Research problem and systematic search strategy for NURS6O30 Research and Evidence

1 Instructions and Template – NURS6030 -
Semester 2, 2019
Version 26 July
2019
NURS6O30 Research and
Evidence
ASSESSMENT 1: Research problem and systematic
search strategy
Due: Week 4 Friday 30th August
24:00 hrs Weight: 30%

2 Instructions and Template – NURS6030 -
Semester 2, 2019
Version 26 July
2019
PART A: BACKGROUND SEARCH
1. PICO (quantitative analytic studies)
Key term
i.e. Child
i.e.
Salbutamo
l
Alternatives
i.e. Paediatric, pediatric,
infant
i.e. Albuterol, ventolin
How would you describe your Patient or Patient group?
Adult patients with
obesity
Obese patients Overweight individuals, patients with
obesity
What characteristics of
your Patient/s or
Population are
important? Age, gender,
condition, etc can all be
significant.
What Intervention (quant) or Issue (qual) are you interested in?
Intervention/
exposure
Lifestyle intervention
Lifestyle
intervention
Behavioral intervention Define the Intervention
(e.g., management
plan) or exposure
(e.g., passive
smoking).
What alternative or different option do you want to Compare your intervention to?
Comparison
Usual care
Usual treatment
Normal treatment Describe the thing you
would like to Compare
the intervention with. It
could be another
intervention or no
intervention.
What measurable Outcome/s are you interested in?
Outcome
Weight control
Weight control Reduction in weight and BMI, weight
management
Outcome is the final
aspect of PICO. Some
examples include:
symptoms of asthma, a
behaviour change, or
mortality.
2. Reformatted (PICO) quantitative question
In adult patients with obesity (
P) how does
lifestyle intervention (
I) compared with usual care
(
C) affect weight loss
(
O).

3 Instructions and Template – NURS6030 -
Semester 2, 2019
Version 26 July
2019
1. Search Strategy for literature to support proposal
Fill out the search strategy for your question – add or delete
lines as necessary. Database used: CINAHL
Key terms and MESH terms:
1 Obese adults
2 Adults with obesity
3 Patients with obesity
4 Obese OR overweight patients
5 Obese individuals OR obese patients OR high BMI patients
6 Lifestyle intervention OR behavioral intervention
7 Diet AND physical activity intervention
8 Physical activity AND education intervention
9 Exercise AND behavioral therapy
10 Education AND Diet AND physical activity
11 Behavioral management OR lifestyle management
12 Usual care
13 Clinical treatment
14 Pharmacological treatment
15 Physician visit
16 Normal treatment or clinical care
17 Weight loss
18 Weight reduction
19 Obesity control
20 Reduction in BMI
21 Weight loss OR Weight reduction OR obesity control OR BMI reduction
22 Weight outcomes AND BMI; Obesity AND BMI, weight reduction AND BMI
23 Reduction in obesity issues OR decrease in obesity issues
P
I
C
O