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Name (1 point)

CHIKA IJIOMA

Date (1 point)

September 10, 2019.

Your PICO(T) Question (3 points)

Can patients with mental illnesses be advised to seek mental health medication before their conditions worsens to avoid severe mental damage?

APPRAISAL

Citation (in APA)

(2 points)

Fuchshuber, J., Hiebler-Ragger, M., Kresse, A., Kapfhammer, H. P., & Unterrainer, H. F. (2019). Do primary emotions predict psychopathological symptoms? A multigroup path analysis. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 610.

Purpose of the Study (1 point)

To investigate the relationship between symptoms of psychiatric disorders and primary emotions.

Type of Study

(1 point)

Quantitative

Qualitative

Mixed Methods

Systematic Review

Other:

Any Specifics?

Cross-sectional

Longitudinal

Phenomenology

Observational

Other:

Setting (1 point)

A community of 616 adults and use of path analysis.

Intervention

(1 point)

Implementation research

Variables (1 point)

Independent Variable(s):

Dependent Variable(s):

Controlled Variable(s):

Not applicable

Framework/Theory (1 point)

Use of path analysis to estimate between SEEKING, ANGER, FEAR, SADNESS, CARE, and PLAY and drug abuse.

Design (1 point)

Experimental

Quasi-Experimental

Non-Experimental

Descriptive

Other:

Sample (1 point)

Population: 616 adults

Number in Sample: 243

Sampling Method: Multi-group analysis

Generalizable? Yes No

Data Sources

(1 point)

Self-Report/Survey

Observational

Retrospective

Prospective

Other:

Outcome Measures (what data was collected) (1 point)

Self-report measures

Observation-report measures

Statistical Analysis (1 point)

Demographic (e.g., age, gender, race):

Bivariate (e.g., t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s r):

Multivariate (e.g., multiple regression, logistic regression):

Other:

Effect size (if provided) and/or p values (if provided) (1 point)

p < 0.001; η2 = 0.03–0.15

Findings/Themes

(1 point)

SUD symptoms are associated with increased SADNESS and, to a lesser extent, with increased ANGER

Results Valid or Reliable? (Explain) (1 point)

The results are valid since most people with SUD symptoms have increased sadness, due to mental health problems.

Conclusions (2 points)

primary emotion functioning might be a valuable target in mental health care

Strengths (1 point)

A strong methodological design, which makes the data reliable.

Limitations (1 point)

The study reanalyzed an extended sample partially already investigated and cannot be interpreted as independent evidence