty days.

a) In male patients aged between 40 and 50 (P), how does the enrollment of exercise program(I), changes in Blood pressure(O), compared to male patients aged between 40 and 50 who are not enrolled in an exercise program(C), within the sixty-day period(T)?

b) Are male patient between the ages of 40 and 50(P), who have enrolled in an exercise program(I), compared with those without enrollment of exercise program(C), show changes in the blood pressure(O), over the sixty-day period(T)?.

How do male patients aged between 40 and 50(P), enrolled with exercise Program(I), perceived changes in the blood pressure(O), during the sixty-day period(T)?

2. The role of evidence-based practice in this research questions are

• Develops empirical knowledge.
• Implement best clinical practices
• Improve patient outcomes.

Description: Nurses play a significant role in the management of blood pressure by using the strategy of evidence-based practice.

Explanation: Exercise plays an important role in the management of hypertension. Exercise stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary axis and makes changes in the blood pressure. then, it increases the cardiac output.

Prediction: Thus the exercise is a strong predictor in the control of blood pressure.

The exercises play a role in the managing of stage 1 hypertension. It is active in the reduction of systolic and diastolic BP. Evidenced-based strategies of exercise employ effectively in the management of hypertension.