What Intervention Is Most Effective for Patients with Schizophrenia Who Have Poor ADL’s and Have a Long-Term Goal of Independent Housing?

3 sources were picked out and approved by professor – attachments include these 3 sources.

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the following sources are meant for reference of course required readings:

Bradshaw, W. (2003). Use of single-system research to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatment of schizophrenia.  British Journal of Social Work, 33 (7), 885-899.

Gallagher-Thompson, D. & Coon, D.W. (2007).  Evidence-based psychological treatments for distress in family caregivers of older adults. Psychology and Aging, 22 (1), 37-51.

Gambrill, E. (2006). Evidence-based practice and policy: Choices ahead. Research on Social Work Practice, 16(3), 338-357.

Gossett, M. & Weinman, M.L. (2007).  Evidence-based practice and social work: An illustration of the steps involved.  Health and Social Work, 32 (2), 147-150.

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The goal of this next assignment is to help you develop your skills for critiquing the METHODOLOGICAL RIGOR of empirical studies.

First, re-state the EIP question that you presented in your Step 1 assignment (or its revised version on the basis of the feedback to your first assignment). This assignment builds on the previous assignment.

Use electronic databases/resources to search for studies that provide empirical evidence to inform your EIP question. The articles you select from your electronic search must be peer-reviewed journal articles. (Please note: you will be required to submit your three articles for instructor approval prior to submitting the full assignment.) 

Please closely follow the outline below: 

• Give the APA citation correctly.
• Identify the purpose of the study and briefly (4-5 sentences) summarize in your own words the method including design (e.g. case study, randomized clinical trial, systematic review, etc.), sampling strategy and sample type and size, measurement (including the type of instrument, type and number of items, validity and reliability) and data analysis (i.e. which strategies, such as statistical test or content analysis were used to draw conclusions from the data regarding the research question/s). Report relevant empirical finding/s as it relates to your practice question. (Do NOT include all the findings; only those relevant to your question). You are encouraged to use the structure of abstracts in journals as a template for presenting a concise summary of the study.
• Critically appraise this evidence, using criteria you are learning in this course. Evaluate the rigor of the evidence-based on aspects such as validity and reliability of measurements, appropriateness of design for the question, sample and data collection strategies. You are expected to address data analysis strategies just to the degree that you learned about them in the foundation research class (i.e. chi-square, t-test and correlations). Some of the studies may have used more complex statistical analysis about which you did not learn and you are not expected to critique those. Identify at least one strength and one weakness of each article using the criteria for appraising research studies found in class readings and discussed in class. Justify your evaluation, i.e. explain WHY you see these attributes as a weakness or a strength, citing course readings to support your critique.
• Discuss the applicability of the evidence that you were able to find to the practice situation/problem area that you described in your initial Step 1 paper. How well might this research knowledge be transferred to your individual client or client system or practice area? How could it be adapted to be more applicable?

• The main goal of this assignment is to demonstrate your critical view of each study’s methodology. This focus should be reflected in the weight (and space) you dedicate to your critique. While an accurate and specific description of each study is important, it needs to be concise while the critique should be elaborate.
• Focus on addressing the specific questions identified in the assignment. Do not attempt to write a literature review. Focus on answering the specific questions in the assignment outline.