Do the research aims (hypotheses) flow from the framework, or does the relationship between the aims (hypotheses) seem forced? Are the concepts sufficiently defined in a way that is aligned with the theory? Was the intervention (exercise) aligned with a cogent theoretical basis or rationale for the intervention?
B} Did the conceptual framework guide the methodology of the study? That is, do the operational definitions correspond to the conceptual definitions (Polit & Beck, 2012, p. 145)?