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¶ … search I intended to use various keyword searches in order to find the relevant literature regarding how lifestyle modification compared to no modification in liver transplant patients, with a view to the impact on quality of life over 4 months post-operation. I was utilizing an intervention PICO and the reviews that I deemed relevant were systematic, reviews with meta-analysis of randomized control trials, case control studies, qualitative studies, and articles in which expert opinion was pronounced. Thus the purpose of these searches was to find literature which represented the extent of academic work on the subject in recent years.
Purpose Statement Likewise, Embase also requires a subscription, but its database is significantly larger than most and it is daily updated to ensure the latest in research information.
The purpose of this review was to discover primary sources in various databases such as Medline, Cinahl, Embase, PsychINFO, and PubMed. Secondary sources were also targeted using Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Medline was utilized primarily because it is a well-known database, free to use, and has comprehensive summaries built into web-based browser viewing. Focused searches provide relevant match criteria and the articles may be accessed with an abstract posted for reading. The site is frequently updated and reviewed. The only weakness of the site is that it does not cover journals from around the world.
PsychINFO serves as a psychology literature index, with roughly 34 million articles, books and dissertations. It is made available by the American Psychology Association. Its main weakness is that it is subscriber-based and its journals include generated searches that date all the way back to the 1950s and in some cases to the 1800s.
PubMed contains nearly 20 million citations and even more journals, and provides information on nursing, biomedical, dentistry, and pharmacy. It is free and houses some of the oldest evidence-based research.
Key Word Searches
Key word searches included various phrases such as "post liver transplant patient," "post-operative liver transplant patient," "change in diet," "nutrient levels," "quality of life," and any combination of the aforementioned among other similarly worded combinations of key words. Key words were culled from various commonalities among primary reading at the beginning of this research.
PICO
The PICO searches were generated using combinations of "post liver…
Key word searches included various phrases such as "post liver transplant patient," "post-operative liver transplant patient," "change in diet," "nutrient levels," "quality of life," and any combination of the aforementioned among other similarly worded combinations of key words. Key words were culled from various commonalities among primary reading at the beginning of this research.
PICO
The PICO searches were generated using combinations of "post liver transplant patient" and "life style modification" and "quality of life" and various combinations with results being works such as Masala et al. (2012) study entitled "Quality of life and physical activity in liver transplantation patients: results of a case-control study in Italy." This article was helpful in pointing the way to other articles as it also contained key words that would later be used to generate further results in the search engines and databases mentioned above.
Slave Narrative and Black Autobiography - Richard Wright's "Black Boy" and James Weldon Johnson's Autobiography The slave narrative maintains a unique station in modern literature. Unlike any other body of literature, it provides us with a first-hand account of institutional racially-motivated human bondage in an ostensibly democratic society. As a reflection on the author, these narratives were the first expression of humanity by a group of people in a society where
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Decreased Usage of Nuclear Energy: Qualitative-Content Analysis ADissertation Presentedusing the Qualitative Content-Analysis inPartial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor ofManagement in Environmental and Social Sustainability Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan Caroline WesterhofPH-D Chair Dr. Daphne DeporresPH-D Committee Member Dr. Steven Munkeby, PH-D Committee Member Date Approved Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan, 2016 A qualitative content analysis will be conducted to explore the phenomenon of decreased usage of nuclear energy at a time when global climate change indicates the
Decreased Usage of Nuclear Energy: A Qualitative Content Analysis A Dissertation Presented using the Qualitative Content-Analysis Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan Christina Anastasia PH-D, Chair [Committee Name], [Degree], Committee Member [Committee Name], [Degree], Committee Member Date Approved Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan, 2016 A qualitative content analysis will be conducted to explore the phenomenon of decreased usage of nuclear energy at a time when global climate change indicates the need for increased usage of nuclear energy. Qualitative analysis involves obtained
Decreased Usage of Nuclear Energy: A Qualitative Content Analysis A Dissertation Presented using the Qualitative Content-Analysis Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan Christina Anastasia PH-D, Chair [Committee Name], [Degree], Committee Member [Committee Name], [Degree], Committee Member Date Approved Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan, 2016 This research proposal explores the phenomenon of decreased usage of nuclear energy at a time when global climate change indicates the need for increased usage of nuclear energy. First, nuclear energy is declining in its share of
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