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 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) © 2019. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. 2 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 Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard Deviation) Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article. Inferential Statistics Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article. © 2019. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. 2 .

1. 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
Sample

2. 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)
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Article Analysis 1
Article Citation and Permalink (APA format)

3. 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
Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard
Deviation)
Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.
Inferential Statistics
Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.

4. © 2019. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.
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