Part II: Intervention Procedures/Obtaining Information Procedures

Posted on May 26, 2021

Quantitative Study

Intervention/Treatment Group

· Describe the intervention contents given to Intervention group

· Describe how the contents were given to Intervention group

· Identify the person who provided Intervention contents to Intervention group

Control Group: If the study has Control Group

· Describe the contents given to Control group

· Describe how the contents were given to Control group

· Identify the person who provided contents to Control group 

OR

Descriptive/Qualitative Study: Obtaining Information Procedure 

· Describe the detailed procedure for obtaining information/data (i.e. made appointment to meet each participant, visited home/met in clinical setting……etc)

Part III: Data Collection Procedures & Measurement Tools/Instruments

· Describe ALL methods to collect data in detail (i.e. interview, survey, observation……etc.)

· Describe each measurement tool/instrument used to measure/assess outcomes in the study in detail.

Part IV: Results/Findings

Participant Characteristics/Sociodemographic Findings

· Describe participant characteristics or sociodemographic status

· Must be objective, descriptive, and comprehensive

· Must describe the findings of Tables/Figures to provide comprehensive information about participant characteristics as article provided.

Study Results/Findings

· Describe ALL Other Results/Findings besides above participant characteristics in detail.

§ Each result item must include Headings/Subheadings as the article provided.

§ Do NOT simply saying “pain level was decreased,” “adherence was increased”…etc 

§ Do NOT include contents from Discussion and/or Conclusion in the article. 

Part V: Synthesis of Findings 

Synthesis of Findings

· Describe the Rationale/Mechanism for how/why Finding of each intervention/factor helps your Research Question (i.e. how/what mechanism does music therapy help pain, how does sucking stimulation increase oral intake for pre-term infants)

· Should NOT repeat same contents you had on Findings section and/or article

· May include citations from other sources for above described rationale/mechanism (i.e. textbooks, CDC…etc) 

Nursing Implications

· How the nurses can implement the research findings into nursing practice.