HLT 362V GCU Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital at Home

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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.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Article Analysis 1

Article Citation and Permalink (APA format)	Article 1	Article 2	Article 3
Point	Description	Description	Description
Broad Topic Area/Title
Identify Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for the Variables
Population of Interest for the Study
Sample
Sampling Method

Article Analysis: Example 1

Article Citation	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.)
Category	Description
Broad Topic Area/Title	The differences in preference and satisfaction based upon hospital care location for COPD exacerbations
Variables and Type of Data for the Variables	Treatment Location-categorical -“home treatment” and “hospital treatment” Satisfaction – Ordinal Scale (1-5) Preference – categorical “home treatment” and “hospital treatment”
Population of Interest for the Study	COPD exacerbation patients from five hospitals and three home care organizations HLT 362V GCU Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital at Home
Sample	139 patients 69 from the usual hospital care group 70 from the early assisted discharge care group
Sampling Method	A randomized sampling method was used to select the patients who met the criteria for the study (p. 1540)
Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation) Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.	Example descriptive statistics: Usual hospital Age: Mean: 67.8 Standard deviation: 11.30 Early assisted discharge Age: Mean: 68.31 Standard deviation: 10.34 (p. 1540)
Inferential Statistics Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.	Example of inferential statistics: Overall satisfaction score: Tested difference between HC and EAD p-value .863 (p. 1543)

Rubric Detail

Course Code	Class Code	Assignment Title	Total Points
HLT-362V	HLT-362V-OL191	Article Analysis 2	130.0

Criteria	Percentage	1: Unsatisfactory (0.00%)	2: Less Than Satisfactory (65.00%)	3: Satisfactory (75.00%)	4: Good (85.00%)	5: Excellent (100.00%)	Comments	Points Earned
Content	100.0%
Two Quantitative Articles	10.0%	Fewer than two articles are presented. None of the articles presented use quantitative research.	N/A	Two articles are presented. Of the articles presented, only one articles are based on quantitative research	N/A	Two articles are presented. Both articles are based on quantitative research.

Article Citation and Permalink	10.0%	Article citation and permalink are omitted. HLT 362V GCU Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital at Home	Article citation and permalink are presented. There are significant errors. Page numbers are not indicated to cite information, or the page numbers are incorrect.	Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is presented in APA format, but there are errors. Page numbers to cite information are missing, or incorrect, in some areas.	Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is presented in APA format. Page numbers are used in to cite information. There are minor errors.	Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is accurately presented in APA format. Page numbers are accurate and used in all areas when citing information.

Broad Topic Area/Title	10.0%	Broad topic area and title are omitted.	Broad topic area and title are referenced but are incomplete.	Broad topic area and title are summarized. There are some minor inaccuracies.	Broad topic area and title are presented. There are some minor errors, but the content overall is accurate.	Broad topic area and title are fully presented and accurate.

Hypothesis	10.0%	Definition of hypothesis is omitted. The definition of the hypothesis is incorrect.	Hypothesis is summarized. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.	Hypothesis is generally defined. There are some minor inaccuracies.	Hypothesis is defined. Hypothesis is generally defined. There are some minor inaccuracies.	Hypothesis is accurate and clearly defined.

Independent and Dependent Variable Type and Data for Variable	10.0%	Variable types and data for variables are omitted.	Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.	Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are inaccuracies.	Variable types and data for variables are presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.	Variable types and data for variables are presented and accurate.

Population of Interest for the Study	10.0%	Population of interest for the study is omitted.	Population of interest for the study is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.	Population of interest for the study is presented. There are inaccuracies.	Population of interest for the study is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.	Population of interest for the study is presented and accurate.

Sample	10.0%	Sample is omitted.	Sample is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.	Sample is presented. There are inaccuracies.	Sample is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy. Page citation for sample information is provided.	Sample is presented and accurate. Page citation for sample information is provided.

Sampling Method	10.0%	Sampling method is omitted.	Sampling is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.	Sampling is presented. There are inaccuracies. Page citation for sample information is omitted.	Sampling is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.	Sampling method is presented and accurate.

How Was Data Collected	10.0%	The means of data collection are omitted.	The means of data collection are presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.	The means of data collection are presented. There are inaccuracies. Page citation for sample information is omitted.	The means of data collection are presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy. Page citation for sample information is provided.	The means of data collection are presented and accurate. Page citation for sample information is provided.

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)	10.0%	Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.	Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.	Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.	Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.	The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

Total Weightage	100%