Midterm Exam Flashcards
Evidence Based Practice
practice based on best available evidence, patient preference, and clinical judgement
EBP components
- research based information
- clinical expertise
- patient preference
EBP barriers
- organizational
- individual
- research related
organizational barriers
lack of resources
resistant to change
individual barriers
lack value / knowledge about EBP and research
resistant to change
lack of skills to obtain evidence
research related barriers
communication gap b/t researcher and clinician
writing associated with research reports
lack of dissemination of research findings
level I research
summarizes more than one study
-meta analysis
-summaries
-synopses
-systemic review / quasi-experiment
-clinical practice guidelines
level II research
randomized controlled trials
-randomly assigned experimental / control groups
meta analysis
research method that estimates effect of intervention by using statistics
level III research
quasi experimental designs
-lack randomization
level IV research
correlational design
cohort studies
case-control studies
quantitive findings from mixed design
correlational designs
non-experimental design used to study relationships among 2 or more variables
-no randomization
cohort studies
focus on specific population
case-control studies
specific to disease or illness
quantitive findings from mixed method design
survey’s
level V research
consists of syntheses : non-experimental design
-integrative review
integrative review
scholarly papers including published non-experimental studies
level VI research
descriptive research
-descriptive study designs
-qualitative findings from mixed methods
-single qualitative studies
-EBP projects
-quality improvement projects
-case studies
-concept analysis
quality improvement projects
relative to specific organization
level VII
evidence from opinions of authorities , reports of expert committees, manufacturer’s recommendations
-narrative reviews : pick papers that only support your study
abstract
provides overview of the study , 100-150 words
keywords
5-10 keywords that represent the article
introduction
background of research problem , purpose of study –> need to address the significance of the study
literature review
previous recent studies –> what is known about the problem?
method
study design , sample , measurement tools , process of data collection , analysis methods
result
findings from data analysis , description
discussion
interpretation of results , limitations
conclusion
summary of findings , suggestions , implication