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Chamberlain College of NursingNR439: Evidence-Based Practice
Week 6: Reading Research Literature Worksheet
Complete the following required worksheet using the required article for the current session.
Access the required article from the assignment guidelines.
Purpose of the Study: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the purpose
of the study. Describe what the study is about.
The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between gynecologic cancer and
distress in patients in the clinical setting (O’Connor, Tanner, Miller, Watts & Musiello, 2017. The
study took place over 6 months, and involved the use of research tools (Distress Thermometer and
a Problem List), along with communication between the patient (subject), research officer,
oncology nurse, and social worker, to determine the severity of emotional and physical distress
that the patient was experiencing (O’Connor et al., 2017).
Research & Design: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the
description of the type of research and the design of the study. Include how it supports the purpose (aim or intent) of
the study.
The type of research and design that was implemented in the study was a case study design.
Ridder (2017) explains that a case study is a study about a person, a group of people or a unit,
where the researcher examines in-depth data that relates to several variables in the study. Ridder
(2017) also states that case studies examine complex phenomena in the natural setting to increase
the understanding of them. In this study, data from the Distress Thermometer (DT) and Problem
List (PL) were examined on each subject in detail, which provided the health care professionals
information that they needed in order to streamline patient care (O’Connor et al., 2017). The
study explored the phenomenon of the relationship between cancer and distress, which is also an
important aspect of a case study design.
Mixed methods that included quantitative and qualitative care were also used in the study
(O’Connor et al., 2017). According to Tariq and Woodman (2013), mixed methods use both
quantitative and qualitative methods in a single study. Tariq and Woodman (2013) also state that
mixed methods give a voice to study participants and ensure that study findings are grounded in
participants’ experiences. The quantitative method that was performed in the study involved data
collection and analysis that was taken from the subject’s completion of the DT and the PL
(O’Connor et al., 2017). The qualitative method included the consultations between the health care
professionals and the subjects after the quantitative data was gathered and analyzed from the DT
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and the PL (O’Connor et al., 2017). It was shown that by using the DT and PL that patient’s
“opened-up” about more issues and concerns about their cancer and asked questions that they
might have been reluctant to ask (O’Connor et al., 2017).
One research tool that is used in the study is the Distress Thermometer (DT). A DT is “a self-
reported distress scale that the patient’s use to determine their level of distress” (Cutillo, O’Hea,
Person, Lessard, Harralson, & Boudreaux, 2017, p.329). O’Connor et al., (2017) state that the DT
is scored from 0 (no distress) to 10 (high distress). The subjects score their level of distress that
they are feeling, and the health care workers collect and analyze the data (O’Connor et al., 2017).
Another tool that is used in the study is a Problem List (PL) (Cutillo et al., 2017). The PL is a
check-off list that lists practical, physical, mental and social problems that the patient is
encountering (Cutillo et al., 2017). The PL accompanies the DT so that more qualitative data can
be identified and the correct intervention/s can be implemented by the health care workers
(O’Connor et al., 2017).
Sample: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize the population (sample) for
the study; include key characteristics, sample size, sampling technique.
In this study, the population of interest was women with gynecologic cancer in the clinical
setting of West Australia public women’s and newborns’ tertiary teaching hospital, King Edward
Memorial Hospital (O’Connor et al., 2017). The samples that were chosen from the population
consisted of sixty-two women with gynecologic cancer (O’Connor et al., 2017). The
characteristics of the samples that were chosen were all over 18 years or older, they had
gynecologic cancer, and they were able to comprehend and fill the DT and PL forms out
(O’Connor et al., 2017). The age range was from 25-94 years old, and the median age was 58
years old (O’Connor et al., 2017).
The sampling technique used in the study was random sampling. All of the women in the
sample population that met the criteria of the study (18 or older, had gynecologic cancer, could fill
the DT and PL forms out) were chosen and asked to participate in the study.
Data Collection: Using information from the required article and your own words, summarize one data that was
collected and how the data was collected from the study.
One piece of data that was collected in this study was the data from the DT screening. A DT is
“a self-reported distress scale that the patient’s use to determine their level of distress” (Cutillo et
al., 2017, p.329). The DT is scored from 0 (no distress) to 10 (high distress), and a patient with a
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