Survey Protocol America Case Study 2022

Running head: SURVEY PROTOCOL
SURVEY PROTOCOL
Phuong Phan
Walden University

SURVEY PROTOCOL 1
The objective of the survey
The survey aims to gather the contributing factors behind the high prevalence of diabetes
in King County.
The objective would be the following:
 To gather the perspective of living with diabetes mellitus
 To gather an understanding of contributing factors for developing diabetes
mellitus
 To gather an understanding of the treatment they are using
 To gather an understanding of potential solution and resources that can combat
diabetes
Rationale behind choosing the population
Vast majority of the population in Washington State resides within King County where
the majority of the inhabitants are experiencing diabetes. According to the recent statistics of
Washington State, the major public health concern that has been identified in King County is the
incidence of diabetes mellitus. The age-adjusted rate of diabetes per 100,000 individuals in King
County is 18.3 where individuals from another ethnicity such as Black or African Americans are
at high risk of developing diabetes. On the other hand, it was identified that the population from
medium to low demographic status usually is at high risk of developing diabetes mellitus. Hence,
at this juncture, the population for the sample will be from medium to low demographic. The age
of the participants will be 25-44 years since majority of the population in that community are
within 25-44 years.

SURVEY PROTOCOL 2
Methodology
In order to address the objective, the quantitative research design is required to adopt to
guide the research. Bryman, (2017), suggested quantitative research design is appropriate means
for gaining statistical data from a large number of the population as it encourages sampling of the
population where a small number of the population represents demographic of the large
population.
Data collection
A survey would be directed for identifying causative factors behind diabetes mellitus and
gaining numerical data for developing mitigating strategy (Leppink, 2017). A survey would be
conducted for gathering information as it enables researchers to gain a higher response from the
participants compared to the interview. It allows researchers to reach more than thousands of
possible participants and ensure accurate sampling. Moreover, the survey is low cost and it has
good statistical significance (Leppink, 2017). Therefore, for gathering data from a large number
of population and generalize the findings, the most suitable method of data collection would be
surveyed (Salvador, 2016). Since it is an emailed survey, all respondents will the same questions
which in turn eliminate any interviewer bias (Rutberg & Bouikidis, 2018). The participants
would be recruited based on their demographic data such as age, gender, and ethnicity. The
additional recruitment criteria for the survey would be individuals living with diabetes or
individuals who are at high risk of developing diabetes. Moreover, every participant required to
have English as their primary language. The identity of the participants would be voluntary and
anonymous. In order to recruit participants from the survey, emails would be sent to participants
that will include the purpose of the research, 10 to 15 questionnaires. For sample size calculation,
Survey System's Sample Size Calculator would be used as it will enable the researchers to