Article Analysis and Evaluation of Research Ethics

Article Analysis and Evaluation of Research Ethics
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Metzger L.M. (2017) Are Patients Satisfied with Telehealth in Home Health Care? A Quantitative Research Study in Congestive Heart Failure Patients. SM Gerontol Geriatr Res.; 1(2): 1009.

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Are Patients Satisfied with Telehealth in Home Health Care? A Quantitative Research Study in Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Problem Statement
(What is the problem research is addressing?)

The high prevalence rate of heart failure combined with high-cost care and poor self-management creates a challenging issue, especially in people living in the community. By applying evidence-based knowledge to home health care delivery, telehealth in-home care demonstrates the patient's comfort level using an electronic device when the nurse cannot be there. In examining patient satisfaction, one can gain insight into patients' perception of a telemonitoring device to symbolic interactionism and theorize that telehealthcare is not a barrier to a patient's comfort level with home care services.

Purpose Statement
(What is the purpose of the study?)

The specific purpose of this research is to examine the use of telehealth in-home health care as it relates to patient satisfaction of home health care for participants with heart failure.

Research Questions
(What questions does the research seek to answer?)

What is the difference in patient satisfaction for patients using either telehealth vs. usual home health services in patients diagnosed with heart failure after removing the effect of age, gender, prior home health services, and living alone status?

Define Hypothesis
(Or state the correct hypothesis based upon variables used)

Hypothesis: Patients with TELE services are as satisfied or more satisfied with care when compared to patients receiving UHH.

Identify Dependent and Independent Variables and Type of Data for the Variables

Independent variable - Telehealth home health services (TELE)
The dependent variable - Patient satisfaction, an ordinal variable
Patient satisfaction - Ordinal variable
Telehealth home health services (TELE) – Nominal Variable

Population of Interest for Study

Adult patients with heart failure receiving home health care

Sample

A sample of Eighty-six participants between 59 and 99 years was used.

Sampling Method

Convenience sampling Method

Identify Data Collection
Identify how data were collected.

A questionnaire was used to determine the difference in patient satisfaction scores between patients using usual home health care or telehealth home health care.

Summarize Data Collection Approach

There were two questionnaire instruments, including the first instrument of four self-report, demo...