Evidence-based practice is important to clinicians when providing care but how do we know that the evidence used to manage our practices is validated and will provide the quality we seek? How does one determine if the information available is truly best practices and evidence-based? When searching for information regarding a certain subject, one must be able to sift through the mountain of data and conclude if the report given by the research is true and valid. Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2015) emphasize that critical appraisal of the evidence is crucial when applying evidence-based practice (p. 13), the authors include a checklist for qualitative evidence (p. 548-549).
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(2016) sought through a qualitative analysis to discover the perceptions of persons ages 17-25, classifying this age group as emerging adults, who were recovering from substance abuse and had a concurrent mental health disorder regarding the achievement of adulthood. Goodman et al. provide a brief review of literature findings reporting previous researchers have identified the needs of emerging adults differ from those who have reached adulthood. Citing several other works (Adams, Knopf, & Park, 2014; Satre, Mertens, Arean, & Weisner, 2003, 2004; Smith, Godley, & Dennis, 2011), Goodman et al. report the need for increased understanding of emerging adults related to lack of engagement in treatment and having the poorest outcomes when this chronological age group is compared with other age groups. Thoughts such as lack of psychosocial maturity, a deficiency of treatment providers considering the developmental needs of this age group and limited availability of best practice guidelines are also included in the literature review by Goodman et al. as support for this …show more content…
The data analysis was obtained from the results of the interview and presented through themes identified with multiple comments from the participants included in the article. The including of the participant’s comments draws the reader into the identified themes and allows the reader an understanding of the completeness of the data. Hearing what the participants say helps one to identify with these young persons regarding their true needs for full recovery from substance
To provide a rapid critical appraisal for the article, Youth …show more content…
(2016) sought through a qualitative analysis to discover the perceptions of persons ages 17-25, classifying this age group as emerging adults, who were recovering from substance abuse and had a concurrent mental health disorder regarding the achievement of adulthood. Goodman et al. provide a brief review of literature findings reporting previous researchers have identified the needs of emerging adults differ from those who have reached adulthood. Citing several other works (Adams, Knopf, & Park, 2014; Satre, Mertens, Arean, & Weisner, 2003, 2004; Smith, Godley, & Dennis, 2011), Goodman et al. report the need for increased understanding of emerging adults related to lack of engagement in treatment and having the poorest outcomes when this chronological age group is compared with other age groups. Thoughts such as lack of psychosocial maturity, a deficiency of treatment providers considering the developmental needs of this age group and limited availability of best practice guidelines are also included in the literature review by Goodman et al. as support for this …show more content…
The data analysis was obtained from the results of the interview and presented through themes identified with multiple comments from the participants included in the article. The including of the participant’s comments draws the reader into the identified themes and allows the reader an understanding of the completeness of the data. Hearing what the participants say helps one to identify with these young persons regarding their true needs for full recovery from substance