Advance Nursing Research
Complete Your Literature Review Matrix
You began your literature review matrix 4 weeks ago, where you completed two articles for the matrix. Using the same document you submitted for the Week 4 Assignment (See attachment), complete the matrix by adding six more articles and filling in each of the rows for each article that are directly related to your study that you are writing about in your Review of the Literature Section of your EBP Project Proposal. (see attachment for my EBP project)
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Running Head: LITERATURE REVIEW MATRIX 1
LITERATURE REVIEW MATRIX 4
Advance Nursing Research (Literature Review Matrix)
Week # 4 Assignment 1
APA Reference
Research Question
Type of Study
Research Design
Sample, Sample Size, and How Selected
Instruments Used, Reliability and Validity, Data Collection Methods
Results (including statistical analysis
Consistent with other Literature)
Limitations
(Olausson, Lindale & Ekberg, 2013)
“What is the impact of care and treatment in ICUs on the patient recovery process and wellbeing?”
Cross-sectional
Survey
The study focused on a sample of twelve (12) patients – six men and six women.
The data collection is standardized by the use of open-ended questionnaires that provided the patients with the freedom to answer questions to the best of their ability. The instrument use is highly valid since it measures what was intended to do – to evaluate the impact of patient room in recovery process of patients admitted to the ICU. Also, the instrument is reliable since it acknowledges the involvement of the researchers which gives the confidence the method used to collect the data.
The study results revealed that the natural environment and source of light in the room enhanced patient’s positive thought and emotions in a critical care setting (Olausson et al., 2013). This is line with what Florence Nightingale conceived the idea of perceiving patient room, as an essential part in patient’s relief as well as health outcomes. According to Nightingale, patient’s room plays is key element in aesthetic sensory perceptions. Also, she asserts that a room is not a place for just a sleep, but somewhere where a patient’s well-being is promoted. Such may include decorations, flowers, and ambient music that may promote healing in an ICU setting.
The study was limited by the low number of the study subjects. Also, the existence of uncertainty concerning ICU delirium prevalence. However, other research reveals that revealing delirium in ICU patients may offset the uncertainty. Also, the low number of participants may result in trivial variations, which according to the researchers can be balanced by a dense description of interview questions of real-world experiences.
(Timmermann, Uhrenfeldt & Birkelund, 2014).
“How seriously ill hospitalized patients’ experience and assign meaning to their patient room?”
Cross-sectional
Survey
The study focused on a sample size of nine (9) patients is three Swedish hospitals.
The instrument used- questionnaire – is standardizes the data collection process, which in turn validates the process by measuring what was purported to measure. Also, the instrument is highly reliable because it incorporates researcher participation, thus giving it the confidence, it deserves as a data collection instrument.
The study findings showed that viewing natural light in patient’s room promotes positive thought for critically ill patients (Timmermann et al., 2014). Other literature has identified other related themes such as enhancing positive thought by overriding negative ones, promoting hope and a positive mood, and helps in bringing good memories. Essentially, being admitted in the ICU deprives patients of the freedom to go outside and experience the natural environment. However, there are different other methods of experiencing this when hospitalized. This could be an ambient light from a glass windows, and doors that let in fresh air. Also, the chair can be placed strategically next to the window so that the patient can have an unhindered view of the outside environment.
The study was limited by the insufficient amount of empirical research, hence inadequate literature to aid in carrying out the research, such as the role of aesthetic environment in patient’s well-being, which provides better knowledge about the relevance of patient’s room in healing. Also, the limited number of participants affects the ecological generalizability of the findings, especially in larger sample sizes.
References
Olausson, S., Lindale, B., & Ekberg, M. (2013). A phenomenological study of experiences of being cared for in a critical care setting: The meanings of the patient room as a place of care. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 29(4), 234–243. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2013.02.002
Timmermann, C., Uhrenfeldt, L., & Birkelund, R. (2014). Room for caring: patients’ experiences of well-being, relief and hope during serious illness. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 29(3), 426–434. doi:10.1111/scs.12145
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