Description
Search the GCU Library and find
three different health care articles that use quantitative research. Do
not use articles that appear in the Topic Materials or textbook.
Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis 1”
template.
Refer to the
“Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual
Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled
Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 1,” for an
example of an article analysis.
While
APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid
academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be
presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA
Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning
the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful
completion.
Article Citation
and Permalink
(APA format)
Point
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Description
Description
Description
Broad Topic
Area/Title
Identify
Independent and
Dependent
Variables and
Type of Data for
the Variables
Population of
Interest for the
Study
Sample
Sampling Method
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Descriptive
Statistics (Mean,
Median, Mode;
Standard
Deviation)
Identify examples
of descriptive
statistics in the
article.
Inferential
Statistics
Identify examples
of inferential
statistics in the
article.
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Article Analysis: Example 1
Article Citation
Utens, C. M. A., Goossens, L. M. A., van Schayck, O. C. P., Rutten-van
Mölken, M. P. M. H., van Litsenburg, W., Janssen, A., … Smeenk, F.
W. J. M. (2013). Patient preference and satisfaction in hospital-athome and usual hospital care for COPD exacerbations: Results of a
randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies,
50, 1537–1549. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.006
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23582671
(Include permalink for articles from GCU Library.)
Category
Description
Broad Topic
Area/Title
The differences in preference and satisfaction based upon hospital care
location for COPD exacerbations
Variables and
Type of Data
for the
Variables
Treatment Location-categorical -“home treatment” and “hospital treatment”
Population of
Interest for the
Study
COPD exacerbation patients from five hospitals and three home care
organizations
Sample
139 patients
Satisfaction – Ordinal Scale (1-5)
Preference – categorical “home treatment” and “hospital treatment”
69 from the usual hospital care group
70 from the early assisted discharge care group
Sampling
Method
A randomized sampling method was used to select the patients who met the
criteria for the study (p. 1540)
Descriptive
Statistics
(mean, median,
mode; standard
deviation)
Example descriptive statistics:
Usual hospital Age:
Mean: 67.8 Standard deviation: 11.30
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Identify
examples of
descriptive
statistics in the
article.
Early assisted discharge Age:
Inferential
Statistics
Example of inferential statistics:
Identify
examples of
inferential
statistics in the
article.
Mean: 68.31 Standard deviation: 10.34 (p. 1540)
Overall satisfaction score: Tested difference between HC and EAD p-value
.863 (p. 1543)
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