Exam 1 Flashcards
Common Barriers to EBP
Individual and System level
- Knowledge/Education
- Low prioritization
- Time
- Resources
- Culture
What is Evidence Based Practice?
“Integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values”
EBP consists of 3 factors
Evidence
Patient Preferences
Clinician Expertise
How do we integrate best research evidence into patient care?
What do we need to know? (3)
1) Your clinical question
2) How to search for evidence to address clinical question
3) How to appraise evidence for quality
What is research evidence”?
Systemic inquiry to identify “truth”
What is “Best” Research Evidence?
Has a High level of incidence -> when performed well, certain study designs are inherently stronger than others
Characteristics of high quality research evidence
Study results are credible Not due to random chance or Non-random error (bias) or Systematic error
Evidence Pyramid
What are the levels top to bottom?
Systems Summaries Synopses Syntheses Studies
What level of the evidence pyramid does this fall into?
Computerized decision support software and Electronic health records
Systems
What level of the evidence pyramid does this fall into?
Evidence based textbooks, practice guidelines
ex) Dynamed, National Guideline Clearinghouse, UMHS Practice guidelines
Summaries
What level of the evidence pyramid does this fall into?
Pre-appraised Abstracts of Studies & Synthesis
ex) DARE, ACP Journal Club
Synopses
What level of the evidence pyramid does this fall into?
Systematic reviews
ex) Cochrane DSR, PubMed Clinical Queries (systematic review)
Syntheses
Secondary or Pre-appraised
Syntheses
Primary/Original
Studies
What level of the evidence pyramid does this fall into?
Primary Research
ex) PubMed Clinical Queries (Studies)
Studies
Different types of Studies
Randomized Control Trials
Cohort Studies
Case Control Studies
Case reports/Case series
Different types of Syntheses
Meta Analyses
Systematic Reviews
Best to start at the ___ of the pyramid!
Top
Secondary/Pre-appraised studies are those that?
Have multiple articles that are summarized and appraised
Primary/Original studies are those that?
One one study is reported
The reader must appraise study for quality
Appraisal =
Good Quality
Three discrete steps to appraise an article are?
1) Are the results of the study valid?
2) What are the results?
3) How can I apply these results to patient care?
Five Step Evidence Based Nursing Process
PEACE model
Problem Identification Evidence Review Appraise Evidence Care Integration Evaluate Care Integration
Use ___ to identify the Problem in the peace model
PICO
“A consistent systematic way to identify the components of a clinical issue”
PICO
What does PICO stand for?
P - Population
I - Intervention
C - Comparison
O - Outcome
Identify the parts of this PICO question
Among discharged patients, does the receipt of discharge phone calls, compared to no discharge phone calls improve patient experience scores?
P = discharged patients I = receipt of discharge phone call C = no discharge phone call O = improve patient experience scores
Why is PICO useful to you?
Lays the foundation to the 5 step evidence based nursing practice
Helps clarify the actual issue you want to address
Saves time searching - as you can focus your research on evidence that will best address your question
The initial an one of the most difficult steps in evidence based practice
An iterative process
Formulating a PICO question
Question Types (4)
Intervention or therapy
Etiology
Prognosis/Prediction
Meaning
What study design tries to determine which treatment leads to the best outcome?
Ie) Experimental studies (RCT)
Intervention of Therapy
What study design tries to determine the greatest risk factor of a condition?
Ie) Observational studies (eg cohort, case control, observational)
Etiology
What study design tries to determine the progression of a disease?
Ie) Observational studies (eg. cohort, case control, observational)
Prognosis/Prediction
What study tries to understand the meaning of an experience?
Ie) Qualitative research
Meaning
What type of study does this describe?
- Researchers actively introduce intervention or treatment
- Often called clinical trials in medical research
- Can be randomized (RCT) or quasi experimental (when randomization is not performed)
Experimental studies
What type of study does this describe?
- Researchers collect data without intervening or introducing treatments
- Often called non-experimental research
- Can be cohort study, case control study, cross-sectional study, they differ in the time frame of how data are collected
Observational Studies