FROM KNOWLEDGE TO APPLICATION: APPLYING EVIDENCE AT THE POPULATION LEVEL

 

  

 

DISCUSSION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

You likely encounter epidemiological studies in peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as in the popular media. How do you evaluate these different sources and how do they usually compare? How do you help interpret epidemiologic information for patients who may approach you with information from the media?

 

This week, you examine epidemiological study designs as they are reported in both the popular media and the scholarly literature. They both are important means through which epidemiologic information is disseminated for different audiences, and both have a role in evidence-based nursing practice. 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 

Students will:

 

· Analyze ways epidemiologic information is disseminated to and utilized by different audience

 

· Examine how epidemiologic information can be utilized in evidence-based nursing practice

 

This is a graded discussion: 100 points possible

 

DUE APRIL 8

 

Week 7: Discussion

 

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY DESIGNS IN THE MEDIA

 

Nearly every day, population health studies appear in the media. The studies often include epidemiological research. The type of study design used can have a profound impact on how the study results are analyzed, interpreted, and reported. Common study designs include case control, cohort, cross-sectional, and community intervention trials

 

Based on media descriptions of the research, however, facts about the issue under study may appear less than obvious. Media reports may sensationalize results and overstate outcomes. Someone familiar with epidemiological methodology may note a lack of detail in mass media reports of research findings compared to articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

 

For this Discussion, you will compare an epidemiological study to a mass media article written about the study to examine ways epidemiologic information is disseminated to and utilized by different audiences.

 

RESOURCES

 

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

 

LEARNING RESOURCES

 

Required Readings

 

· Curley, A. L. C. (Ed.). (2020).  Population-based nursing: Concepts and competencies for advanced practice (3rd ed.). Springer.

 

· Chapter 5, “Applying Evidence at the Population Level”

 

· Chapter 6, “Using Information Technology to Improve Population Outcomes”

 

· Friis, R. H., & Sellers, T. A. (2021).  Epidemiology for public health practiceLinks to an external site. (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

 

· Appendix A, “Guide to the Critical Appraisal of an Epidemiologic/Public Health Research Article”

 

· American Journal of Health Behavior. (n.d.).  Writing a press release Links to an external site. . https://ajhb.org/journal/writing-press-release/

 

· Walden University Doctoral Capstone Form and Style. (n.d.).  APA style for capstone writers: Abstracts for the capstone .Links to an external site.  https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/formandstyle/apa/abstracts#:~:text=The%20abstract%20should%20begin%20on,exceed%20one%20page%20in%20length

 

· Walden University Library. (n.d.).  Evaluating resources: Journals .Links to an external site.  https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating/resource-types/journals

 

TO PREPARE:

 

· Locate a mass media article published  within the last year that describes findings of an epidemiological study. Be sure that the article is about an epidemiological study and not another area of population health.

 

· Then, use the Walden Library to locate the peer-reviewed research article on which the mass media report is based.

 

Post a response to the following:

 

· Briefly summarize the study you found, and then include the citations for both the mass media and the peer-reviewed articles.

 

· Explain what epidemiological concepts are included in the mass media article (e.g., measures of association, study design, confounders, and bias) and how they compare to those in the peer-reviewed article.

 

· Give your assessment of how well the mass media article represented the actual research that was conducted. Describe any obvious omissions from the mass media article that epidemiologists critiquing the study would need to know.

 

· Finally, imagine that a patient brings this mass media article to you and asks you for your informed opinion. Explain how you would respond or interpret the article for the patient.

 

· Assignment Rubric Details Close

 

· Rubric

 

· NURS_8310_Week7_Discussion_Rubric

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