Theoretical Framework and EBP Model Research Paper

Assignment 1-NUR 320 Article Critiques 100 possible points
This is the first assignment in building a review of the literature. The problem you identified in the first discussion is going to be used for this assignment. You will only need three articles for this assignment, and you may use the one we critiqued in class that you selected. You may make any changes needed based on the feedback provided to you. You may want to gather all the articles for this paper and for assignment two as you will need 6 articles for the mini literature review. This entire semester you will be “building” a “mini” literature review. You do not have to worry about self-plagiarism when you continue to assignment 2 and so on because all the discussion topics are linked to the writing assignments. You have already written in the discussions all the sections of this paper and your classmates and I have provided feedback to you. You may copy and paste and improve each section from the feedback received
Theoretical Framework and EBP Model 8 points
Utilize a nursing theorist found at http://currentnursing(dot)com/nursing_theory/nursing_theorists.html for this section of the paper. Explain how nursing theory fits with the EBP model for your study (models for EBP are described in your textbook). EBP models are also explained in the Rempher (2006) article found in the content area. Identify the name of the model. In two to three paragraphs explain why the nursing theory and EBP model fits your study with references to support your position. You must explain both the nursing theorist and the EBP model in this section. What are the linkages between the two models?
PICOT Format-2 points
State your PICOT in the format:
P: the population of interest
I: what is currently being done for the patient
C: what you what to compare to what is being done
O: what outcome are you trying to achieve
T. in what timeframe
Search Parameters/Article Retrieval 8 points
Start this paragraph introducing how you conducted this search and then make a table like the one below. Do not write in 1st person. Provide a brief explanation of how you retrieved your articles. List main topics and alternate terms from your PICO question that can be used for your search. Must be more than “The MNSU library” was utilized to find the articles. For example, the search conducted for this study consisted of retrieving a variety of articles from several scholarly search engines. The search engines utilized to retrieve articles were… The search engines are listed below in a table. Major keywords used in researching the concept of hope are included. Did you use the truncation or wildcard to conduct your search? Use the table and replace with your information as you may use other search engines.
Table 1: Search Parameters Example (Use the search engines you identify and the keywords)
Keyword Google CINAHL PubMed Medline PsychInfo Pearling
Hope > 7 million 588 236 0 33532 0
Instrument or Hope scales 0 2537 0 0 242 3
Hope limit to English 0 0 236 121 239 0
Hope and cancer 0 0 0 123 0 0
Minority groups, nursing students, student retention 0 7822 0 3 0 10
American Indian, Education 0 5 0 0 0 0
Developed by Dr. Barbara Dahlen
Article Critiques
A critique is the examination of a research article on a topic of interest considering the key concepts in the article. Below the tables depicts that examination. Use something like this for your introduction to your critiques. You may single space the critique tables. 2 points
Appendix A: Qualitative Article Critique/s 22points
Full reference goes here with level of evidence after it. 2 points
After the reference mention if the authors were credible? Are they nurses? What were the levels of preparation? Was the article indexed?
Phenomena and Research Question The phenomena can be a concept such as hope, fear, anxiety, pain, or perceptions of an event, lived experience, ethnography, narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory or historical folklore, conversations, or diaries. 1 point
Purpose & Significance to Nursing What was the purpose of this study? How is your topic significant to nursing? 2 points
Method/design May be expressed in the article as qualitative descriptive, interviews, focus group, discussions, observational methods, and historical document analysis 2 points
Data Gathering, setting, and time. For example, Participants were interviewed one on one to discuss photographs. Focus groups were held to determine how stressful clinical are for nursing students. The settings can be at libraries, churches, conference rooms etc. Was the time frame stated? 2 points
Participants/
Human subject protection Inclusion criteria: For example, N=12 people over age 65 who lived in south FL and spoke English were invited to be in the study. Flyers were placed at the nursing stations. Recruited through a nursing home.
Exclusion criteria: Any diagnosis of dementia.
IRB: Was obtained from a university, an ethics committee in a hospital or nursing home setting? Did the participants sign a consent form? Was there any gift or money (incentive for participation) for agreeing to participate? This is protection of human subjects.
2 points
Analysis Analysis may be: Thematic, simultaneous comparative analysis, color coding, coding using Colaizzi’s method, Guba & Lincoln or qualitative software if software. If software was used what was it? Briefly describe it. 4 points
Findings Theme clusters such as: anticipating the future, resources, positive emotions, or supportive relationships, supportive statements of participants, spirituality. 5 points
Critique Example: Photography as a research tool was unique in guiding the interview process. The data collection, analysis and interpretation were very clear so the study could be easily replicated. Colaizzi’s method of analysis was clearly outlined. The findings of the study support other research on hope. 2 points
Appendix B: Quantitative Article Critique/s (Put on a separate page) 22 points
Full reference goes here and level of evidence 2points
After the reference mention if the authors were credible? Were they nurses? What was the level of preparation; credentials of the authors? Was the article indexed?
Purpose The purposes of this study….usually found in the abstract or near the beginning of the article.
What is the significance of the study to nursing? 2 points
Design Find what type of design was used in the study. Here are some examples of quantitative designs. Descriptive correlational survey, prospective, retrospective, cross sectional, quasi experimental or experimental are quantitative designs.
Setting: describe this, for example a rural, mid-western community.
Data collection sites/time: For example, six elderly county senior centers, a senior citizens’ community center, or a nursing home were asked to fill out questionaries’ concerning their sleeping habits.
Conceptual Framework: Name one if used such as Loomis and Wood Model used for the study if none state that. 2 points
Participants/Human subject protection Example: Convenience sample N=169. How did they recruit the participants into the study?
Selection Criteria: 65 or older, non-institutionalized, oriented, able to speak and write English, normal hearing, able to read large print page 2 points
Exclusion needs to be included if identified.
IRB: Was obtained from a university, an ethics committee in a hospital or nursing home setting? Did the participants sign a consent form? Was there any gift or money for agreeing to participate (incentives)? This is protection of human subjects.
Tools Identify scales if used such as Herth Hope Scale, Herth Hope Index, Quality of Life, Depression Scale, pain scale, or demographic questionnaire anything used to measure something. Note the scoring of the scale used and what it means. Note the number of items on the scale, for example on the Herth Hope Index has 12 items using a 5-point Likert scale. What are the items on the scale mean? Do they mention the reliability and validity of the scales used in the study? 2 points
Variables Name the independent (cause) and dependent variables (effects/outcomes) The independent variable is the value which is manipulated in an experiment. The dependent variable is the value observed by the researcher during an experiment. You can also think IF (independent variable) THEN (dependent variable). 4 points
Findings Was there any significance noted, what was it, or state there was no significance noted after the analysis? 2 points
Analysis SPSS or SAS statistical package. Some tests may be multiple regression analysis. Correlation matrix used for all variables, T-test, Chi squares, any kind of statistical test that yielded numbers. Name the test and why it was used. 2 points
Critique Was the article useful for the study? Was it difficult to read? 4 points
Appendix C: White Papers/Cochrane Report/Systematic reviews 12 points
** A Cochrane report is when authors retrieve articles on one topic and then select the best to analyze for best practices. They do not do the research. You may see in the title a systematic review of the literature.
Full Reference and Level of Evidence. 1 point
After the reference mention if the authors were credible? Are they nurses? What were the levels of preparation? Was the article indexed?
Purpose 2 point
Analysis/
Strengths 1. How many types of articles were reviewed?
2. Did they exclude any of the articles? If they did exclude any why?
3. What databases if any were searched?
4. Were there any international journals in the review? If so how many and what countries.
5. Were the journals peer reviewed?
6. Was IRB mentioned?
7. Was the risk of bias discussed? Some of the way bias is controlled are identified below.
What was used to examine the evidence? AMSTAR, DARE, COLEMAN, GRADE, Duval and Tweedie’s trim-and-fill method or PRISMA methodology?
Did they use the Randomized Controlled Trial Psychotherapy Quality Rating Scale (RCT-PQRS) to rate the methodological quality of the articles? It is a comprehensive measuring tool with 24 components measuring six study quality dimensions. See the list below.
The AMSTAR is a validated instrument that uses 11 items to assess the degree to which review methods are unbiased. It has been determined AMSTAR has good agreement, reliability, construct validity, and feasibility (Pieper, Buechter, Li, Prediger, & Eikermann, 2015).
Was the CRD Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) criteria used in the review? (http://www(dot)york(dot)ac(dot)uk/inst/crd/crddatabases.htm#DARE)
If the score is high it is a strong review score and the risk of bias was low. If it is low this means it is a low review score and the risk of bias is high.
The Coleman Methodology score, was originally developed for and used to grade clinical studies which assesses methodology with use of ten criteria, giving a total score between 0 and 100. The higher the score the better the review and bias control.
Was the GRADE system used in the review? Quality of evidence was assessed by the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system.
The PRISMA guideline is usually looking at a minimum set of criteria and is most often seen in systematic reviews that are looking at interventions. It is a solid use of criteria to strengthen a study.
Egger’s regression asymmetry test for assessment of “small studies effects.” “With respect to quality (risk of bias) assessment
Jadad scale is a scale which uses three criteria for quality assessment (randomization, double blinding, and description of adherence and dropouts),
SIGN Quality of the Observational Studies with a Control Group was assessed against the scale developed by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). SIGN checklist for Cohort Studies answers the question "What are the effects of this exposure?" and includes two sections. 5 points
Analysis/
Weaknesses If the control for bias is not used it is a weakness of the study. What other weaknesses did you find in the study? 2 points
Summary What were the recommendations for practice? Are further studies needed?
2 points
Summary 4 points
Write a 2-paragraph summary.
References 8 points go on a separate page
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