In 750-1,000 words, develop an evaluation plan to be included in your final evidence-based practice project proposal.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
In 750-1,000 words, develop an evaluation plan to be included in your final evidence-based practice project proposal. You will use the evaluation plan in the Topic 8 assignment, during which you will synthesize the various aspects of your project into a final paper detailing your evidence-based practice project proposal.
Provide the following criteria in the evaluation plan, making sure it is comprehensive and concise:
- Discuss the expected outcomes for your evidence-based practice project proposal.
- Review the various data collection tools associated with your selected research design and select one data collection tool that would be effective for your research design. Explain how this tool is valid, reliable, and applicable.
- Select a statistical test for your project and explain why it is best suited for the tool you choose.
- Describe what methods you will apply to your data collection tool and how the outcomes will be measured and evaluated based on the tool you selected.
- Propose strategies that will be taken if outcomes do not provide positive or expected results.
- Describe the plans to maintain, extend, revise, and discontinue a proposed solution after implementation.
Refer to the “Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal – Assignment Overview” document for an overview of the evidence-based practice project proposal assignments.
You are required to cite a minimum of five peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Complete the “APA Writing Checklist” to ensure that your paper adheres to APA style and formatting criteria and general guidelines for academic writing. Include the completed checklist as an appendix at the end of your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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SAMPLE STUDENT ANSWER
Evidence-Based Practice Project Proposal: Evaluation Plan
Having an elaborate evaluation plan is crucial in confirming whether a project has achieved the intended project outcomes or not. An evaluation plan also allows the project to run smoothly throughout the different stages and point out areas that may require some improvements. The purpose of this paper is to explain the different aspects of the evaluation plan as pertains to the evidence-based proposal. Some of the areas that will be focused o include expected project outcomes, the various data collection tools, the statistical tests for the project, and the strategies if the outcomes do not provide positive results. The paper will conclude by describing the sustainability or termination plan for the project.
Expected Outcomes
The evidence-based proposal is focused on improving the health outcomes for African American patients with obesity using a 30-minute walking exercise. Some of the expected outcomes for the intervention are as follows; The first expected outcome is a reduction in BMI. As per the research by Ballard et al. (2021), walking exercise if found to be an effective weight reduction intervention for obese patients used to a sedentary lifestyle.
The intervention is also expected to result in improvement in cardiovascular health outcomes. Persons with obesity are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. As per Towner et al. (2019), physical activity plays a supportive role in improving systolic blood pressure for patients with obesity, which is used as an evidential basis for the second expected outcome.
The third expected outcome is to improve the mental health of persons with obesity. Most obese patients face social and psychological stress as a result of their condition. Lincoln (2019) notes a positive correlation between mental health and physical activity among obese patients. These three outcomes will be used as a basis for evaluation in the EBP project.
Data Collection Tool
A quantitative research design will be used in this EBP project. One of the data collection instruments that will be used in the research is a set of clinical tests, the primary tests being to measure BMI before and after the intervention. Validity describes how accurately a data collection instrument can measure what it was intended to measure (Vakili & Jahangiri, 2018). BMI tests are considered a valid and reliable data collection instrument used to measure the level of adiposity for routine clinical and public health purposes (Olfert et al., 2018). It is easy to apply without necessarily requiring special clinical skills. Since the intervention will be carried out in a community setting, with self-reporting results than having a test that is easy to apply by the participants is crucial for the success of the project.
Statistical Tests for the Project
Given that the research will employ a quantitative design, then the data will be analyzed using quantitative approaches. Descriptive statistics is one of the approaches that will be used, with one of the selected tests being analysis of mean pre and post-intervention. Mean measure the average changes in a given data set. In addition to the mean, a t-test, which is an inferential statistic will be used to evaluate the significant difference between the means of data obtained before and after the intervention. With a t-test, the project will be in a position to assess the extent of change that has resulted from the intervention making it the most suitable data analysis test for the selected research data collection method.
Data Collection Plan
The participants will be tasked to wear a “walk-meter” to track compliance with the prescribed intervention. Their BMI will be measured before the intervention and three months after the intervention. Since the BMI will be self-measured by the participants, some patient education will have to be conducted to ensure that the data collected is accurate. The data will then be sent back via the participants’ phones to the facility’s server for analysis. To further enhance the aspect of accuracy, the participants will be required to send another set of data three days after relaying the first set.
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Strategies if Outcomes Will Not Be Met
If outcomes are not met, the first step will be to evaluate what might have caused the deviation; whether it is the adequacy of the intervention or any other aspect, for example, lack of compliance as prescribed. Depending on the nature of deviation, two strategies can be adopted, the first strategy being to readjust the intervention by eliminating the existing gaps. Another strategy is to implement patient education in case there are compliance issues. The third strategy is to terminate in case the existing gaps cannot be filled.
Plans to Sustain or Terminate the Project
The project intends to lead to long-term management and maintenance of positive health and lifestyle for the targeted patients and by extension the community. Therefore, the ideal result would be to maintain the project leading to a complete lifestyle change, from a sedentary lifestyle to a more active lifestyle for the participants. To do this the exercise regimen will have to be adjusted in collaboration with a fitness expert. Additionally, extensive health promotion and community awareness programs will be done to recruit more people with obesity and overweight into the program. To extend the program, the scope will have to be extended from the African American adults to other racial/ethnic groups, given that obesity affects almost all population groups equally.
To extend the scope, the project will have to bring more stakeholders on board to facilitate the additional cost implications. Based on the evaluation of the project, revisions may require to be made. For the revisions to be successful, collaboration with other professionals, including nutritionists and fitness experts will be required. In the event that the project outcomes seem untenable with the current model of the project even with revisions, then termination of the project will be the only alternative. However, before termination, there will be a formulation of a report detailing the reasons for termination which will then be communicated to stakeholders for proper closure
Conclusion
This paper presents a elaborate evaluation plan for the EBP. It is crucial to have the evaluation plan to inform whether the EBP will be sustained, terminated or revised. The evaluation will depend on the validity and reliability of the data collection instrument, and at the same time data analysis procedures. For this project, the selected design in quantitative, which means that most of the activities will be quantitative in nature,
References
Ballard, A. M., Davis, A., Wong, B., Lyn, R., & Thompson, W. R. (2021). The Effects of Exclusive Walking on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Women with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Health Promotion, 08901171211048135.
Lincoln K. D. (2019). Social stress, obesity, and depression among women: clarifying the role of physical activity. Ethnicity & Health, 24(6), 662–678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2017.1346190
Olfert, M. D., Barr, M. L., Charlier, C. M., Famodu, O. A., Zhou, W., Mathews, A. E., & Colby, S. E. (2018). Self-reported vs. measured height, weight, and BMI in young adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 2216.
Towner, E. K., Kapur, G., Carcone, A. I., Janisse, J., Ellis, D. A., Catherine Jen, K. L., & Naar, S. (2019). Physical Activity as a Predictor of Changes in Systolic Blood Pressure for African-American Adolescents Seeking Treatment for Obesity. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 65(3), 430–432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.04.001
Vakili, M. M., & Jahangiri, N. (2018). Content validity and reliability of the measurement tools in educational, behavioral, and health sciences research. Journal of Medical Education Development, 10(28), 106-118.
Appendix I: APA Writing Checklist
Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.
☒ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
☒ The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☒ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☒ Topic is well defined.
☒ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☒ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the conclusion.
☒ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☒ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
☒ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.
Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
☒ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.
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