Nursing homework help. PICO and Literature Search Assignment
PICO questions are used by researchers to focus research questions and develop an efficient literature search strategy. You will create 3 PICO questions and a search strategy for each to find research studies that help answer one of your PICO questions.
PICO Questions
- Write 3 PICO questions related to nursing. Use the PICO templates in the EBP Step by Step 3 article to help create your questions.
- Identify the PICO elements for each question.
Search Strategy and Execution
- Develop a search strategy using at least 3 keywords, 1 synonym, and 1 MeSH term for your PICO questions.
- Using any one of your three PICO questions and the search strategy for it, locate 4 articles that help answer it.
- Your articles must be primary source quantitative research articles.
- The population studied, issues/intervention of interest, and outcomes measured in the article should match the P, I, and C of your PICO question.
- No article can be older than 2015.
- Obtain pdfs the four articles you selected.
Submitting Your Results
- On a Word document, write each PICO question with elements identified and the search terms for each.
- Highlight the PICO question for which you selected articles.
- Provide APA references for your selected articles.
- See the example at the end of this document for suggested formatting. You may use it as a template.
- Write all five documents in (Word document and pdfs of the articles)
PICO Questions and Literature Search Rubric
| Grading Criterion | Pts | Mastery 4 |
Proficient 3 |
Developing 2 |
Beginning 1 or 0 |
| 1. Elements of requirements included (3 foreground questions; 3 background questions; PICO Identification for each of the 3 questions; at least 3 keywords, 1 synonym, and 1 MeSH term for each of the 3 questions) = 33 elements total | 33 elements included | 32 elements included | 31 elements included | 30 (1 pt) or 29 or fewer (0 pts) elements included | |
| 2. All 3 PICOT questions are nursing related | All 3 questions are nursing related | 2 questions are nursing related | 1 question is nursing related | No questions are nursing related (0 pts) | |
| 3. All parts of the PICO are correctly identified = 12 elements | 11 to 12 elements are correctly identified | 9 to 10 elements are correctly identified | 7 to 8 elements are correctly identified | 6 (1 pt) or 5 or fewer (0 pts) elements are correctly identified | |
| 4. Articles are primary source quantitative research reports. | All 4 are primary source reports | 3 are primary source reports | 2 are primary source reports | 1 (1 pt) or 0 (0 pts) are primary source reports | |
| 5. All articles help answer the same PICO question | All 4 help answer the same PICO question | 3 help answer the same PICO question | 2 help answer the same PICO question | 1 (1 pt) or 0 (0 pts) help answer the same PICO question | |
| 6. Article citations provided in APA format (see example on next page) | 0 to 1 unique APA elements are incorrect | 2 to 3 unique APA elements are incorrect | 4 to 5 unique APA elements are incorrect | 6 (1 pt) or 7 or more (0 pts) unique APA elements are incorrect | |
| 7. Articles are no older than 2015 | All 4 are no older than 2015 | 3 are no older than 2015 | 2 are no older than 2015 | 1 (1 pt) or 0 (0 pts) are no older than 2015 | |
| 8. Pdfs of all articles are provided (all or nothing) | Yes | No (0 pts) | |||
| Total points / 8 = X.XX = conversion to 100 points | |||||
QUESTION 1
Background question:
Does animal therapy help Alzheimer’s patients calm down during sundowning?
Foreground question:
In nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease, what is the effect of animal-assisted therapy compared to usual care on the intensity of agitation?
P: nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease
I: animal-assisted therapy
C: usual care
O: intensity of agitation
Keywords: animal-assisted therapy, Alzheimer’s disease, sundowning, nursing home residents
Synonyms: dementia, agitation
MeSH terms: animal assisted therapy, Alzheimer disease, psychomotor agitation, nursing homes
QUESTION 2
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QUESTION 3
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ARTICLE CITATIONS (must be double spaced, no extra line spacing between citations, Times New Roman 12 pt font, hanging indent, in alpha order, and correctly formatted for scholarly articles in a journal for full points for APA)
Majic, T., Gutzmann, H., Heinz, A., Lang, U. E., & Rapp, M. A. (2013). Animal-assisted therapy and agitation and depression in nursing home residents with dementia: A matched case-control trial. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(11), 1052-1059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.03.004
Nordgren, L., & Engström, G. (2014). Effects of dog-assisted intervention on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Nursing Older People, 26(3), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2014.03.26.3.31.e517
Olsen, C., Pedersen, I., Bergland, A., Enders‐Slegers, M., Patil, G., & Ihlebæk, C. (2016). Effect of animal-assisted interventions on depression, agitation and quality of life in nursing home residents suffering from cognitive impairment or dementia: A cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(12), 1312-1321. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4436
Swall, A., Ebbeskog, B., Lundh Hagelin, C., & Fagerberg, I. (2017). Stepping out of the shadows of Alzheimer’s disease: A study of older people with Alzheimer’s disease caring for a therapy dog. International Journal of Studies on Health & Well-Being, 12(1), 124-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2017.1347013
