INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES
INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES
INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES
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REQUIREMENTS
- Each student will sign-up for a group to formulate an evidence-based practice topic of interest
- Each group will use their chosen research question and put into PICO format.
- Each group member will search, retrieve, and receive approval (by faculty) for 1 PRIMARY RESEARCH ARTICLE to answer the group Research Question.
- Paper should include a Title and Reference
- Page Length: 3-4 pages Excluding Title and Reference pages
- The paper will include the following headings (in bold):
Clinical Question
- Describe problem
- Overview/Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics
- Your PICOT question
- Purpose of your paper INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES
Level of Evidence
- Type of question asked
- Best evidence found to answer question
Search Strategy
- Search terms
- Databases used: Chamberlain Database
- Refinement decisions made
- Identification of most relevant article
Format
- Correct grammar and spelling
- Use of headings for each section
- Use of APA format (7th edition)
- Required to write the paper based on PAPER FORMAT
- Refers to Grading Rubric in page 3
Clinical Question
Research Question
For adult patients with COPD, does
Overview of the Problem
What statistics document this is a problem? (facts and figures)
Significance of the Problem
What health outcomes result from this problem. Why should people be concerned about this problem?
Purpose of Paper
The purpose of this paper is to describe search strategies to find evidence in supporting our group’s PICO question.
PICO question: Does exercise improve mental health symptoms in patients with psychiatric disorders?
Search Strategy
Search Terms
List all terms used to search for your article (i.e. breast cancer, screening, mammography, intervention, assessment, influencing factors….etc.)
Library Databases
List Chamberlain library database used (i.e. EBSCO, Medline, OVID, PubMed….etc.)
Google search engine is NOT the library database
Availability of Articles
How many research articles were available to answer your research question?
Provide numbers of articles, NOT just saying “plenty, sufficient, many…etc.
Refinement Decisions
What decision(s) have changed from your original search strategies? (i.e. peer-review, within last 5 years, primary data article, full-text….etc.)
What was your rationale for your decision to change from original search strategies?
Final Article
Describe the decisions you made to specifically select 1 PRIMARY RESEARCH ARTICLE as relevant for answering your Research Question
Level of Evidence
Addresses Topic/Relevance to PICO
Describe how article addresses the topic, purpose and key points
Evidence Level Pyramid
Identify and describe the level of evidence based on Evidence Level/Hierarchy Pyramid
Refers to Level of Evidence Pyramid (Lecture #2)
Study Type
Identify study type of article: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed-Method Study
Grading Rubric & Description for Individual Topic Search Strategy
| Clinical Question (45) | ||
| Research Question
(PICO) |
15 | Accurately and clearly states your Research Question as formulated and stated in PICO format |
| Purpose of Paper | 10 | Describe the purpose of your ITSS paper |
| Overview of Problem | 10 | What statistics document this is a problem? |
| Significance of Problem | 10 | What health outcomes result from your problem? |
| Search Strategy (65) | ||
| Search Terms
|
10 | List terms used to search for your articles (breast cancer, screening, mammography, intervention, factors..etc) |
| Library Databases
|
10 | List Chamberlain library database you used (i.e. EBSCO, Medline, OVID, PubMed)
Google search engine is NOT the library database |
| Availability of Articles
|
5 | How many research articles were available to answer your research question? Provide numbers |
| Refinement Decisions | 10 | As you did your search, what decisions did you make in refinement to get your required articles down to a reasonable number for review? |
| 5 | What was your rationale for your decision to change? | |
| 5 | How many research articles were available to answer your research question after your refinement process? | |
| Final Article
|
10 | Describe decisions you made to specifically select ONE PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE as relevant for answering your Research Question |
| 10 | Submit a copy of selected article in CANVAS | |
| Level of Evidence (20) | ||
| Relevance to PICO
Evidence Level Pyramid
Study Type |
10 | Describe how the article addresses the topic (i.e. therapy, intervention, prognosis, risk factors, assessments, or meanings….etc) |
| 5 | Identify and describe the Level of Evidence based on level of evidence pyramid (see handout) | |
| 5 | Identify the study type based on the study design: Quantitative, Qualitative, Descriptive, Mixed-Method Study | |
| Format (30) | ||
| Format | 5 | Use of required Headings and Subheading for each category |
| 10 | APA Format (7th ed.) references, citations | |
| 10 | Correct grammar and spelling | |
| 5 | Paper length (3-4 pages) | |
Total Points: /160 Points
