Lin Article Critique: Part 2, Methodology Liberty University Dr. Eleanor Mosholder 2013 Lin Article Critique, Part 2, Methodology Critique of population and sampling Lin, Mack, Enright, Krahn, Baskin (2004) claim that random sampling was used in the study. The authors assert that the researcher randomly assigns fourteen attendees of a local residential treatment facility. The researchers chose patients who suffer with substance dependence. These patients were chosen from one specific rehabilitation center. Patients were chosen by their low motivation for change levels, the severity of their substance abuse and their “comorbid psychiatric diagnoses’ (2004).
• Question 1 10 out of 10 points Decision makers who try their best for rationality but are constrained by limited information and processing abilities are referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: boundedly rational. Correct Answer: boundedly rational. • Question 2 10 out of 10 points Utility is a(n) _____ measure of wellbeing of a person. Answer Selected Answer: ordinal Correct Answer: ordinal • Question 3 10 out of 10 points Carla had received very low annual return from her investment portfolio comprising of stocks of five companies for two years. Her decision to continue holding the same portfolio of assets will be an example of: Answer Selected Answer: systematically missed opportunities.
Performance evidence record CPD / unit 025 Develop, implement and review care plans for individuals who misuse substances. Candidate name Michael Hill Evidence ref: Unit numbers: Evidence ref: Unit numbers: Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) Observed by your assessor Professional Discussion Seen by expert witness Work Product/APL Seen by witness Confidential Products Self reflective account Case Study/Assign √ NB Your assessor may wish to ask you some questions relating to this activity. Ensure that they are recorded in the appropriate box overleaf. The person who observed/witnessed your activity must sign and date overleaf. Performance Evidence | PC & KS | Care planning is the process of setting goals and interventions that are needs led, identified through an assessment and then plans put in place to achieve these goals.
They calculated the demand to be 2500 whereas the actual demand was over 4000. The department was working only their own and had very little or no communication with the Marketing department. -Production Department: The production department didn’t provide the requisite data to the materials management/procurement team. They required materials after ten days instead of 14 days (which was planned). The change in operations plan was not informed.
Should the null hypothesis be rejected for the difference between the two groups in change in mobility scores over 12 weeks? Provide a rationale for your answer. The null hypothesis is: Women with OA receiving guided imagery with PMR will not have reduction in mobility difficulty than those in the control group after 12 weeks . Since the α for the study is 0.05 and the p value is 0.005, p value is less than the α (p 0.005 < α 0.05) therefore the null hypothesis will be rejected, meaning that a significant difference does exists between the control group and the intervention or experimental group. In other words the study showed a reduction in mobility difficulty of women with OA who received the treatment of GI and PMR F(1, 22) 9.619, p 0.005 3.
In order to establish the stressfulness of each event they enlisted the help of 400 participant and they were asked to score each of the 43 life events with a numerical figure of how much readjustment would be needed, taking marriage as an arbitrary baseline value of 50. They suggested that people with an LCU of between 200-300 have a 50% chance of getting ill, while a score over 300 increases this to 80%. Lazarus suggests that major life changes are relatively rare in most people’s lives. Instead he argues that it is the minor daily stressors (hassles) a person’s experiences which will impact on their health. For example, De Longis studied stress in 75 married couples.
The first wave of the survey was conducted in 1976- 1977 on children who were 7 to11 years old, the second was conducted in 1981 on those aging from 12 to 16, leading up to when the third wave was carried out in 1987 on older youths from age 18 to 22. To get the best results of long term effects, all 1,147 of the people who participated in the three waves had analyses conducted on them. Additional MCAs were also performed. The author didn’t state any limitations but I noted one myself. A limitation of this study was the fact that data was only collected over eleven years and there were major time gaps in between years.
45 (30%) * No urinary incontinence or less than weekly urinary incontinence reported in the last 12 months. † ‡ § At least 1 urinary incontinent episode per week, but not daily, reported in the last 12 months. Data are given as mean Sandvik severity score.10 SD. Percentages are based on percent of all women in each category (row). Based on participant recall of the number of incontinence episodes in the past 7 days.
Treatment lasts for 12 weeks. Insomnia I also worked with patients who came into the clinic with complaints of insomnia. These patients presented with difficulty falling or staying asleep, irritability, and daytime sleepiness or fatigue. The objective is to know the diagnostic studies done to diagnose severe insomnia which include: brain CT, MRI, sleep history, and sleep laboratory studies. The non-pharmacologic therapies are behavioral therapy, relaxation therapy, and cognitive therapy.
Subjects were randomized to an MBCT intervention grp (n=20) or a control grp (n=20) which received only routine f/u and no intervention. | RCT. Baseline data, end of treatment, and 3 month follow up info obtained included CD4 count, viral load, adherence info on cART, healthy diet, and smoking. Also, QOL, perceived stress, anxiety, and depression scales were measured at all three points. Tx grp participated in eight consecutive 2 ½ hr MBCT group sessions, which included meditation, yoga, and cognitive exercises including body scan, sitting meditation, and mindful stretching and movements.