INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES

INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES

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): INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) GUIDELINES

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Clinical Question

• Describe problem
• Overview/Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics
• Your PICOT question
• Purpose of your paper

      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 (7^th 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

Total Points:                  /160 Points