1. What is the study’s design?
Cross-sectional survey: a study used to determine the frequency of poor gait performance while senior participants took an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for hypertension.
2. How would you improve the study method to limit bias or make the findings more valid?
I would make the percentage of people taking ACEIs vs. being given different antihypertensive medications more even. In the study, 72 people were given ACEIs and 209 people were not given ACEIs. The study did not account for dose or duration of taking ACEIs, so that should also be added to improve the study method. Also all the participants were overall healthy as far as mobility, mental health, neurological, vision and hearing, which leaves
Cross-sectional survey: a study used to determine the frequency of poor gait performance while senior participants took an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for hypertension.
2. How would you improve the study method to limit bias or make the findings more valid?
I would make the percentage of people taking ACEIs vs. being given different antihypertensive medications more even. In the study, 72 people were given ACEIs and 209 people were not given ACEIs. The study did not account for dose or duration of taking ACEIs, so that should also be added to improve the study method. Also all the participants were overall healthy as far as mobility, mental health, neurological, vision and hearing, which leaves