The good news is that type 2 diabetes is largely preventable. About 9 cases in 10 could be avoided by taking several simple steps: keeping weight under control, exercising more, eating a healthy diet, and not smoking.
Critical thinking and research. Critical thinking is a core competency for evidence based general practice and an essential precursor to research. It is also essential for evaluating and understanding the implications of research for clinical practice.
Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research. This chapter is our introduction to the three research methodology paradigms. A. paradigm is a perspective based on a set of assumptions, concepts, and values that are. held by a community or researchers. For the most of the 20th century the quantitative. paradigm was dominant.