Article Analysis: Example 2
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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.)
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| Point | Description |
| Broad Topic Area/Title | The differences in preference and satisfaction based upon hospital care location for COPD exacerbations. |
| Define Hypotheses | Hypothesis not stated. Below is an example from the study:
H0: There is no difference in satisfaction levels based upon treatment location. H1: There is a difference in satisfaction levels based upon treatment locations.
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| Define Variables and Types of Data for Variables | Treatment Location – categorical – “home treatment” and “hospital treatment”
Satisfaction – Ordinal Scale (1-5) Preference – categorical “home treatment” and “hospital treatment”
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| 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 | Mixed methods; quantitative was randomized sampling |
| How Were Data Collected? | A questionnaire with both open-ended questions and questions with a scale of 1-5 (p. 1539) |
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