Health Care Articles Analysis Essay

Search the GCU Library and find two new health care articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles from a previous assignment, or articles that appear in the Topic Materials or textbook.

Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis: Part 2” template.

Refer to the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 2,” for an example of an article analysis.

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Article Analysis: Example 2 Article Citation and Permalink Utens, C. M. A., Goossens, L. M. A., van Schayck, O. C. P., Rutten-van Mölken, M. P. M. H., van Litsenburg, W., Janssen, A., … Smeenk, F. W. J. M. (2013). Patient preference and satisfaction in hospital-at-home and usual hospital care for COPD exacerbations: Results of a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 1537–1549. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.006 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23582671 (Include permalink for articles from GCU Library.) Point Description Broad Topic Area/Title The differences in preference and satisfaction based upon hospital care location for COPD exacerbations. Define Hypotheses Hypothesis not stated. Below is an example from the study: H0: There is no difference in satisfaction levels based upon treatment location. H1: There is a difference in satisfaction levels based upon treatment locations. Define Variables and Types of Data Treatment Location – categorical – “home treatment” and “hospital treatment” Satisfaction – Ordinal Scale (1-5) or Variables Preference – categorical “home treatment” and “hospital treatment” Population of Interest for the Study COPD exacerbation patients from five hospitals and three home care organizations Sample 139 patients 69 from the usual hospital care group 70 from the early assisted discharge care group Sampling Method Mixed methods; quantitative was randomized sampling How Were Data A questionnaire with both open-ended questions and questions with a scale of 1-5