Reference no: EM133818547
Assignment: Literature Review
PICOT Question:
For the community mental health center providers (P), how does the required per-visit implementation of the Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) tools (I) compared to current practice (C) affect the referral rate to Medication-Assisted-Treatment (MAT) program (O) over 12 weeks (T)?
Step I: Develop and Execute an Appropriate Search Strategy.
Write a detailed, 2 to 3 pages description of an appropriate literature search strategy. Then, use that strategy to locate a minimum of 20 scholarly sources, published within the last five years, addressing your PICOT question. You may need to find additional sources if you do not have at least two sources that address the same main theme (see Step 3).
Step II: Document and Analyze the Evidence.
Analyzing the evidence you have gathered in a literature search is necessary to develop a coherent synthesis of your findings. Use the Evidence Table [XLSX template to help you document and analyze the source materials you have located for this assessment.
Step III: Identify Main Themes in the Literature.
Organizing your evidence by main themes or ideas addressed in each source will help you identify commonalities and differences in research questions, methodologies, and findings, and gaps in the research. Sort your evidence using the Main Themes Table [XLSX] and locate additional sources if you do not have at least two sources that address the same main theme.
Task
The following requirements correspond to scoring grading criteria, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
I. Describe an appropriate literature search strategy.
1. Include search terms, medical subject headings (MeSH), hand searches, the number of pieces found, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the number of pieces retained and why.
2. Consider a search strategy that extends beyond published studies, which may include systematic reviews, government publications and, as applicable, dissertations or thesis reports, also known as gray material.
3. Limit your search to sources published within the last five years. Sources older than five years should only be included in your literature synthesis if they are influential or clearly valuable and professionally relevant to your project.
II. Analyze the literature addressing your PICOT question.
1. You will accomplish this task by using the evidence table.
III. Organize the literature by main themes.
1. You will accomplish this task by completing the main themes table.
2. Look for points of synthesis among sources related to a particular theme.
3. Consider supporting and opposing points of view.
IV. Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
1. Write with a specific purpose and audience in mind.
2. Adhere to scholarly and disciplinary writing standards.
3. Proofread your writing to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it difficult for them to focus on the substance of your literature synthesis.