Is St. John's wort (hypericum) as effective as antidepressants for treatment of adults with depression? Explain.

Evidence-Based Practice Summary Brief (Revised)

P: The Population or Patients: (Sample of subjects recruited for the study. What are the characteristics of the patients or people?) (age, gender, ethnicity, certain disorder-please describe thoroughly)

I: The Intervention, Influence, Exposure, Area or Variable of Interest: (What are the interventions or therapies or interest? What are the potentially harmful influences/Exposures of concern? What is the treatment that will be provided to subjects enrolled in the study? What did the researchers do for the patient-specific tests, therapies, medications? )

C: Comparison (you might not have this) (Refers to what was used as a reference group to compare with the treatment intervention-control group vs comparison group)

O: Outcome (What are the outcomes or consequences in which we are interested? What is the goal of the research? What do the researchers wish to gain from doing this research)

T: Time (you might not have this) (The time it takes to demonstrate an outcome, how long participants are observed, duration for data collection)

Background: Briefly tell the story of the issue and why it deserves our attention.

Stakeholders/Change Agents: Who and what organizations are concerned with, will benefit from or be affected by this research? This may include patients, students, agencies, Joint Commission, insurance companies etc.

Apply the Evidence: Since you have been studying this research article all semester please give a few recommendations that you might have thought of for future research on this topic.

References: State your references

Don’t forget to use APA as necessary. Looking for 3-5 pages.

Refer to Polit and Beck Chapter 2 as well as class PowerPoint’s.

Answer each section in complete sentences.

10 points for each section. Last 10 points for structure/format/grammar

Example 1:

Question: ‘In men, does having a vasectomy (compared to not having one) increase the risk of getting testicular cancer in the future?’

P= Population/patient = adult males

I= Intervention/indicator = vasectomy

C= Comparator/control = no vasectomy

O= Outcome = testicular cancer

Example 2:

Is St. John’s wort (hypericum) as effective as antidepressants for treatment of adults with depression? (These study participants were followed for 6 months)

P = adults with depression

I = St. John’s wort

C = antidepressants

O = relief of symptoms

T = six months

Example 3:

For patients receiving chemotherapy and experiencing moderate nausea and vomiting, is taking ginger as effective as prochlorperazine (antiemetic) in reducing these symptoms?

P= patients receiving chemotherapy and experiencing moderate nausea and vomiting

I= ginger

C= effective as prochlorperazine

O= in reducing nausea and vomiting