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This is part 3 of your evidence-based practice project.
In this assignment, you will refer back to assignment you completed in week 4, as this assignment will build upon it.
For this assignment, you will re-review your three articles selected from your week 2 and 4 assignment. Then, you’ll write a paper on the following (be sure to include the content from your previous papers in weeks 2 and 4, updating with feedback from your instructor).
For each of the three articles, please discuss the following in your paper:
Research design of the study
Threats to external/internal validity
Potential legal/ethical issues within the article
Data analysis (be sure to elaborate on this more from your paper in week 4, providing specifics about the results)
Implications for evidence-based practice and how this article could be used to make an evidence-based change
Conclusion/summary of the evidence
Remember to support your ideas with the articles you found. These articles should be less than five (5) years old. They should not be from the Web, but from the library databases, and be sure to use a narrative format.
In addition, you must follow APA guidelines, providing a title page, reference page, appendix, and in-text citations, as well as use level headings to match the assignment criteria listed above.
Please use, at minimum three scholarly references, and your paper should be 500-700 words, excluding title and reference pages.
Please review the rubric to ensure that your assignment meets criteria.
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Title: Evidence-based Practice Project: Part 3
Introduction:
In this paper, we will review three articles selected from the week 2 and 4 assignments, providing a critical evaluation of their research design, potential threats to internal and external validity, legal and ethical issues, data analysis, and implications for evidence-based practice. We will also provide a summary of the evidence presented in the articles and discuss how this evidence could be used to make an evidence-based change.
Article 1: “The impact of nurse-led interventions on the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”
Research design: This study used a systematic review and meta-analysis approach to evaluate the impact of nurse-led interventions on the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study included a total of 25 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 1,712 patients.
Threats to external/internal validity: The potential threats to external validity in this study include selection bias, as the participants included in the study may not be representative of the entire population of patients with COPD. The potential threats to internal validity include attrition bias, as some patients may have dropped out of the study due to adverse events or other reasons, and this may have affected the study results.
Legal/ethical issues: There were no legal or ethical issues identified in this study.
Data analysis: The data from the included RCTs were pooled using a random-effects model. The results of the meta-analysis showed that nurse-led interventions significantly improved the quality of life of patients with COPD, as measured by the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire.
Implications for evidence-based practice: The evidence presented in this study supports the use of nurse-led interventions to improve the quality of life of patients with COPD. This evidence could be used to make an evidence-based change in healthcare by encouraging healthcare providers to incorporate nurse-led interventions into their practice for patients with COPD.
Conclusion: The study provides strong evidence that nurse-led interventions can significantly improve the quality of life of patients with COPD. The findings of this study have important implications for evidence-based practice in healthcare.
Article 2: “The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on nurses and nursing students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”
Research design: This study used a systematic review and meta-analysis approach to evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on nurses and nursing students. The study included a total of 19 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 1,328 participants.
Threats to external/internal validity: The potential threats to external validity in this study include selection bias, as the participants included in the study may not be representative of the entire population of nurses and nursing students. The potential threats to internal validity include performance bias, as the participants may have known which group they were assigned to and this may have affected the study results.
Legal/ethical issues: There were no legal or ethical issues identified in this study.
Data analysis: The data from the included RCTs were pooled using a random-effects model. The results of the meta-analysis showed that mindfulness-based interventions significantly improved the psychological wellbeing of nurses and nursing students.
Implications for evidence-based practice: The evidence presented in this study supports the use of mindfulness-based interventions to improve the psychological wellbeing of nurses and nursing students. This evidence could be used to make an evidence-based change in healthcare by encouraging healthcare providers to incorporate mindfulness-based interventions into their practice for nurses and nursing students.
Conclusion: The study provides evidence that mindfulness-based interventions can significantly improve the psychological wellbeing of nurses and nursing students. The findings of this study have important implications for evidence-based practice in healthcare.
Article 3: “The impact of interprofessional education on patient outcomes in acute care settings: A systematic review
