Elements Of The Health Belief Model

Elements Of The Health Belief Model

A description of how the intervention in the article used the Health Belief Model. Explain which of the four key perception components was used and which of the four was the strongest, or most relevant to the health condition being studied.

Article: Hepatitis B Awareness, knowledge, and screening among Asian Americans

Nguyen, T.T., Taylor, V., Chen, M. S. Jr., Bastani, R., Maxwell, A. E., & McPhee, S. J.(2007). Hepatitis B awareness, knowledge, and screening among Asian Americans. Journal of Cancer Education, 22(4), 266-72. http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1007/BF03174128

The Institute of Medicine has stated a goal that 90% of practice be evidence-based by 2020. According to HealthyPeople.gov, the United States is currently at approximately 15%. Discuss two barriers that might hold nursing practice from achieving this goal, and suggest ways in which identified barriers may be addressed.

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1. Discuss the concept of evidence based practice

2. Recognise the importance of evidence based practice in

nursing.

3. Choose a topic from the given list. Identify the MOST

important issue from the topic and develop a guiding/

clinical (answerable) question using the nursing PICO(T)

clinical questioning model.

4. Locate the evidence and document your process

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EBP Topics list

Falls prevention Choose one of the following forms of medical practice for research: acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractic, homeopathy, and traditional Western medicine.

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Possible headings

• Introduction

• Problem and answerable question

• Locating the evidence

• Conclusion

• References

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Introduction

• Introduce topic – EBP

• Context/significance to nursing (definition/context will likely

be referenced)

• Purpose ‐ the purpose of this assignment

• Structure – briefly outline the steps of the process

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Problem and answerable question

• Justify the problem/topic that you had chosen and explained why is it important

to address.

• Give some background on why you choose this topic and include your

answerable question in a question format.

Example:

Pressure ulcers pose significant pain, discomfort to the patients. They can increase healthcare costs for patients as well as the health care system. Nurses spend additional time to treat PU in addition to their load of care (Cite reference, Year the research was done).

The above is only an example. There are many phrases/transition words you can use.

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Locating the evidence

• Explain/document your search strategy/your process to find the evidence/best

practice for your question

• Thread the process through your essay and reference where needed

• What is the strategy/plan for your search?

• Key concepts/word combinations etc.

• You can use Google Scholar to get an overview and help key words but you

must use the nursing databases – at least 2 or 3 databases (e.g. CINAHL, Medline,

Joanna Briggs, Cochrane library)

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Locating the evidence

• Indicate how you have refined your search limits (peer reviewed, guidelines, date

range, language, etc)

• Skim/scan search results for key word. At this stage you will not read in depth

every article.

• Explain how you have chosen what to keep/discard.

• Refine search results to eventually get a small pool of articles or guidelines

(no set number but around 2-5 will give you enough to appraise without going

too big.)

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Conclusion

• Restate the topic

• Summarise the key points/process covered.

• Introductions are general, conclusions are more specific

• Finish with a broader statement – where to from here?

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References

• Only use scholarly, credible sources from library databases

• Majority should be peer reviewed journal articles, systematic reviews or clinical

guidelines.

• Cite contemporary sources not older than 7 years

• Reference any ideas that are not your own

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Academic writing style

Write in third person – no “we”, “you”, “I”, “our”.

Example of third persons: “The writer”, “The author”, “The researcher”

This essay will discuss……………..

Academic writing is formal, objective, accurate

Your idea should be linking narrative, “academic voice” and the evidence.

Write in paragraphs with clear ideas sentences.

Reference any ideas that are not your own.

Paraphrase not direct quotes.

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