Article Analysis 1
Article Analysis 1
| Article Citation and Permalink (APA format) | Article 1 | Article 2 | Article 3 |
| Point | 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 | |||
| Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard Deviation)
Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article. |
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| Inferential Statistics
Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article. |
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| 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-at-home 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”
Satisfaction – Ordinal Scale (1-5) Preference – 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
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)
Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article. |
Example descriptive statistics:
Usual hospital Age: Mean: 67.8 Standard deviation: 11.30 Early assisted discharge Age: Mean: 68.31 Standard deviation: 10.34 (p. 1540) |
| Inferential Statistics
Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article. |
Example of inferential statistics:
Overall satisfaction score: Tested difference between HC and EAD p-value .863 (p. 1543) |
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