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Research on Evidence Based on Nursing

   

Added on  2020-03-28

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Running head: NURSING1Evidence Based Nursing ResearchName of student:Name of university:Author note:

2NURSINGIntroductionResearch in nursing is imperative to demonstrate evidence-based practice thatenhances the quality of care provided. Nurses are required to search for and study scholarlyresearch literature (Parahoo, 2014). The present paper would describe the research elementsof a quantitative research article “Curcuminoid treatment for knee osteoarthritis: Arandomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial” whose author is Panahi et al. (2014).Quantitative researchAccording to Houser (2016) quantitative research defined as the systematic pragmaticstudy of observable phenomena through mathematical, statistical or computational methods.The aim of such research is development and employment of mathematical theories, modelsand hypothesis related to the phenomena being studied. The key aspect of this research is themethod of measurement as it develops the association between observation of the researchersand the mathematical expression of quantitative relationships. MethodologyThe research aimed at understanding the clinical efficacy of curcuminoids fortreatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in patients suffering from this condition. The study was apilot randomised double-blind placebo-controlled parallel-group trial. The participants of thestudy suffered from OA in their knee and were refered to the Baqiyatallah University Clinic(Tehran, Iran) during the years 2011–2012. The participants had to be less than 80 years old,had to have degenerative primary knee OA whose severity was mild-to-moderate and had tohave bilateral OA. Those having an allergy to herbal medicines or curcuminoids wereexcluded from the study. In addition, those who were to undergo surgical joint replacement orsurgical treatment were not considered. Further, individuals with OA secondary to

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