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Aristotle University Of, T., Greek Association for Alzheimer Disease and Related,… Continue Reading...
stereotypes and stigmas toward patients with substance abuse disorders in particular. A systematic review of the literature reveals "negative attitudes of health professionals towards patients with substance use disorders are common and contribute to suboptimal health care for these patients," (Boekel, Brouwers, van Weeghel & Garresten, 2013, p. 23). Social workers are at the forefront of substance abuse treatment, as social work professionals "regularly encounter individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use disorders," including co-occurring disorders as in Joe's case (NASW, 2013, p. 5). Therefore, in addition to their role in reducing stigma and ensuring evidence-based practice in mental health care,… Continue Reading...
of this study will entail consulting every resource accessible. The formal steps to conduct a systematic review of literature (Cronin, Ryan, & Coughlan, 2008) on one's research topic are as follows:
• Choosing a topic for review
• Conducting a literature search
• Collecting, reading and analyzing literature
• Writing down the review
• Referencing
Therefore, subsequent to choosing one's topic, the next step would be to peruse internet databases, books, journal articles, government publications, etc. In the current digital age, a successful, quality literature search is usually conducted with the aid of electronic and computer databases which provide access to huge amounts of swiftly-… Continue Reading...
the subject. The method of gathering data employed in this study was a systematic review of a selected sample from the Fortune 500 list of organizations between the years 1996 and 2006. The purpose of using this sample was because large organizations are more engaged in corporate philanthropic activities than are small companies. A longitudinal study was conducted over a period of ten years in which dollars given to corporate charity organizations were log-transformed (this was the dependent variable), while the independent variables include assets belonging to the philanthropic organization, CEO tenure, the role/position of board members (centrality within the network), and gender… Continue Reading...
methodology they used, meaning it could be duplicated by other researchers in the future to verify the study. However, the limitations of the systematic review do indicate that the information presented may not be wholly reliable because of the matter of too insignificant of sizes of samples used in the literature reviewed.
Conclusion
In conclusion, dementia is a problem that can impact 1-3 out of every 10 elderly persons in the U.S. Around the world it impacts millions every year and the numbers are only getting worse. Patients suffering from dementia and their loved ones need ways of coping with the disease as there is presently no cure for it and only a… Continue Reading...
this question to nursing, particularly for practitioners who are dealing with an increasingly large population of patients suffering from obesity-related conditions.
Systematic Review One: The Benefits of Surgical Intervention
According to a systematic review of 7 randomized control trials (RCTs) involving bariatric patients conducted by Colquitt (et al. 2014), all studies found benefits for surgery in terms of weight loss combined with non-surgical control groups. Improvements included health-related quality of life outcomes and control of diabetes. No deaths occurred during any of the studies and serious adverse events ranged from 0-37% in the group which experienced the surgical intervention versus 0-25% in the groups which eschewed surgical intervention. This was deemed… Continue Reading...
systematic reviews, qualitative analysis, quasi-experimental studies, and experimental studies (randomized control trials).
McCaffrey and McConnell (2015) provide a systematic review of literature in their Level III study regarding how interdisciplinary team work can help nurses and care providers to better communicate and provide compassionate care (aka a high level of quality care) to patients. The interdisciplinary approach fosters a sense of shared governance among care providers, as Kutney-Lee, Germack, Hatfield et al. (2016) indicate in their Level III cross-sectional observational study that in hospitals where there is a substantial sense… Continue Reading...
to this guideline
This clinical practice guideline is centered on a systematic review of both clinical and epidemiological evidence. Having been created and advanced by a panel of multidisciplinary specialists, it offers a very clear elucidation of the sensible relationships between different care options while rating both the quality of the evidence in addition to the strength of the recommendations. With regard to professionals in the health care system, variations in practices will without a doubt and suitably take place when clinicians take into consideration the necessities of individual patients, accessible resources, and restrictions distinct to an institution or kind of… Continue Reading...
is one such beta-blocker that is commonly administered to prevent the incidence of PoAF. The systematic review below entails an analysis of six clinical trials that explore the effectiveness of metoprolol. The analysis identifies reduced hospitalization length, reduced mortality and reduced financial burden as the beneficial impact associated with the administration of prophylactic. The small number of studies reviewed limits the validity of the conclusion warranting future large sample size research.
Introduction
Annually, approximately 750,000 cardiac surgery are performed globally with postoperative atrial fibrillation (PoAF) being the prevalent complications (George, et al., 2018). With the increasing proportion of elderly population globally, it’s expected that the number… Continue Reading...
insight into the physiological links between mental states and cardiovascular health.
In a systematic review of literature published in the American Journal of Hypertension, Cohen, Edmondson & Kornish (2015) showcase recent research on the connection between mental health in general and cardiovascular disease. Both epidemiological studies and smaller-scale empirical research have “firmly established a connection” between cardiovascular health and specific mental health states linked to stress including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The authors summarize the findings from epidemiological and clinical studies detailing the specific physiological factors and biological mechanisms underlying the stress responses, detailing them for each of the relevant mental… Continue Reading...
Cousins (2015) titled “People with intellectual disability and human science research: A systematic review of phenomenological studies using interviews for data collection”. The researchers, Deirdre, Taggart and Cousins (2015), examined the manner in which people suffering from intellectual disabilities could consent to their participation in a research. The researchers also discuss the methods of information dissemination and the methodology used in that dissemination hence increasing research value. Further, the researchers examine the manner in which Heideggerian phenomenology can be applied on people suffering intellectual disabilities.
This research by Corb, Taggart and Cousins (2015) utilizes a systematic investigation review that utilized phenomenological methods… Continue Reading...
with Other Search Engines
According to Houde (2009), the choice of a search engine in systematic reviews will significantly have an impact on Evidence Based Practice (EBP). The search engine will influence the number of retrieved records, the application relevance of the records, resultant adequacy of care given to the patient, and the subsequent time and money resources used in reviewing the results.
In practice I undertook to search broad based terms and thesaurus terms in reviewing the experiences of patients living with leg ulcer. The result indicated that CINAHL database was effective in identifying all broad based terms while the conventional search engines (Bing… Continue Reading...
evaluating its applicability and validity. The abstract ought to follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) (Oermann, 2014).
Did the author mention the problem addressed within the study?
No. There is no explicit mention of the study problem. Rather, the authors have simply hinted at the issue by dealing with the broader, generic problems associated with virtual working. They have addressed the evolution of multiple working techniques into the technique adopted today. In the authors' words "As we move into the 21st century, the broad array of communication options permits the refiguring of our organizations in order to meet the rapidly… Continue Reading...
of literature relating to performance management. The review is based on various types of sources, including conceptual articles, systematic reviews, as well as primary studies (case studies, surveys, and mixed methods studies). Following a comprehensive definition of PBM, attention is paid to the impact of PBM and employee and organizational outcomes, as well as PBM implementation, antecedents, and key success factors.
What is PBM
Defining PBM can be quite problematic, with the term being often confused with performance measurement (Rivenbank, Fasiello & Adamo, 2016). In addition, performance management is often thought to involve only personnel management processes such as employee performance appraisal (Turk, 2016). Furthermore, contention exists over… Continue Reading...
U.S. National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE,
· Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
· Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
· American Psychological Association’s PsycARTICLES
· Sociology Research Database SocINDEX
· Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CIHAHL)
Keywords used to conduct the searches were “behavior self-management.”
History of Concept
How it was identified. Creer was the first to use the term (Grady & Gough, 2014), which he applied to “indicate that the patient was an active participant in their care” (Lubkin & Larsen, 2013, p. 552). For Creer, self-management referred to the practice of giving the patient more… Continue Reading...
outcomes. Based on interviews with district officials, a systematic review of the DPD materials, observations of the actual DPD training sessions, attendance records, and the principals’ personal logs and journals, the researchers collected substantive qualitative evidence that can be used to supplement their quantitative experimental research on the DPD. In other words, this study is a classic mixed-methods research design that uses both qualitative and quantitative methods judiciously. The qualitative methods are needed to illustrate why the program did not work, which is not something the data from the quantitative study could ever reveal.
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skills that are regarded as critical for practitioners today. For example, based on his systematic review of the relevant literature, Schachter (2010) emphasizes that, "Not only do [managers] need to know [their] organization and the industry within which it operates, [they] have to be skilled at planning, organizing, supervising and leading staff through difficult times" (p. 33).
These so-called hard skills assume even greater relevance and importance during periods of adversity or downturns in the economy when these conditions can result in ineffective managerial practices and the loss of market share (Schachter, 2010). Although every manager's working environment is unique, researchers have identified three… Continue Reading...
analysis method of research is used to conduct a systematic review of existing literature or… Continue Reading...
strategies are that they are consistent and standardized but they do not empower nurses and nor do they empower patients.
In a systematic review of barriers to communication during patient handoffs, Halm (2013) found that there were both sender-related and receiver-related problems in communication. Likewise, organizational culture issues were somewhat to blame for communications faults. Sender-related issues include offering too much or too little patient information during the handoff procedure. With higher quality and accuracy of information, the transitional periods would be more effective and patient-centric. Nurses on our team often demonstrate attentiveness problems because they are not encouraged to offer critical patient information that is not part of typical protocol. This… Continue Reading...
