I need help finding articles to breakdown for my statistics class. I need to break down 2 articles that use quantitative research. It is for my GCU HLT362V course for the nursing program. Every article I come across does not seem to fit the criteria. Here is an example template that will show the things I am looking for.

Article Analysis: Example 2

Article Citation and Permalink

Utens, C. M. A., Goossens, L. M. A., van Schayck, O. C. P., Rutten-van Mlken, M. P. M. H., van Litsenburg, W., Janssen, A., ... Smeenk, F. W. J. M. (2013). Patient preference and satisfaction in hospital-at-home and usual hospital care for COPD exacerbations: Results of a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 1537-1549. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.006

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23582671

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PointDescription

Broad Topic Area/TitleThe differences in preference and satisfaction based upon hospital care location for COPD exacerbations.

Define HypothesesHypothesis not stated.Below is an example from the study:

H0:There is no difference in satisfaction levels based upon treatment location.

H1: There is a difference in satisfaction levels based upon treatment locations.

Define Variables and Types of Data for Variables

Treatment Location - categorical - "home treatment" and "hospital treatment"

Satisfaction - Ordinal Scale (1-5)

Preference - categorical "home treatment" and "hospital treatment"

Population of Interest for the Study

COPD exacerbation patients from five hospitals and three home care organizations

Sample

139 patients

69 from the usual hospital care group

70 from the early assisted discharge care group

Sampling Method

Mixed methods; quantitative was randomized sampling

How Were Data Collected?

A questionnaire with both open-ended questions and questions with a scale of 1-5 (p. 1539)