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Article Number	Author and Date	Evidence Type	Sample, Sample Size, Setting	Findings That Help Answer the EBP Question	Observable Measures	Limitations	Evidence Level, Quality
Article ID 3634548	Wenjie X, Hui Hu, Yanjun Mao 2021	randomized controlled trial	78 Patients, the patients were divided into two groups, the intervention group and the control group.   In the intervention group the primary nurse was in charge of the patient evaluation to follow up and took on the one on one education top help in the self-healthcare management of the patients. In the control group the patients only received routine care. Hospital Settings   ❑ N/A	Patient’s sleep quality, survival quality, mobility, and life quality in two groups were significantly improved.	The study aims at determining the impact of transitional care to the quality of life of the patients with COPD. The patients in the study were divided into two groups: intervention and control (39 cases each). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Quality of Life Scale Abbreviated Version (QOL-BREF), Activity of Daily Life Scale (Barthel index), St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), and COPD Assessment Test were used to assess patient anxiety and depression symptoms, sleep quality, survival quality, mobility, and life quality at admission and three months after discharge (CAT).	First and foremost, based on a questionnaire survey, this study only looked at 3-month TC results. As a result, the long-term impact, such as readmission rate, could not be reliably determined	Level I, Good Quality:  Reasonably consistent results; sufficient sample size for the study design; some control, fairly definitive conclusions; reasonably consistent recommendations based on fairly comprehensive literature review that includes some reference to scientific evidence
			❑ N/A	Improvement of survival quality of patients in the intervention group was markedly greater than that in the control group		It’s also important to evaluate the patient’s drug compliance.
			❑ N/A			The study only took samples from a hospital, which aren’t always representative of patient conditions in other areas.
			❑ N/A			The morbidity of COPD varies depending on the location
			❑ N/A			Sample size in this study is small, the patient’s characteristics may have an impact on the findings.
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Purpose

This form is used to document the results of evidence appraisal in preparation for evidence synthesis. The form provides the EBP team with documentation of the sources of evidence used, the year the evidence was published or otherwise communicated, the information gathered from each evidence source that helps the team answer the EBP question, and the level and quality of each source of evidence.

 

Article Number

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Author and Date

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Evidence Type

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Sample, Sample Size, and Setting

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Findings That Help Answer the EBP Question

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Observable Measures

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Limitations

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Evidence Level and Quality

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