Article Analysis – Healthcare Articles
Article Analysis – Healthcare Articles
Search the GCU Library and find two new health care articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles from a previous assignment, or articles that appear in the Topic Materials or textbook.
Complete an article analysis for each using the \”Article Analysis: Part 2\” template.Article Analysis – Healthcare Articles
Refer to the \”Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbation: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial,\” in conjunction with the \”Article Analysis Example 2,\” for an example of an article analysis.
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Article Analysis Part 2: Healthcare Articles
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Article 1
Hassankhani, H., Akbarzadeh, S., Lakdizaji, S., Najafi, A., & Mamaghani, E.A. (2017). Effects of 60° semi-recumbent position on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A single-blind prospective randomised clinical trial. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 11(12), 36-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/27443.11007 |
Article 2
Kojima, G., Kendrick, D., Skelton, D., Morris, R., Gawler, S., & Iliffe, S. (2015). Frailty predicts short-term incidence of future falls among British community-dwelling older people: A prospective cohort study nested within a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0152-7
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| Point | Description | Description |
| Broad Topic Area/Title | Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia or VAP in mechanically ventilated patients hospitalized for more than 48 hours, using positioning alone. | The relationship between frailty in older patients and the risk of suffering accidental falls resulting in injury. |
| Define Hypotheses | H0: There is no relationship between patient positioning and incidence of VAP in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.
H1: There is a positive correlation between patient positioning and the occurrence of VAP in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. |
H0: There is no relationship between frailty of old age and the risk of accidental falls in hospitalized elderly patients.
H1: There is a positive association between the frailty of old age and the risk of accidental falls in hospitalized elderly patients. |
| Define Independent and Dependent Variables and Types of Data for Variables | Independent variable: Patient position (supine, semi-recumbent/ semi-Fowler’s position).
Dependent variable: The occurrence of VAP. Data includes degree of head-of-Bed elevation (HOBE) and number of VAP cases per 1,000 hospital days. |
Independent variable: Age over 65 years with a previous history of 3 falls.
Dependent variable: Occurrence of accidental falls. Data includes fall frequency statistics. |
| Population of Interest for the Study | The population of interest is that of patients who are in critical care and mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hours.Article Analysis – Healthcare Articles | The population of interest for the study is that of elderly patients over the age of 65 years who are frail and hospitalized. |
| Sample | Sample: n = 25 participants (patients).
[n = 14 intervention group and n = 11 control group]. |
Sample: n = 248 elderly patients 65 years and above. |
| Sampling Method | Purposive sampling, with participants subsequently randomized to study (HOBE of 60°) and control groups (normal positioning). | Random sampling where every participant had an equal chance of participating in the study. |
| How Were Data Collected? | Data was collected in terms of respiratory parameters such as pulmonary compliance, tidal volume, pulmonary resistance, and the respiratory rate.
Data collected between the fist and 7th day of mechanical ventilation. |
Data was collected through monitoring the subjects for 24 weeks by way of a specifically constructed frailty index. |
References
Hassankhani, H., Akbarzadeh, S., Lakdizaji, S., Najafi, A., & Mamaghani, E.A. (2017). Effects of 60° semi-recumbent position on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A single-blind prospective randomised clinical trial. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 11(12), 36-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/27443.11007
Kojima, G., Kendrick, D., Skelton, D., Morris, R., Gawler, S., & Iliffe, S. (2015). Frailty predicts short-term incidence of future falls among British community-dwelling older people: A prospective cohort study nested within a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0152-7
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