Grand Canyon University Healthcare Article Analysis Assignment

This assignment involves a detailed analysis of two research articles. The first article focuses on current wound healing procedures and potential care, while the second examines systematic reviews of hospital readmissions among patients with cancer. The analysis includes defining the hypotheses, identifying independent and dependent variables along with data types, describing the population of interest, sampling methods, and how data were collected. The assignment also requires proper APA citations and includes examples from a third article on patient preference and satisfaction in hospital-at-home care for COPD exacerbations. The articles cover a range of healthcare topics, emphasizing the importance of research methodology and critical evaluation of scientific literature. This assignment is a homework assignment that provides a comprehensive overview of the key components of research article analysis.

Article Analysis 2
Article Citation
and Permalink
(APA format)
Dreifke, M. B., Jayasuriya, A. A., &
Jayasuriya, A. C. (2015). Current
wound healing procedures and
potential care. Materials Science and
Engineering: C, 48, 651-662.
Link:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2014.1
2.068
Bell, J. F., Whitney, R. L., Reed, S.
C., Poghosyan, H., Lash, R. S., Kim,
K. K., ... & Joseph, J. G. (2017,
March). Systematic review of hospital
readmissions among patients with
cancer in the United States. In Oncol
Nurs Forum (Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 176-
91).
Link: 10.1011/17.ONF.176-191
Point Description Description
Broad Topic Area/Title Current wound healing procedures
and potential care
Systematic Review of Hospital
Readmissions Among Patients With
Cancer in the United States
Define Hypotheses Hypothesis not stated. Below is an
example from the study:
H0: The current wound healing
procedure treatment is beneficial for
treating acute and chronic wounds.
Hypothesis not stated. Below is an
example from the study:
H0: Oncology nurses had a positive
influence on decreasing the
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H1: The current wound healing
procedure treatment is not beneficial
for treating acute and chronic
wounds.
readmission rate of the patient
H1: Oncology nurses had no influence
on the readmission rate of the patient
Define Independent and
Dependent Variables and Types
of Data for Variables
Current wound healing procedure-
Autografts, cultured epithelial
autografts and allografts and wound
dressings founded on biodegradable
and biocompatible polymers
Polymers included in wound healing
dressing- Collagen, silicon,
hyaluronic acid and chitosan.
New therapeutic intervention for
wound healing- Sustained supply of
growth factors, siRNA delivery, stem
cell therapy and therapy for targeting
microRNA.
Sensor- Optical, odor, hydration
sensor and pH.
Disease included for frequent
readmission- Gastrointestinal and
surgical complications, dehydration
and infection.
Predictors of readmission-
Comorbidities, older age, index length
of hospital stay and advanced disease.
Cancer type responsible for
readmission- Bladder, pancreatic,
ovarian and liver cancer
Population of Interest for the
Study
Elderly population associated with Older adults were considered who
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the condition of obesity and diabetes
are included in the study.
were suffering from any type of
cancer.
Sample No specific sample size was selected 56 samples were considered for the
study
Sampling Method Quantitative sampling Quantitative sampling
How Were Data Collected? The data collection method was done
by carrying out the critical evaluation
of the research article considered for
the study.
A uniform abstraction form was used
to collect the data and multivariable
regression models was also used.
References
Bell, J. F., Whitney, R. L., Reed, S. C., Poghosyan, H., Lash, R. S., Kim, K. K., ... & Joseph, J. G. (2017, March). Systematic review
of hospital readmissions among patients with cancer in the United States. In Oncol Nurs Forum (Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 176-91).
10.1011/17.ONF.176-191
Dreifke, M. B., Jayasuriya, A. A., & Jayasuriya, A. C. (2015). Current wound healing procedures and potential care. Materials
Science and Engineering: C, 48, 651-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2014.12.068
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