Results: Eight studies‚ of which two were of high quality‚ were included and involved hip and knee patients. There was strong evidence that arthroplasty had an even probability of successful or unsuccessful events. Reported findings of the effectiveness were studied in the review based on the advantages and disadvantages of the sample populate identified. Conflicting evidence was established for the treatment and pain functionality in patients with knee OA. Conclusion: Patients with OA do experience
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to the researcher‚ original‚ relevant and ethically sound (Sim and Wright 2000). Evidence based health care involves the conscientious‚ explicit and judicious use of current best evidence about care of individual patients (Sackett et all 1996). In order to approach evidence based care in an evidenced based way the evidence available needs to be reviewed. A health care professional which practices in an evidence based way continues to improve their knowledge base and increase confidence and clinical
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effective it is to employ a specialist community stroke team for the rehabilitation of stroke victims in a community based setting. This is clearly established at within the opening lines of the article. In the summary at the beginning of the article the author claims that the available evidence is inconclusive and his aim is to provide conclusive proof with regards to evidence based practise for the patient. A research article should state its’ aims clearly and should assume the audience has no previous
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Comparators Conventional therapy‚ medicines‚ placebo Outcomes Efficacy/effectiveness and safety of cupping therapy Study design Randomized control trials‚ systematic reviews‚ metaanalysis‚ case control‚ cohort and descriptive studies Type of English publication Exclusion criteria Study design Abstract‚ animal study Type of Other language than English publication Relevant articles were critically appraised using Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) and evidence graded according to the US / Canadian
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What is the most important step in the process used to select a topic for evidence- based practice? Student response: Percent Value Student Response Answer Choices a. Identifying clinical experts within the institution or system b. Exploring the problem to determine that it is unique to nursing 100.0% c. Ensuring that staff members who will be implementing the change are involved in topic selection d. Developing a decision algorithm to measure the level of resistance to changing the current
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Mwembu University of Phoenix NUR/513 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Carolyn Jaffe June 09‚ 2010 Nursing Knowledge Resources The purpose of this paper is to discuss Nursing Knowledge Resources benefits of nursing research and evidence based practice. Nursing knowledge is obtained through‚ observation‚ traditions‚ personal experiences‚ authority and mentorship (Burns‚ 2009‚ p. 10). Nursing resources are significant in promoting health‚ optimizing health outcomes and‚ improving the
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Group project’s sponsor‚ Joanna Curzon (Ministry of Health) and was funded by the Ministry of Health to contribute to the work of the Living Guideline Group. Marita Broadstock (Senior Researcher) conducted the review and prepared the report and Evidence Tables. Margaret Paterson (NZGG Information Specialist) conducted the search strategy and managed document retrieval and referencing. A list of excluded publications is available upon request. Anne Lethaby (Acting Manager‚ Research Services) provided
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Evidence Based Practice Cambridge Medical Institute Nursing Trends Dr. Lyles EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE Evidence base practice (EBP) is becoming the most practiced or adopted discipline in healthcare arenas (Roux‚ & Halstead‚ 2009). What makes EBP popular is its reliance on partnership among proven scientific evidence‚ clinical expertise‚ and individual needs of each patient. The primary goal of EBP is to provide quality care‚ standardize medical practices at the best unbeatable price.
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Evidenced Based Research Activity Research Question Does occupational therapy enhance the treatment of Parkinson’s? Title of Article/Citation Occupational therapists use WII for Parkinson’s study. Level of Evidence --□ Level I –systematic random controlled trials‚ meta-analysis‚ adequate sample size □ Level II – Non-random controlled trials with a minimum of 2 groups; small sample size □ Level III – evidence from well designed trials without randomization‚ single group pre-post
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A Critical Review of Meta-Analysis Abstract Meta-analysis has been much debated and criticized since its creation‚ and it has been argued that systematic reviews are superior. The present study examined the reverse idea – that meta-analysis is the superior method. A literature search was conducted of meta-analysis studies for psychotherapy within the PsycINFO database. The resulting studies were further examined and classified as either primary articles or secondary articles. Primary articles
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