In a Rehabilitation Unit, Patients Are Randomly Assigned to High

question 14

Multiple Choice

In a rehabilitation unit, patients are randomly assigned to high fiber diets versus ordinary fiber diets, in order to measure the effect on constipation. What type of quantitative research is this?

• A)Descriptive research
• B)Correlational research
• C)Quasi-experimental research
• D)Experimental research

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Definitions:

PID

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, a condition affecting women characterized by infection and inflammation of the reproductive organs, often caused by sexually transmitted infections.

Spontaneous Abortion

Unplanned, accidental abortion.

Chromosomes

Rod-shaped structures that are composed of genes and found within the nuclei of cells.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that act as instructions to make molecules called proteins, crucial for the development, functionality, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.