Evidence Table for the follwoing PICOTS questions

Table of Evidence

Inquiry, revision date: 10/4/2020

Does achieving high levels of physical activity, decreasing screen time, and getting sufficient sleep to correlate with better mental health among children and adolescents over a 3-month period.

P= Adolescents I= Increased physical activity and adequate sleep hours and decreased screen time C= Sedentary lifestyle behaviors O= To see a reduction in depressive symptoms and improve overall mental health T= 3 months following a diagnosis of depression S= Primary care clinic or mental health outpatient clinic

1. Indicate if qualitative or quantitative. If quantitative, then if experimental or non-experimental and specific design. 2. State the Hierarchy of Evidence Level of Intervention Question (Melnyk). 3 State the purpose. 4 Internal and external.

First Author, Year, Title, Journal

Research Design1, Evidence Level2. Purpose3

Sample & Sampling

If Quantitative Study, Outcomes Measured & Measurement Tool Reliability.

Results & Analysis

Validity Concerns4

Example: Hunt (2014). Impact of Evidence Table Completion on Student Learning. Journal of Education

Quantitative, non-experimental, Level 6 descriptive.

Determine if learning was fostered with student completion of an Evidence Table.

60 combined BSN and BHS students,

Convenience sampling

Student learning.

Student Learning Tool, self-report. Cronbachs alpha .86

Learning: Students reported high level of learning with table completion.

Analysis: Frequencies for degree of learning.

Sample may not be representative of target population.