Final Project Article Review Guidelines and Rubric

Caregivers in Healthcare

Maria Williams

Southern New Hampshire University

6/20/2021

Caregivers in healthcare

Background

Because not every caregiver gets positive returns from patients, this study aims at understanding the various factors associated with providing care and the expected outcomes. Vascular nursing and cancer treatments require utmost care and mostly to the elderly. The distress involved with poor or lack of movements in these patients necessitates this research articulation. The cancer spouse caregivers and vascular patients share the art of protection by the hospital and home care nurses. The inability of these patients to move at the critical states of their disease calls for utmost medical and personal attention from caregivers. From a vascular perspective, the study investigated the effects of positional change in patients with acute coronary angiography. 

Article Section

I choose these articles because they all entail the aspect of caregiving in healthcare. Cancer and acute angiography patients are risky patients that require attention at all times (Valiee et al., 2016). In this regard, caregivers need supportive and continuous morale-boosting to their patients. This attitude can change patients’ perception to get better in the future despite the adverse conditions they are passing through. 

Article 1. 

Statistical methods used

This study was a randomized clinical trial. Sixty patients were selected randomly to undergo angiography tests that were handed to, practitioner. Further, Reblin (2016) examines that 30 cases in each group were used as the general intervention but patients in the control group remained in bed rest positions. In the intervals between 3 hourly deviations, patients with vascular complications were evaluated. Data was analyzed repeatedly by use of Friedman, Mann-Whitney, chi-square, Kolmogorov tests by using SPSS in the analysis. 

Article 2

Statistical methods used

To this end, Valiee et al (2016) examine the use of descriptive analysis, independent t, and x-squared tests were used to compare and contrast the ambivalent and supportive elements in caregiver relationships. Furthermore, a maximized structural equation model in MPlus software was used to determine contexts of relationships in caregivers and patients. The above models measured the levels of anxiety, depression, and the mood of the relationship between patients and their caregivers. 

Similarities and differences

The first article used many tools in the analysis of their data via SPSS. The second article used a descriptive model that involved comparison of supportive and ambivalent relationships between patients and caregivers. However, both systems of analysis used the independent t and x-squared models in determining caregiver and patient responses (Reblin, 2016).

Strengths and limitations

The first article was more elaborate than the second one. From using close to 5 test methods via SPSS, the second article only used descriptive analysis that can be biased under certain observations. However, Reblin (2016) says both articles were able to provide summative results in their caregiver-patient relationships. In the first article, there was clarity in demographic differences, interventional and significant characteristics. The issue of thrombosis and bruises was articulated well despite failing to show complete data on patients with back pain. In the second article, questionnaires gave a clear description of patient age, demographics and possible status required for analysis. There was the ease of relation between patient disease, diagnosis, and treatment. The only difficult part in article two results was the fact that most patients’ information was not recorded and actualized in the system (Valiee et al.,2016)  

Conclusions

The results from both studies show better analysis of patient and caregiver relationships. Both cancer and vascular patients improved on their chemotherapies and physiotherapies respectively. However, the changing of positions in patients with angiography complications was not satisfactory. The quality of caregiving and relationship to patients proved beneficial in determining caregiver professionalism and possible distress. Future R & D should be done on cancer and angiography treatments so that changes in patients are ascertained despite the time taken. 

References

Reblin, M., Donaldson, G., Ellington, L., Mooney, K., Caserta, M., & Lund, D. (2016). Spouse cancer caregivers’ burden and distress at entry to home hospice: The role of relationship quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 33(5), 666–686. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407515588220 http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://doi.org/10.1177/0265407515588220

Valiee, S., Fathi, M., Hadizade, N., Roshani, D., & Mahmoodi, P. (2016). Evaluation of feasibility and safety of changing body position after transfemoral angiography: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Vascular Nursing, 34(3), 106–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2016.05.001http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edselp&AN=S106203031630067X&site=eds-live&scope=site