Unit Outcomes addressed in this assignment:
Evaluate the effectiveness of inferential statistics in health care.
Course Outcome assessed/addressed in this assignment:
HA535-3: Explain your interpretation of complex quantitative statistical findings and graphs in the context of their level of statistical significance, including the influence of effect size, appropriately for a given audience.
As a future healthcare leader, you will present complex information to peers, patients, and leadership. For this assignment, you will imagine that you are a healthcare leader working at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. You will be presenting to the next American College of Healthcare Executives conference.
Select one of the three below articles:
Mindful Attention Increases and Mediates Psychological Outcomes Following Mantram Repetition Practice in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Physical Health, Mental Health, and Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Services Among Gulf War Veterans
Perceptions of Providers and Administrators in the Veterans Health Administration Regarding Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Assignment Questions:
What is the intended purpose of the study?
How does the research questions/hypotheses address the problem as detailed by the researcher?
How does the content in the purpose statement and research questions define the methodology used in the study?
How was the data collected and analyzed?
What was the benefit of using the selected statistical test?
What was the outcome of the study?
What was the sample population (effect size) and was it adequate?
