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 pages.

· 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

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

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· 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