Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Practice

FUNDAMENTALS OF
EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
Title..............................................................................................................................................1
Purpose and process of conducting the research in enabling evidence-based practice in health
and social care..............................................................................................................................1
Skills and qualities needed to conduct a literature review in health and social care...................2
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................3
Literature review..........................................................................................................................3
Results of literature search that summarises current knowledge.................................................4
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................5
Benefits of evidence-based practice as a method in carrying out research..................................5
Project proposal for a proposed study based on research topic...................................................6
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................9
Different ways in which the literature review influences evidence- based health and social care
practice.........................................................................................................................................9
Ways in which recent research has had a positive impact on current practice to improve
service delivery............................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REREFENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Mental health involves psychological,emotional as well as social well-being. It impacts
how we feel,think as well as act. While social care is considered as term that focuses on all types
of personal care. It also aids to identifying issues within health and social care settings so that
cost- effective interventions can be developed that can be used within promotion of well-being as
well as health of individuals (Kim and et. al., 2017). Present Report focuses on Purpose and
process of conducting research ,Qualities and Skills are required to conduct a literature review in
health as well as social care. It also focused on advantages of evidence-based practice that aids
to carry out research. Furthermore, it focused on analysis on reliability as well as validity
regarding literature review. It also focuses on several Ways through which recent research has
had a positive influences on current practice so that it can increase delivery services.
LO 1
Title
Tackling neglect and abuse in health and social care settings
Purpose and process of conducting the research in enabling evidence-based practice in health and
social care
The main purpose of conducting research is to identify gaps within current provisions or
practises so that identified gaps can be reduced and improvement within current practises can be
brought. In health and social care setting it is important to conduct a research as it helps in
identifying issues within health and social care settings so that cost- effective interventions can
be developed that can further be used in promotion of wellbeing and health of individuals or
group of people (Hall and Roussel, eds., 2016). Many times, research in health and social care
settings is conducted so that changes at large scale can be brought within such organizations or
within a group of individuals for a particular reason and only for this reason some times in
research more them one individuals or organizations are involved. Another main purpose of
conducting a research is that it helps in enhancing overall knowledge and understanding about
problems or issues faced by individuals or group of individuals. Many times, conducting a
research in a particular sector helps in personal and professional development of others which
further helps in enhancing overall performance of professional workforce. The main purpose of
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conducting this research is to identify ways with the help of which abuse and neglect in health
and social care settings can be neglected.
Every research has a particular process which is required to be followed so that desired
results can be achieved and required conclusion can be drawn from the research. Research
process not only helps in conducting a research in a proper and appropriate manner but it also
helps in increasing success chances of a research. Most of the research within health and social
care settings have a particular process which is required to be focused upon. First step is to
understand nature of the research and research process which is required to be followed for
conducting the research (Dang and Dearholt, 2017). Next step is to understand steps that are
required to carry out personal research only after that a research can be conducted. Only after
this understand conduction of research process starts. After this first of all research topic is
identified on which research is required to be conducted. After selection of research topic Aim,
objectives of the research are developed and on the basis of those aim and objectives, research
questions that are required to be answered or hypothesis which is required to be provided are
developed. After this in order to enhance knowledge about the research topic more clearly
literature review about the topic is conducted. After this, research methodology is selected in
which selection of primary or secondary data collection, method, sampling method and size,
analysis method, ethical considerations that are required to be adhered and many more are
selected. When methods are selected only after that primary data is collected and analysed with
the help of method that has been selected (Townsend and Morgan, 2017). Lastly on the basis of
data analysis conclusion is drawn for answering research questions.
Skills and qualities needed to conduct a literature review in health and social care
There are various kinds of skills and qualities that are required by the research in
conducting literature review in health and social care settings. In order to write or conduct a good
literature review, researcher need to develop skills in various areas. These skills help the research
in one way or the other in conduction of literature review. One of the main skills which is
required for conduction of literature review is information literacy. This skill helps the researcher
gaining or improving the ability to identify and locate literature need, critically evaluate all the
main sources of literature and ethically use all of the selected sources. Information literacy skills
also help the researcher to select and evaluate sources that are effective and can be helpful in
conduction of literature review (Van Laar and et. al., 2017). Another skill required for
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