Answer these questions to define your project clearly:
Research Topic:

  • Question: What is your research topic?
  • Example: “Telehealth for managing Type 2 diabetes in rural areas.”
  • Question: Why is it important?
  • Example: “Improves access to care and reduces complications in underserved populations.”

Research Questions:

  • Question: What key questions are you trying to answer?
  • Example:
    1. Does telehealth improve blood sugar control in rural patients?
    2. Are adherence and engagement better compared to standard care?
  • Question: What is their relevance to your field?
  • Example: “This research informs digital health strategies and chronic disease management, contributing to evidence-based telemedicine practices.

Hypotheses:

  • Question: What are your expected findings or hypotheses?
  • Example: “Telehealth patients will have better glycemic control and higher adherence.”

Significance & Impact:

  • Question: Why is this research important?
  • Question: What contribution will it make to knowledge, policy, or practice?
  • Example: “Supports telehealth policies and improves chronic disease management in rural communities.”

Research Methods:

  • Question: Will you use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods?
    Example: “Mixed methods: clinical data and patient interviews.”
  • Question: Will your study be experimental, observational, archival, or fieldwork-based?
    Example: “Randomized controlled trial comparing telehealth to standard care.”

Study Population & Setting (if applicable):

  • Question: Who or what is the subject of your research?
    Example: “Adults 40–70 with Type 2 diabetes in rural areas.”

Question: Where will your research take place?
Example: “Rural clinics and virtual telehealth consultations.”