Article Analysis of Quantitative Healthcare Research - [University]

This assignment presents an analysis of three healthcare articles employing quantitative research methods. The first article examines palliative care nursing, the second focuses on chronic pain management, and the third investigates anxiety and depression disorders. Each analysis includes the article citation, a description of the broad topic area, identification of independent and dependent variables, type of data, population of interest, sampling methods, and descriptive and inferential statistics. The assignment covers various aspects of the research, including participant demographics, treatment approaches, and statistical outcomes, providing a comprehensive overview of the research methodologies and findings within each article. The student has followed the instructions of the assignment brief and has used the article analysis template to provide a detailed analysis of each article.

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Article Analysis
Article Citation and
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Article 1
Blackledge, J. T., Ciarrochi, J., & Deane, F. P.
(2009). Acceptance and commitment therapy:
Contemporary theory research and practice. Bowen
Hills: Australian Academic Press.
Article 2
Gatchel, R. J., McGeary, D. D., McGeary, C. A., &
Lippe, B. (2014). Interdisciplinary chronic pain
management: past, present, and future. American
Psychologist, 69(2), 119.
Article 3
Sherman, D. W. (2010). Palliative care nursing:
Quality care to the end of life. Springer Publishing
Company.
Point Description Description Description
Broad Topic Area/Title Quantitative Research on Patient Depression,
anxiety and health
Chronic Pain management Palliative care
Identify Independent and
Dependent Variables and
Type of Data for the Variables
Treatment of anxiety disorder: Consists of therapy,
treatment measures and taking personal care.
Therapy diagnosis for this condition includes some
of the subsequent cognitive behavioral and exposure
psychotherapy where the victim suffers from
compulsive thoughts, worries, panic attacks and
fear.
Location of the health care condition-Home
treatment and hospital care through personal
physician/doctor.
Satisfaction- Score of (0- 4) of the ordinal scale
The dependent and independent variables include:
Chronic pain management is the condition that
renders pain to the patients over a period of time.
The treatment for chronic pain condition requires
both biomedical attention and bio-psychological
interventions techniques (P, 94).
The location of the health care facilities include
hospital and community health care Centre
Satisfaction score for chronic pain management
measured as a range (1-5).
The dependent variable on this case includes the
Treatment offered to the patients living with severe
illness by dispensing special medical care to such
patients. This care is aimed at relieving the patients
and even their families from stress and serious
symptoms of the illness.
Location of the health facility care includes home
treatment through a special team of skillful doctors
and hospital care centers (P, 120).
The satisfaction score off the research include a

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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and Diabetes mellitus,
(T2DM1) respectively. The data variables were to
use in the comparison and analysis of the disorders
by the psychiatrist (P 164).
symptoms, sign of the patients with severe pain.
Independent variable in the research includes
specified therapy techniques applied on the
condition.
range of (1-4).
The dependent and independent variables include
the symptoms and the therapy appropriate for the
illness respectively.
Population of Interest for the
Study
Evaluation was carried out on four outpatient clinics
of Diabetes and five private operating home cares
for patients with anxiety and depression disorder.
The research conducted in five public health care
centers and four community health care homes for
patients with various disorders.
The study was conducted in various health care
facilities, with four public healthcare centers and
three private health care centers.
Sample
Total of 200 patients suffering anxiety and
depression disorders were sampled.
100 of the total sample from the hospital who have
been discharged recently, 70 from the home care
centers and 30 from the unknown health centers that
were affected by mental disorder.
In order to offer better relieve to the patients 20
patients treated using citalopram that provides faster
mental recovery.
The participants for the study were 80 with various
age limits that were diagnosed to suffer from
chronic pain.
40 of the sampled participants g were age 65 and
above from public health care centers.
The 30 were from the community health homes of
age 60 and below while 10 were from unidentified
health care.
Medical records assisted the researchers in
compiling the data of the patients and track of their
historical information.
The total sample of the participants was 60 suffering
from serious illness.
20 were sampled in the public health care centers
and 30 from private home care facilities and 10
from unknown health care centers.
The patients were offered special treatment for
cancer attack patients, heart attack and even chronic
kidney failure.
Sampling Method Random assessment method was used to carry out
the standard interviews of anxiety and depression
Random assessment technique was applied in
conducting the interviews and collecting the
Random sampling method was applied in collecting
the information from the participants through

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mental disorder.
The method used aimed at meeting the criteria for
interview by carrying out various tests.
information from the patients. interviews that was conducted.
Descriptive Statistics (Mean,
Median, Mode; Standard
Deviation)
Identify examples of descriptive
statistics in the article.
The average number of patients suffering from
anxiety disorder was –Mean(X) =21.5 recorded by
men and 18.5 female.
The median (M.d) with men = 22.4 and female 20.5.
The standard deviation was men= 1.234 and female
1.052 respectively.
When the other conditions are not included the chi
square technique was used to determine the analysis
of the anxiety and depression disorder. Chi square
was 25.5 with the value of ( P< 0.001)
The mean from the research was estimated for
people age limit of 65 > above as mean (X) = 17.5,
below 60 < mean (13.5) and age (18-35) mean (X) =
8.2.
The median of the results include: 18.5, 14.4 and
9.5 for age 65, <60 and (18-35) respectively.
Standard deviation was 2.345for patients over 65
years, 2.02 <60 and 1,234 for (18-35) of age.
The t-tests was used in the data analysis and the
discussion of the results t- score (= 1.5 and p<0.05)
with people suffering from chronic pain condition.
The mean estimate from the research was mean(X)
=24.6 male and 16.5 female needed palliative care.
The median for the results include 25.3for male and
17.4 females.
The standard deviation includes 3.456 for male and
2.123 for female gender.
The t-test scores was used for analyzing the data
with t= 1.4 and (P<0,005).
Inferential Statistics
Identify examples of inferential
statistics in the article.
Sample statics from the study used the mean scores
deterring the average number of patients suffer from
severe pain condition and way of managing the
condition (P, 102).
Hypothesis, were determined in testing and
responding to various research problems.
Some errors from the study include use of various
parameters in making measurement.
The inferential statistics experienced few errors due
to calculation and measurement of instruments.
The hypothesis was determined from the results in
developing null and alternative hypothesis (P, 85).