Role of Research in Evidence-Based Practice for Health and Social Care

This report delves into the fundamentals of evidence-based practice (EBP) in health and social care, emphasizing the pivotal role of research. It elucidates the purpose, processes, skills, and qualities essential for EBP, highlighting how research contributes to improved patient outcomes and service quality. The report includes a review of key literature related to a research topic, a project proposal outlining aims, objectives, literature review, methodology, and expected outcomes, and an examination of the value of the literature review process in driving positive change in healthcare practices. Furthermore, it explores the importance of effective communication skills for healthcare professionals, particularly in the context of mental health, and discusses ethical considerations vital for conducting research in this field.

Fundamentals Of
Evidence-Based
Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Explain the role of research for evidence-based practice in health and social care....................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Conduct a review of key literature relating to a research topic towards improvements in care
practice........................................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
Project proposal form..................................................................................................................7
Introduction.................................................................................................................................7
Aims And Objectives..................................................................................................................8
Literature Review........................................................................................................................8
Research Methodology..............................................................................................................10
Expected Outcomes...................................................................................................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
Examine the value of the literature review process in influencing positive change in.............10
health and social care practice..................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
The evidence health practice is the approach for problem solving to the conveyance of
health ans social care which incorporate the good information from the studies(Morrell, 2015).
The sick persons care data with the advice of social worker experts and the preferences and
values of the patients. It is an interdisciplinary approach which has been started in evidence
based medicines and dispersed to some other regions for example education, psychology,
nursing, dentistry, science and various other fields. It is the judicious, explicit, conscientious by
the use of recent based evidence in making decisions about the care of patients. In this
assignment, it will discussed about the purpose, process and skills and qualities in the EBP in
health and social care. Moreover, it will define about the range of sources and summaries of this
topic and create a project proposal using evidence based practice. Furthermore, This assignment
will include the various ways in which literature review effect evidence based health and positive
impact on this research.
TASK 1
Explain the role of research for evidence-based practice in health and social care
In the evidence based practice the purpose in the social and health care is assists to
improving and modify the process of treatment of patients that is provided by doctors, nurses as
well as medical or social-care workers (Ramis, 2015). This type of improvement can be accepted
through the better consequences of ill persons, improved quality service and increment safety of
patients. It consider as various type of phases which is needed to be followed through the
healthcare worker like doctors, nurses etc. by this the correct, accurate and precise result could
be achieved. The different stages linked with the evidence based practices which affect the
information that is already prepared. So through with the best indication to answers and
questions can derived by these steps.
This regard the captious assessment of information of health and social care, by this the
validity or reliability of facts could be accepted (Alderman, 2018). It assist to utilising the
obtained outcomes in the practices. There are several process of evidence based practice in HSC
where conducting research by early year practitioner to treat children as a patients, it including as
find the information or evidence to answer the question. Moreover, critically appraise the
evidence, evaluate, incorporate appraised information with their own clinical expertise or
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patients priorities etc. There are various types of stages that linked with evidence based practices
consider as below:
 Evaluating on the basis of results
 Implementing the findings
 Preparing a desired action plan
 Linking with evidence with experiences of customers
 choosing the proper evidence-based
 Measuring information
 Identification of literature
 An integration problem or questions.
The general purpose of evidence based practice as a role of early year practitioner is to
choose from health care through the medical practitioners is effecting to maintain pace with
important advances in their pThere are various types of skills and qualities that is integrated in
the evidence based practice so that literature review needed in a prompt way. Apart from this,
there are various type of abilities, knowledge and skills that is needed to be developed by a care
practitioner so that a worker could get over assorted barriers and issues which is confront by a
medicine expert while conducting the review of literature (Goldenberg,2017). The skills and
knowledge feature as per the personal and professional skills that are mentioned below:
Technical skills: I am weak in the technical skills that is develop problems in my
professional work to treat children and try to understand prescription in a very polite way. By
this, I was confront problems at a workplace in properly examining numerical figures and facts
which is accumulated from various sources like informational and evidence based practice.
Problem Solving: Due to this problem solving skills, my total efficiency to conducting
literature review increases that effect to improving the efficiency of working. In this my issues
solving skills are much powerful which assist to me as a care practitioner in resolving the
problems of faculty members.
Time management: It can proceed to late in the submission of report to my seniors,
peers and supervisors, team leaders that effects the conduction of literature review in given time
period. I confronts various type of problems to managing the time by the reason in which i can
say that this skills are effectual (Govindaiah,2014).
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Interpersonal Skills: There are several interpersonal skills are required but the my skills
are less effectual because is concluded that the internation and ineffective communication among
my teammates are very ineffective. Through this, I am like a passive listener that effects the
conduction of LR in a destructive way.
Decision making Skills: In this I have very effective communication skills which helps
to carrying out review of literature of a specific plan in a very effective mode.
Skills are required to conduct ethical research
In ethical skills are define as the knowledge that comprises evidence just about those
prospect which are required to carry out appropriate investigation. on the other hand it is
obtained desired results. The investigator is requisite to adopt ethics in a proper way. The various
kind of principles of ethics such as withdraw right, ignorance of deceptive practices, informed
consent, protection of anonymity, minimised harm risk. There are assorted investigator needed to
utilise a suited methods to keeping evidence of patients. So according to this the social-care and
health care and medical practitioners can be effected in a positive manner. The alter execution is
day by day activities of health care set ups that are required to provide practical and ethical
causes to enhance the results of their patients like kids and children. The principles linked with
ethics is needed to be adopted through the care workers so that care health provisions and some
different work that can be effect in a positive mode.
Skills and qualities needed to conduct review of literature
Personal Professional
 It is very important skill for example
decision making which play a essential
role for taking proper or profitable
skills. It is conveyed out through
accumulating the evidence or data of
research subject so by this the
consequences and outcomes can be
followed
 For the interaction and communication
with patients the interpersonal skills are
 The problem solving skills and talent
are very essential to accumulated the
needful evidence or data so that the
issues could be solved to terminate the
wanted consequences.
 The technical skills consider the various
type for example mathematical,
scientific, information which assist to
examine the review of literature as well
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very essential so that the review of
literature displaced out in a suitable or
appropriate manner with properly
hearing the thoughts of some other
peoples.
 In the time management the form of
books and article is the important role
skill is needed for managing the
information and evidence-based. It will
provide profits to interpret the evidence
in a given time period and set up.
as to accumulating the data according
with statistical, facts and figures.
 The presentation skills and knowledge
are needful to presenting collected data
associated with literature of review so
that expectable consequences make
research can be attained.
TASK 2
Conduct a review of key literature relating to a research topic towards improvements in care
practice
In the evidence based practice the health and social care practices is based upon the effective
communication skills which is needed by whole professional workers so that the relationships
can be keep up between various persons. The effectual communication will create patients more
suitable and comfortable in the duration when their health issues are occur in the body they feel
very comfort with their treatments and health issues. The communication plays a very important
role for medical practitioners so that patients faced problems can be communicate whatever they
want and according to their desires (Labrague,2019). Apart from this, the review of literature is
used for the critical assessment of the investigation subject to examining the accumulated
evidence in a suitable manner.
The communication skills for medical practitioners
The medical practitioners is associated with the activities of medical work and
employment that is essential for the maintenance as well as restoration in health through
accomplish their demands or the needs of ill persons (VanVoorhis,2016). The medical workers
in hospital or in the health care organisations, it promote to communicate with care of the ill
patients. In the effective way and professionalism so that sick people and their guardians or
patients that can assets the problems in a very easy and comfort way. The various feature of
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communication are adopted through the experts of health is telling or speaking in slowly and
clearly way.
Properly listening views of some other peoples or suitable use of body language so that
nurses and doctors can talk and communicate in a very effective way, they should ignore the use
of slang language. Moreover, Nurses should speak clear and slow so that ill people can suitable
understand their direction. The health care practitioners and experts like doctors and nurses are
needed to take pause so that words and sentences what they spoken in a meaningful and careful
way before they start a new sentence. The use of slang and inappropriate language or unethical
spoken by health care worker is seems very unprofessional.
It will act as a barrier in the impressive connection among patients. The effective
conversation is a two mode of channel that a person is needed to hear carefully instead of
speaking only. It is very important to having appropriate language for nurses so that whole
evidence can be transfer to their families and sick persons in a desirable way. The care worker
also can utilise their face, posture, hands so that their words what they want to convey by their
words and body that can be proved properly in a very effective manner.
Communication among mental health patients and doctors
The effective communication between the mental health patients and physicians is the
clinical function which assist to keeping a sensitive doctor patient relationship. The proper
conversation and the effective or understanding relationship between them is the heart of the
medicines as well as medication. Those peoples who underestimate the benefits of effectual
communication missed to develop a attachment or bond with their patients. The nurses and
doctors broadly fight with sick persons confronting psychosis that is mental illness and they
utilise various subjects to treat with them.
The psychosis is the mental issue who are lost their connection with reality. The
psychotic problems is someone who face this problem called psychotic episode. In this condition
the patient confront troubles to understanding what is imaginary and the realness. Regarding the
communication skills of doctors are important to modify the mental health problem suffering by
a patient. The main and key challenge is to treat ill persons with Psychosis disease. In this the
doctor should keep patience and clear and accurate communication. So that they can realise the
variations among reality and imagination. For the mental health patients the good
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communication skills are linked with the positive results for the suffering persons. Such as
enhanced patient adherence, satisfaction.
Regarding this the doctors are needed to take interaction as communication training with
patients who are suffering with Psychosis. It is very difficult or needs advanced consideration or
patience. The several relevant skills for each and every patients who are facing mental health
disease for example psychosis. The some question associated to asking them as eliciting
perception of ill persons, open ended questions as well as managing of denial and suicidal risks.
There are several better schemes will likewise profits get by physicians to having in a suitable
way with sick persons. To consult with psychosis patient so that a doctor is needed to have
degree of doctoral or trainings with the counselling on psychological and emotional problems.
The doctors has to required to dominate better knowledge approximately sex therapy and
the stress management. A person feature is efficient or the communication skills should be very
clear so that they can treat patients who are suffering with mental diseases like neuro
developmental disorders, bipolar. Moreover, obesity, anxiety, dissociative, compulsive,
depressive associated disorders and some other disease also.
The conversation among the patients and doctor is very critical, very applicable for
mental diseases. The schools of medical that boost up the learning scientific standards of
nomenclature and diseases. It is very essential to learn the effective communication between
doctors and patient. By purification the skills of conversation between them, the results of
treatment gives positive effect which is influenced or sustained the healthful relationship that can
be obtained.
Results of Literature Review
The Review of literature is advantageous to promotive the informations which is
conveyed out in the research. On then other hand, it also assist the purpose of investigation by
adapting the importance of communication at workplace in social care and health care systems.
The communication plays a very important role to carry out the modification in ill
persons results. Through the interactions, skills and effectual conversation, doctors and patients
can connect properly with one some other who will provide positive effect of the conversation.
when the health and medical experts fails to communicate with their ill persons. After the
inappropriate interaction the patients feels uncomfortable can prevent their process of treatment.
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By getting uncomfortable, so they feel unwilling to express their patients or problems that
can effect in a negative manner to family of patients and some other staff members. The selected
literature review are dependable or valid just because of practical and ethical reasons are referred
in it, so that it is very suitable for evidence-based practices in health and social care.
TASK 3
Project proposal form
Project title:-“To examine the influence of communication skills and
techniques on outcomes for service users in a health or social care service.”
Introduction
The communication refers to exchange of information from one person to another. It
involves the understanding of information with intention and emotions behind it. The effective
communication only occurs when the information is understood by the listener completely. So
while conveying message, it is necessary to understand the meaning of message by the listeners.
There are lots of barriers can occur in an effective communication that obstruct the ability of a
person while conducting communication. In this, the quality of a person to send, understand or
perceive a message is effected by the barriers. An effective communication skills can help the
service providers as the patients are able to convey their message about their illness in an
effective manner. There are many problems occur which are faced by the patients in achieving
care due to communication issues with health care professionals. It is necessary to perceive good
and effective communication skills by the workers of health and social care as they are able to
solve the problem of patients very effectively. As each person have different problems from
which they are unable to express their emotions, feelings and opinions. The clear pronunciation
and perception is needed while delivering the care to service users. If the practitioners, lack these
skills then patients are not able to communicate with health providers. The poor communication
will increase the cost of resources. From this, the time is wasted at the time of analysing the
illness of patients. This problem occurs when patients describe the issues of illness but the
practitioner are not able to understand the proper cause of it. The results of such problems is that
the practitioner deliver the wrong and improper treatment to the patient. This can create the
negative impact on the mental health of the patients. In order to reduce these problems, the
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appropriate training of communication programme need to be develop for employees of health
and social care organisations. So the productivity can be achieved by practitioners.
Aims And Objectives
The aim is mention to understand the research that will help in assessing question in a
systematic way. The objective refers to the decisions that are necessary to be taken by the
researcher in order to attain the required aim of the research.
Research Aim: LO1: Explain the role of research for evidence-based practice in health
and social care“To examine the influence of communication skills and
techniques on outcomes for service users in a health or social care service.”
Research Objectives To analyse the impact of communication skills and techniques on service user. To evaluate the concepts of promoting communication skills in a health or social care
service.
 To identify the number of barriers of communication and techniques for promoting better
outcomes to the service user within health and social care.
Research questions What is the the impact of communication skills and techniques on service user? How to evaluate the concepts of promoting communication skills in a health or social
care service?
 What are the number of barriers of communication and techniques for promoting better
outcomes to the service user within health and social care?
Literature Review
The impact of communication skills and techniques on service user
According to the views of Wainwright (2019), the communication plays an important
role in health and social care organisation. The good communication skills of the staff can help
the organisation to solve numerous problems of patients. It also help in reducing negative factors
or image from the organisation. As in children, the communication skills are necessary to
implemented in a good manner. This can be achieve from a better programs which enhance the
ability of an early year practitioner to communicate with a child. The good and effective
communication skills can help the organisation in building trust of the patients. From this, the
patients can transfer about their illness with more ease and the solution of their problems with
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relevant on time. The practitioner need to attend various types of patient who have different
types of needs and problems. So the communication skills are necessary to be attain by the
employees but if the proper communication does not occur then the relationship between the
practitioner and service users may affected. So it necessary for the practitioner to attain a good
communication skills so that they can make relation with patients which result in analysing the
cause of illness from which they can deliver the best care to patients.
Evaluate the concepts of promoting communication skills in a health or social care service.
The main aim of the communication is to deliver proper message to the receiver so that
they can understand the message effectively. The communication skills mainly used to maintain
the relationship with service users so the practitioner can provide the appropriate care to them.
The basic concept of communication is to make the contact with others. There are basically two
types of communication process occur which are verbal and non verbal communication. The
verbal communication is described as the use of words in an appropriate manner which is used
by speaker to express their emotions and feelings. In non-verbal communication the action, sign ,
body language and symbols are used to deliver the message to receiver. As many patients have
different disabilities from which they are not able to understand the message from speaker. So
with the of non verbal, the speaker can convey message by using signs. This mainly occur at the
time of delivering care to deaf people in the hospitals. For this, the practitioner need to adapt
good communication skills so that they can deliver the proper care. The employees need to
understand different types of language as each people have their own. But if the practitioner does
not have the proper knowledge about the language then they are not able to deliver the proper
care to users as they don't understand their message properly. He practitioner need to remove the
barriers of communication skills that can be occur from the lack of interaction.
The number of barriers of communication and techniques for promoting better outcomes to the
service user within health and social care
There are different types of barriers are occur at time of communication. These barriers
can be developed due to anger or aggression between the conservation. From this the conflicts
can increase in communication as the practitioner become aggressive and then it not be possible
for the practitioner to solve the issue of patients. So in order to reduce this, the removal of these
barriers are necessary to be done. It can be achieved by the calm in the working style of
employees. This will required by the practitioner to be implemented in their communication
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skills. From this, the patient can feel comfortable and can express about their illness. There are
various types of barriers can be occur with in this such improper sigh and language. If a patient
who does not know the specific language then the patient are not able to convey its message to
the practitioner. This will impact on their relationship of communication as the other individual
are not able to understand information that are convey by messenger. From this, both the
communicators faces problems which impacted on the image of hospital. In order to overcome
from these barriers, it is necessary to determine the training that will given to employees so that
they can performed with effectiveness with potential.
Research Methodology
In this, the data and information are gathered with relevance of research topic. In this the
quantitative method is used. The numbering data is gathered in this according to the objectives of
research. This help in analysing the research theme in an effective manner.
The primary and secondary method are also used in this for collecting data. In primary
method, the data has been collected from the survey, interviews and questionnaire, etc. in
secondary data, the data is collected from various books, internet and journals.
Expected Outcomes
From the above fact the outcomes is that, communication plays an important role
delivering the care in health and social care organisation. In order to reduce these barriers,
analyse of needs and problems is necessary along with providing the appropriate training
programme so that the care can be deliver effectively.
TASK 4
Examine the value of the literature review process in influencing positive change in
health and social care practice
This existing investigation is conveyed out to examine effectuates of action in wellness
of ill persons to offering evidence based practice. It is plays a critical role for health experts and
care practitioners to determine the importance and performance of suitable connection so that
proper attention and treatment can be provided to patients. This investigation is conveyed out
with the resource of secondary data aggregation and sampling methods so that right
determination can be earned. Beside this, review of literature is dependable and effectual as
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collection data and info is concentrated from online articles so that issuance of research can be
examined in the right way.
Recent research has been carried out for identifying the effectiveness of communication
in overall health conditions of patients for offering evidence based research. It is very essential
for the healthcare professionals to analyze value and benefits of proper communication. Students
at schools must communicate with children in order to bring out the best results as an early care
practitioner. The research has utilized secondary data collection methods as well as sampling
methods in order to attain right conclusions. Literature review is dependent and valid as
information and data. The information for the recent research is collected from online portals so
that the current practice can be analyses properly. This research will positively impact on the
current practice which is delivering of knowledge and skills to the children at schools through
students. In recent research the literature review will help to collect information from different
sources such as journals, books, articles and many more. It will positively impact on current
healthcare practice as it will help individuals to gain information about benefits of proper
communication in the delivery of necessary knowledge and skills to children in school. The
research will benefit in analyzing the merits of communication in healthcare sectors along with
listening to the opinions and views of children in appropriate manner. Research will help in
improving evidence based learning, delivery of service and support practice by creating
awareness in individuals regarding the importance of early years practitioners for children in
schools.
Current research has analyses the importance of technology and various other tools that
could be utilized by students to deliver best possible services to the children so they t they can
enhance their knowledge in more effective manner. Improved delivery of services will get a
positive influence of current research. It will help the students to know about the benefits of
evidence based learning. It brings out the active learning process for children and it will improve
the knowledge of both care practitioners and children. Research will help the students to know
what kind of skills and knowledge is necessary for students for their overall development. It will
be helpful in evidence based learning as children will get to learn in a practical manner and in a
more effective way. Research will help students to enhance decision making skills, interpersonal
skills of children, problem solving skills and time management. Evidence based learning will
help the students who are acting as an early care practitioner to build interest of children .They
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can improve the setting where they are delivering the knowledge and can conduct number of
activities. It can become effective when students ask questions with the children to enhance the
quality of their setting and give opportunities to students to ask heir quarries as it will help in
creating a positive and a healthy environment. Communication skills of children can be improve
as they interact with their fellow-mates and will help students to build a positive relationship
with the children at school.
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CONCLUSION
From the above research, it has been concluded that the information based practices are
important in health care to make treatment better. The communication skills are necessary in
health care as from this the effective and best care can be deliver to the patients. There are
different types of barriers are occur which impacted on the treatment. So there are number
method from which the communication can be improve and great services can be deliver to the
patients by understanding their problems effectively.
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