Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Nursing
NUR 790
Midterm Exam
Fall 2020
___________________ :Student’s Name: ___________________Student’s number

Based on the research article: “The relationship between trust in primary

healthcare providers among patients with diabetes and levels of depression and
anxiety “, please answer all of the following questions:

1. Research problem/purpose/hypothesis (18 points)?

a. What is the research problem? (3 points)

b. Is the problem significant to the nursing practice of the study? Explain.

(3 points)

c. What is the knowledge gap in this study? (2 points)

d. What was the aim (s) of the study? (2 points)

e. What is /are the Independent (IV) and the dependent (DV) variable(s)
in the study? (3 points)

f. Based on the study aim, write your own research hypothesis? And
Indicates the type of the hypothesis? (3 points)

g. Based on the study aim, write a research question in PICOT format? (2

points)

2. Conceptual framework (4 points)

a. What is the type of theory adopted by the researchers to guide the
study? Explain this type and its level of abstraction (2 points)

b. What are the stages of trust mentioned in the theory to explain the trust
relationship between healthcare providers and patients? which one is
the best/optimal stage of trust? (2 points)

3. Ethical Consideration (3 points)

a. What measures did researchers take to assure the ethical principles in the
study? Explain?