Method Overviews

Who did what, to whom, using what, where?

Here's the method overview we recreated from a study in Spain, entitled "Alcohol Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in the Spanish EPIC Cohort Study":

From 1999 to 2009 in Spain, more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women aged between 29 and 69 were asked to document their lifetime drinking habits. The study followed subjects for 10 years. Based on what they reported, participants were placed into six categories, ranging from having never drunk alcohol to drinking more than 90 grams of alcohol each day. Finally, the risks of heart disease were determined for each category.

Sample Examples!

STUDY: Measuring Effectiveness of DOLOPLUS-2 Pain-Reporting Scale

Subjects were selected from among a population of elderly patients with dementia (who were) being treated in the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Osaka University Hospital. The study included subjects who were 65 years old or older who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and who had the ability to communicate and understand a pain-reporting scale. Subjects who had been diagnosed with other (non-Alzheimer’s) forms of dementia were excluded. Over a one-year data collection period, 73 patients consented to participate in the study. Half of the patients were randomly selected and assigned to the experimental group. The other half, also randomly selected, were assigned to the comparison group.

STUDY: Comparing Perceptions of Women-Centered Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth at Birth-Centers, Clinics, and Hospitals in Japan

Subjects were drawn from among a population of women who gave birth at either a birth-center, a clinic, or a hospital at 13 settings near Tokyo and near Kobe, Japan. The study included women who had a single-child birth, including births by cesarean section or preterm births, who were hospitalized during the research period (May-October 2010). Subjects could also read and write Japanese. Subjects who were in seriously poor physical condition were excluded. In total, 248 women participated in the study.

Some More Purpose Statements

Article: Repeat CS or VBAC? A systematic review of the factors influencing pregnant women’s decision-making processes (Evidence Based Midwifery: September 2012) The aim of this paper was to undertake a mixed studies systematic review of the factors influencing pregnant women’s decisions with respect to planned repeat caesarean section and planned vaginal birth after caesarean section.

Article: Healthcare workers’ need for support during the postpartum period to promote the success of the HIV prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme (Evidence Based Midwifery: September 2012) The aim of the research was to explore the phenomenon of support for caregivers and healthcare workers who render care in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in the Bojanala district of the North West Province of South Africa.

Article: Factors associated with adoption of evidence-based substance use prevention curricula in US school districts (Health Educ Res, vol. 20, issue 5, pgs. 514-526 (2005)) This paper examines factors associated with the adoption of evidence-based substance use prevention curricula (EBC) in a national sample of school districts.

Article: Prior family communication and consent to organ donation: using intensive care physicians’ perception to model decision processes (Journal of Public Health Research 2012; volume 1:e19) The purpose of this paper is to provide first hints on the role some factors of family communication and attitudes play in the decision to allow transplantation of a deceased relative’s organs in Switzerland. It is therefore an exploratory study into an area that has not been researched in Switzerland so far.

A Great Paragraph!

St. Luke’s College of Nursing is a first-class nursing college in Japan. The college has a long tradition as a pioneer in nursing education (for example, St. Luke’s opened the first graduate school in nursing). Graduates of St. Luke’s have also become leaders in various nursing fields throughout Japan. Because St. Luke’s is famous for the quality of its education, it attracts highly motivated students. Also, despite its small size, the school has obtained a high proportion of government-subsidized grants. These are some of the reasons why St. Luke’s is a magnificent nursing school.