Part 4: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change
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Wk5AssgnEBP.pptxEvidence-Based Project
Advanced Levels of Clinical Inquiry and Systematic Reviews
Student’s Name:
Institutional Affiliation:
Description of the chosen clinical issue
Depression Among Teenagers
Depression is mental condition associated with loss of interest in activities and a feeling of sadness.
Teen depression is caused by:
Peer pressure
Academic expectation
Changing bodies
Psychological transition and anxiety
Teen depression requires long-term treatment through medication and psychological counseling.
Developing picot question focused on the clinical issue.
P – Population – I identified the population affected which was teen experiencing depression.
I – Intervention – Establishing what can be done to prevent or treat depression among teenager.
C – Comparison – Comparing outcomes of the interventions issued for the teens with depression.
O – Outcome – Evaluating and measuring outcomes of interventions.
T – Time - establishing duration of intervention to achieve desired outcome i.e. duration of medication or psychological counseling.
Databases searched
NCBI
Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education.
Journal of adolescence
CINAHL plus
PubMed.gov
Peer-reviewed articles selected and their level of evidence.
Mahnaz F. Khesht-Masjedi, S. S. (2019). The relationship between gender, age, anxiety, depression, and academic achievement among teenagers. J Family Med Prim Care. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482750/
Level of Evidence; The article addresses a significant relationship between gender, age, anxiety, depression, and academic performance among teenagers.
It was confirmed that there is a dire need to pay more recognition to the anxiety and depression of adolescents in Iran.
Peer-reviewed articles selected and their level of evidence…Cnt’
Sandeep Grover, V. V. (2019). Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Indian studies. Indian J Psychol Med. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6532377/
Level of evidence.
The article because it succinctly discusses the psychiatric nature of depression among teenagers in Malaysia.
The findings show that there are some symptoms of depression that cause discomfort and disrupt teenagers to function normally.
The implication of the study giving knowledge about the symptoms of depression among teenagers and the kinds of treatment often used which are through counselling and psychotherapy.
Peer-reviewed articles selected and their level of evidence…Cnt’
Saparudin, I. F. (2021). Symptoms of Depression among Teenagers in Malaysia. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education. doi:https://doi.org/10.17762/turcomat.v12i2.927
The article addresses an important concept in depression studies; depression literacy which can be used to improve the outcomes of health outcomes and thus it relates to my area of interest.
Singh, S. (2019). A systematic review of depression literacy: Knowledge, help-seeking and stigmatising attitudes among adolescents. J Adolesc. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31216495/
There is a huge gap in the point prevalence reported across various studies, which is mainly due to methodological differences across studies.
Limited data are available with respect to symptom profile and factors associated with depression in children and adolescents.
