NUR 705 Assignment 11.1: Quantitative Article Critique #2—Part II
The DNP topic selected for this project is effectiveness of Case Management for Patients with Chronic Diseases. Case management is a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the options and services required to meet an individual’s health and human service needs. It is utilized to promote quality and cost-effective outcomes. A recent study published by Author (year) evaluated the effectiveness of case management intervention for patients with chronic diseases. The researchers found that case management was associated with significant improvements in patient outcomes, including clinical measures such as blood pressure control and cholesterol levels, as well as measures of patient satisfaction. Thus, case management appears to be an effective strategy for improving care for patients with chronic diseases. The quantitative article that is related to the DNP project or area of interest is an article by Hernández‐Zambrano et al. (2019)
A Summary of How the Article relates to my Potential DNP Project Topic
The authors (year) found that case management yielded positive effects on clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and use of health services (Hernández‐Zambrano et al., 2019).The pooled results indicated that case management was associated with significant improvements in clinical outcomes. Case management was also associated with increased use of preventive health services and decreased use of hospital services. The findings from this quantitative article, answers some of the research questions in my DNP project. Also, the article provides knowledge that can be used as the foundation of research for the DNP project. Finally, the information given both in the literature review and findings directly expound on my DNP project topic or area of interest in this research.
Search Terms
Some of the search terms I applied included: Case Management for Patients with Chronic Diseases, Effectiveness of a case management model, effective patient management, the management of chronic diseases, and the comprehensive provision of health services.
The Filters Established for The Search
While looking for articles on this topic, search engines such as Google Scholar or LexisNexis were applied, which allowed for specification of certain parameters such as date range, subject area, and type of content. These filters are important because they helped me focus a search on the most relevant results.
Reviewing Process
To review the search results for this article, I first looked at the number of results that were returned for my query. I then scanned through the titles and descriptions of the top results to get a sense of what information was available on this topic. After that, I read through a few of the most relevant articles to get a better understanding of the main points that have been covered on this topic.
Conclusion
Author and author (year) examined the effectiveness of case management for patients with chronic diseases. A case management program is a collaborative effort between the patient, family members or caregivers, and a care coordinator. The goal of case management is to provide comprehensive, individualized care that improves outcomes and health-related quality of life for patients with chronic diseases. The authors cited several studies that demonstrated the effectiveness of case management for patients with chronic diseases.
Reference
Hernández‐Zambrano, S. M., Mesa‐Melgarejo, L., Carrillo‐Algarra, A. J., Castiblanco‐Montañez, R. A., Chaparro‐Diaz, L., Carreño‐Moreno, S. P., … & Ardila‐Rodriguez, H. M. (2019). Effectiveness of a case management model for the comprehensive provision of health services to multi‐pathological people. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(3), 665-675. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13892
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