Conceptual Maps and Patient Care

Paper Summary:

The paper summarizes the retrospective cohort study performed on 12,678 patients from 14 Northeastern Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals. The paper discusses the data collection method and variables utilized and reviews the data to identify grouping and clusters. The paper then produces a conceptual map that will assist in the application of research data to the patient care environment.

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Research Study
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From the Paper:

"The study utilized for this paper was a retrospective cohort research study published in Journal of Medical Care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the link between guideline-based depression process measures and subsequent hospitalization (Charbonneau, 2004). This study examined 12,678 participants within 14 VHA medical facilities who have been diagnosed with depression (Charbonneau, 2004). This study evaluated data to locate variations in correlations based on participant's sex, race, age, socio-economic status, co-morbidities and hospitalization history on subsequent hospitalization (Charbonneau, 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Charbonneau, A., Rosen, K., Owen, R., Spiro, A., and Ash, A.S. (2004). Monitoring depression care in search of an accurate quality indicator. Medical Care 42(6), 522 -531.
• Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (2008) The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them. Retrieved August 7, 2009 from http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm

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