Part 1 – Evidence review and synthesis

• List the names of the databases you searched (Less than 5 years)
  • Search Tracker turned in that includes PICOT question and shows path for searches.
  • Summarize “keeper” studies in the evaluation table, Columns of the Evaluation Table contain appropriate information from which decisions can be made.
  • Authors’ names, date of publication (included in the citation).
  • Quality and level of evidence
  • How significant (or not) the evidence is and why you think so. How are these articles relevant to change practice or policy for your specific practice site and population? If a study is not significant and you have included it, mention how your clinical expertise was involved in this decision.
  • Your summary the synthesis section should clearly indicate the intervention you plan to use in your project proposal.
• Purpose of the project
• Include intervention & Theoretical framework
• Clinical questions; How the clinical question indicates the type of study that will be done (quasi-experimental vs. experimental). Describe the type of study and clearly describe it.

Methods

• Study design: Briefly describe the study design indicated by the question (experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive).
• Setting/sample: Briefly describe the setting for the study, who your study participants will be, and how these participants will be chosen. Will random sampling or a sample of convenience be used?
• Confidentiality: How will you protect the confidentiality of your participants?
• Procedures/intervention: Discuss the intervention you will implement and the procedures you will use in enough detail that others could replicate the study.
• Instruments/scales and measurement of outcomes: Describe the instruments you will use to measure changes and whether they are quantitative, qualitative, or of a mixed design. If they have been tested previously, include reliability and validity data.
• Data collection: Explain plans for data collection including:
  • Methods of collection, i.e., interviews, paper and pencil testing, etc.
  • Testing frequency. Will you gather baseline data prior to the intervention? Will you employ repeated measures such as pre- and posttests?

Data analysis

• State your clinical question.
• Briefly state the intervention you will implement. While these two items are not typically included in Part 5, doing so will help orient faculty so appropriate feedback can be provided.
• What outcomes will be analyzed and how they will be analyzed?
• Describe the statistical analysis you will do relating this to the data collection tools you plan to use.
• Indicate the types of demographic data you plan to report on your participants as well.
• Briefly discuss the outcomes expected should this project be implemented.
• Identify your stakeholders by job title and how their participation was key to the project.
• Briefly discuss potential barriers to project implementation that stakeholders may present. Include strategies to prevent or address these barriers.

Appendices

• Evaluation Table
• Synthesis Table