Healthcare Research Level Assignment: Study Analysis and Evidence

This assignment analyzes the levels of evidence in several healthcare research studies. It examines various research designs, including qualitative studies, literature reviews, and quantitative data analysis, to determine the level of evidence each study provides. The assignment covers studies on topics such as hygiene behavior among healthcare professionals, the impact of preoperative bathing with chlorhexidine, the effects of economic recession on healthcare, infection prevention and control, and hand hygiene interventions. Each study is evaluated based on its research design, methodology, and the level of evidence it offers, providing a comprehensive overview of different research approaches in the healthcare field. The analysis includes the rationale behind the chosen level of evidence for each study, offering a detailed understanding of the research methodologies and their implications.

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Finding research level
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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Levels of Evidence Template
Study Research Design Level of
Evidence
Rationale
1. Cresswell, P.
and
Monrouxe,
L.V., 2018.
‘And you’ll
suddenly
realise ‘I’ve
not washed my
hands’:
medical
students’,
junior doctors’
and medical
educators’
narratives of
hygiene
behaviours. B
MJ open, 8(3),
pp.e018156.
Qualitative study,
In depth
interviews
Level V The level of evidenceis to understand the
compliance to hygiene behaviour by assessing
junior and medical doctors and educators
narratives of this behaviour and identifying
their respective values and beliefs.
2. Franco, L.,
Cota, G.,
Pinto, T., &
Ercole, F.
Qualitative
analysis, review
Level V The level of evidence is chosen to assess the
effect of bathing with 4 percent chlorhexidine

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(2017).
Preoperative
bathing of the
surgical site
with
chlorhexidine
for infection
prevention:
Systematic
review with
meta-analysis.
American
Journal of
Infection
Control, 45(4),
343-349.
of meta analyses
guidelines and
Cochrane manual
in order to prevent SSIs in clean surgeries
instead of bathing with placebo solution or
soap.
3. O'Riordan, M.,
& Fitzpatrick,
F. (2015). The
impact of
economic
recession on
infection
prevention and
control.
Journal of
Hospital
Infection,
89(4), 340-
345.
Qualitative
analysis, review
of literature and
in depth
interview
Level V The level of evidence is selected to access the
impact of economic reception that initiated in
the year 2007 on the healthcare of the local
population.
4. Rabaan, A. A.,
Alhani, H. M.,
Bazzi, A. M.,
& Al-Ahmed,
S. H. (2017).
Quantitative data
analysis method
has been used.
Subject as well as
questionnaire has
Level IV The level of evidence is chosen for assessing
attitudes and consciousness of infection
anticipation as well as the control policies and
guidelines among healthcare service provider
of diverse professions and establishment types

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Questionnaire-
based analysis
of infection
prevention and
control in
healthcare
facilities in
Saudi Arabia
in regards to
Middle East
Respiratory
Syndrome.
Journal of
Infection and
Public Health,
10(5), 548-
563.
been designed. in Saudi Arabia.
5. Rai, H.,
Knighton, S.,
Zabarsky, T.,
& Donskey, C.
(2017). A
randomized
trial to
determine the
impact of a 5
moments for
Qualitative
analysis,
literature review
has been
conducted
Level III The level of evidence is chosen to find out
simple educational intervention that
encourages patient to perform hand hygiene at
5 specific moments including on entry of
physical condition care workers into their
room as a reminder of the consequence of
hand hygiene.

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patient hand
hygiene
educational
intervention on
patient hand
hygiene.
American
Journal of
Infection
Control, 45(5),
551-553.
6. Siegel, J. H.,
& Korniewicz,
D. M. (2007).
Keeping
patients safe:
An
interventional
hand hygiene
study at an
oncology
center.
Clinical
Journal of
Oncology
Nursing,
11(5), 643-
646.
Qualitative
research design
has been
followed
Level V The level of evidence is chosen to assess the
healthcare associated infections that affect the
mobility of the patients and the reason behind
the rising cost for the treatment of the same.
7. Smiddy, M. P.,
O' Connell, R.,
& Creedon, S.
A. (2015).
Systematic
qualitative
literature
review of
health care
workers'
compliance
with hand
hygiene
guidelines.
American
A systematic
review of the
qualitative
literature.
Level III
The level of evidence is chosen to find the
degree to which healthcare service provider
contribute towards compliance with hand
hygiene guidelines.

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Journal of
Infection
Control, 43(3),
269-274.