Capella University
MAT_FPX 1150
Professor Name
November 2024
Design a Focused Survey Template
Study Population
The target population of the study is female subjects, aged between 18 and 35 years and living in North Carolina. Psychiatric disorder history is relevant to the inclusion criteria in the study. This group is selected to study the extent and nature of substance use among this category of persons. Drug and alcohol use and misuse are major problems as well as in people with mental disorders since having both conditions may worsen the effects of the other.
Sampling Strategy
The survey aims at finding out if there exists correlation between the respondent’s experience of a traumatic event together with their mental health challenges or substance use disorders.
- Survey Design: Six questions are formulated with the first four of them being dichotomous to ask a respondent for simple ‘yes/no’ answers. The last two measures are numerical, whereby participants are asked to indicate their age accurately and number of years of substance use.
- Sampling Technique: In this study, Convenience sampling technique will be used. They will be solicited in a local mall, common place where one can expect to find different people. The selected sample will comprise females who are not ashamed of having mental health issues, as this research concerns them.
- Anticipated Challenges: The actors that could be get through convenience sampling method could also be bias due to the reason that not all qualify individuals are likely to go to malls or may not like to participate. Furthermore, participants may give politically correct, fake answers because of the stigma or fear they have.
Survey Questions
MAT FPX 2001 Assessment 2 References
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2021). Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Retrieved from www.samhsa.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (2022). Substance Use in Women. Retrieved from www.drugabuse.gov
