Part I: Study Design Selection and Justification
Write your research question at the top of the page.
State the study design approach you have chosen.
Justify why you have chosen this approach by linking the approaches definition to your research question.
Part II: Subject Population
How will you identify your subjects? How will you recruit?
Who is eligible to participate? List your inclusion/exclusion criteria.
If you are conducting a retrospective review of records, what are the dates of inclusion?
If using vulnerable subject groups (under 18, over 89, prisoners, pregnant women, elderly, low income etc.), provide justification for your selection.
Prat III: Procedures
Provide a step-by-step account of what participants will be asked to do at each stage of the study.
What study tests/procedures will be performed?
Exactly what data/variables will you collect?
Part IV: Risk to Subjects / Minimization of Risks
What risks are present for subjects that participate in your study? (Include risks such as breach of personally identifying information)
How will you minimize these risks?
Research Question: To what extent does the heightened treatment barriers experienced by health care workers within medical facilities associated to the prevalence of COVID-19 correlate to the high mortality rate in Hampton Roads, Virginia?
