Evidence Based Practice Part C: Research Studies Used As Evidence

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Evidence Based Practice Part C
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Evidence Based Practice
In order to find necessary and relevant supporting literature materials for this study, the researcher accessed academic journal databases to find the required information to support this study. The following databases were accessed:
* ProQuest
* EBSCOhost
* PubMed
* Google Scholar
* Medline
* Cochrane
Additionally, the researcher used the general internet search engines such as Google to find any relevant information. All of these databases are good sources of scholarly information. However, in order to find the relevant information for the research, the search was further narrowed down by using specific keywords such as breast cancer management, breast cancer, effects of efficient nurse management in breast cancer among others. Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria to choose the relevant materials, the researcher picked materials that have a connection to the key themes of the proposed study which include breast cancer and breast cancer management. Since there is insufficient resources that have directly addressed the PICOT question –“Is Guided Image Therapy a Good Option for Females with Breast Cancer?” – the chosen articles focuses on the above stated themes.
One of the articles that the researcher chose for this study is written by Akram, Igbal, Daniyal and Khan (2017) entitled “Awareness and current knowledge of breast cancer”. In this article, the authors begin their review by providing the general overview of breast cancer. This enables the reader to grasp the intensity of the matter and why it needs to be addressed. In this review, the authors address the anatomy, risk factors, epidemiology and pathogenesis, stages, diagnostic investigations and treatment such as surgery, gene therapy of breast cancer. In regard to the proposed study, this article proves to be significant since it provides deeper insights into the issue of breast cancer as far as all of its aspects are concerned.
Another article that was selected for this study is written by Garcia-Uribe et al. (2015) entitled “Dual-modality photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging system for noninvasive sentinel lymph node detection in patients with breast cancer”. In this article the authors begin by providing a detailed description of how breast cancer develops and in order to develop a guideline on how it can be detected. They also address the common technique of radio-labelled sulfur colloid and/or methylene blue dye to ident...