Litrature Review and Integrative Paper

Litrature Review and Integrative Paper

Litrature Review and Integrative Paper

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Complete a review of the literature and select a minimum of 3 articles that are appropriate research articles related to your question.
Critique each of the articles using the appropriate Appraisal Form below.

Appendix C Appraisal Guide

Synopsis

How many persons were involved in conducting the review?

 

What topic or question did the integrative research review address? How were potential research reports identified?

What determined if a study was included in the analysis?

 

How many studies were included in the review? What research designs were used in the studies?

What were the consistent and important across-studies conclusions?

 

 

 

 

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Credibility
Was the topic clearly defined?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Was the search for studies and other evidence comprehensive and unbiased?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Was the screening of citations for inclusion based on explicit criteria?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*Were the included studies assessed for quality?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Were the design characteristics and
findings of the included studies displayed or discussed in sufficient detail?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*Was there a true integration (i.e.,
synthesis) of the findings—not
merely reporting of findings from each study individually?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*Did the reviewers explore why
differences in findings might have occurred?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Did the reviewers distinguish between
conclusions based on consistent findings
from several good studies and those based on inferior evidence (number or quality)?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Which conclusions were supported by
consistent findings from two or more
good or high-quality studies? Litrature Review and Integrative Paper	List

 

 

 

ARE thE CoNCluSIoNS CREDIblE?         q All   q Some    q No

 

Conclusions of an Integrative Research Review    407

 

 

Clinical Significance

*Across studies, is the size of the treatment or the strength of the association found or the meaningfulness of qualitative findings strong enough to make a difference in

patient outcomes or experiences of care?         q Yes     q No   q Not clear

Are the conclusions relevant to the care

the nurse gives?                                             q Yes     q No   q Not clear

ARE thE CoNCluSIoNS

ClINICAlly SIGNIfICANt?                     q All q Some q No

 

 

Applicability

Does the IRR address a problem, situation, or decision we are addressing

in our setting?                                                q Yes     q No   q Not clear

Are the patients in the studies similar to those we see, either overall or in a

subgroup of patients?                                     q Yes     q No   q Not clear

What changes, additions, training, or purchases would be needed to implement and sustain a clinical

protocol based on these conclusions?               Specify

 

 

 

 

Is what we will have to do to implement

the new protocol realistically achievable

by us (resources, capability, commitment)?       q Yes     q No    q Not clear

 

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How will we know if our patients are

benefiting from our new protocol?                 Specify

 

 

 

ShoulD wE PRoCEED to DESIGN A PRotoCol INCoRPoRAtING

thESE CoNCluSIoNS?                         q All   q Some    q No

 

* Important criteria

 

 

Comments

 

APPENDIX E

Appraisal Guide:

Findings of a Qualitative Study

Citation:

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Synopsis

What experience, situation, or subculture does the researcher seek to understand?

Does the researcher want to produce a description of an experience, a social process, or an event, or is the goal to generate a theory?

How was data collected?

How did the researcher control his or her biases and preconceptions?

Are specific pieces of data (e.g., direct quotes) and more generalized statements (themes, theories) included in the report?

What are the main findings of the study?

Credibility

Is the study published in a source
that required peer review?                                                Yes   No   Not clear

Were the methods used appropriate
to the study purpose?                                                       Yes   No   Not clear

Was the sampling of observations or
interviews appropriate and varied
enough to serve the purpose of the  study?                      Yes   No   Not clear

*Were data collection methods
effective in obtaining in-depth data?                               Yes   No   Not clear

Did the data collection methods
avoid the possibility of oversight,
underrepresentation, or
overrepresentation from certain
types of sources?                                                              Yes   No   Not clear

Were data collection and analysis
intermingled in a dynamic way?                                      Yes   No   Not clear

*Is the data presented in ways that
provide a vivid portrayal of what was
experienced or happened and its
context?                                                                            Yes   No   Not clear

*Does the data provided justify
generalized statements, themes,
or theory?                                                                         Yes   No   Not clear

Are the findings credible?                            Yes All   Yes Some   No

Clinical Significance

*Are the findings rich and informative?                          Yes   No   Not clear

*Is the perspective provided
potentially useful in providing
insight, support, or guidance
for assessing patient status
or progress?                                                                      Yes   Some  No  Not clear

Are the findings
clinically significant?                                   Yes All   Yes Some   No

* = Important criteria

Comments

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Citation:

 

 

 

 

Synopsis

What was the purpose of the study (research questions, purposes, and hypotheses)?

How was the sample obtained?

 

What inclusion or exclusion criteria were used?

 

Who from the sample actually participated or contributed data (demographic or clinical profile and dropout rate)?

What methods were used to collect data (e.g., sequence, timing, types of data, and measures)?

 

1. How was the sample size determined?

 

2. Were patients randomly assigned to treatment groups? What are the main findings?

 

 

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420 APPENDIX F Appraisal Guide
Credibility
Is the study published in a source that required peer review?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Was the design used appropriate to the research question?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*Did the data obtained and the analysis conducted answer the research question?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
Were the measuring instruments reliable and valid?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*Were important extraneous variables and bias controlled?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*Was the study free of extraneous
variables introduced by how, when, and where the study was done?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
*If an intervention was tested, answer the following five questions: Litrature Review and Integrative Paper	q Yes	q No	q Not clear

1. Were participants randomly assigned to groups and were the two groups similar at the start

(before the intervention)?                        q Yes     q No    q Not clear

2. Were the interventions well defined

and consistently delivered?                     q Yes     q No    q Not clear

3. Were the groups treated equally other than the difference in

interventions?                                        q Yes     q No    q Not clear

4. If no difference was found, was the sample size large enough to detect

a difference if one existed?                      q Yes     q No    q Not clear

5. If a difference was found, are you confident it was due to

the intervention?                                    q Yes     q No    q Not clear

Are the findings consistent with findings

from other studies?                                         q Yes     q No   q Not clear

ArE thE FINDINGS CrEDIblE?                q All    q Some    q No

 

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Clinical Significance

Note any difference in means, r2s, or measures of clinical effects (ABI, NNT, RR, OR)

 

*Is the target population clearly described? *Is the frequency, association, or	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
treatment effect impressive enough
for you to be confident that the finding
would make a clinical difference if used as the basis for care?	q Yes	q No	q Not clear
ArE thE FINDINGS

ClINICAlly  SIGNIFICANt?                    q All    q Some    q No

 

* = Important criteria

 

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