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Question - Imagine that you are the friend of student and have just had the study explained to you. Explain how you think the results of the study that your friend described to you might be applied to the general population that was being studied. Propose one additional question to your friend about the research study that you would like the answer to. Quibilah Barnes explained study.

There was a study about veterans or VA patients with mental disorders having a noticeably higher rate of smoking then those without mental disability's and a proven rate of dying earlier as well. This means that the information showed to be "significant" (p< 0.05) and that the evidence provided supports the tested hypothesis. The past and current analyses and conclusions show "non significant" (p>.05) factors do not exist. This means the offered research findings are too weak to support the hypothesis.

The hypothesis is: Smoking rates are higher among VA patients who have mental disorders and combined disorders as opposed to those who are not afflicted with mental disease, and the severity of the disorder or disorders determines the level of the smoking habit. For this reason, there is a study that was created by doctors called Outpatient Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients or (SHEP).

The author's main objective was to analyse and study the rate of smoking and offered guidance, by physicians, to aide in smoking cessation (quitting smoking) for veterans afflicted with mental disorders. Past research conclusions from other studies showed that certain mental diagnosis and Sociodemographic details (race, career status, living conditions, age, sex ) played a part in the depth of physician offered help and advice with patients quitting smoking. It is also noted that a specific disorder or combined disorders also suggest a difference in the severity and frequency of smoking. Surveys were sent via US postal service to Veterans that had received care in VA facilities, in the year of 2007, usually just after the discharge of an outpatient appointment. The surveys were sent to 432,099 veterans whom had received outpatient care. 237,828 (55.1%) persons returned the surveys but only 224,193 were completed with 100 percent satisfaction. The patients were asked if they had or had not been approached by a physician and asked if they would like help to quit smoking. There answers were recorded under the categories of current, past, or non smokers.

The researchers compared the existing information with the newly acquired data. They were trying to find the link between past efforts with patients attempting to quit smoking, by way of the doctors help, and the current results from the most recent study of the same focus.

References - Duffy, S. A., Kilbourne, A. M., Austin, K. L., Dalack, G. W., Woltmann, E. M., Waxmonsky, J. A., & Noonan, D. (2012). Risk of Smoking and Receipt of Cessation Services Among Veterans Affairs Patients With Mental Disorders. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.), 63(4), 325-332.