Effectiveness

evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy in the management of depression among older adults. In this systematic review, six studies that met the inclusion criteria were included and analyzed. In general, all six studies showed that music therapy is an effective treatment of depressive symptoms for older adults who are 65 years or older with or without dementia. Among four randomized control trials, three studies conducted music therapy was conducted in a group and depicted its effectiveness…

http://search.proquest.com/docview/1433387255?accountid=45049 In this article regarding the impact of multisensory approach, Obaid Sayyed conducts an experiment by reviewing the performance of sixth grade students in mathematics so as to study the effectiveness of multisensory approach on children with disabilities when it comes to learning. The author uses 117 students, splitting them into two groups of 55 (control group) and 62 (experimental group). He then proceeds by measuring the…

would also like to find methods on increasing the evidence based practice use in the clinical practice on my week three. Then I will find out the effectiveness of evidence based practice and how it improves patients’ outcome on my week four. On my fifth week, I will identify the strength and barriers when implementing EBP to ensure its effectiveness. On my sixth week I need to find a strategic plan to improve the adherence of EBP in the clinical settings. On my seventh week, I would like to…

success the Office of Fleet Services has encountered is due to understanding the difference between operational effectiveness and strategy. Operational effectiveness can be defined as performing similar functions as your competitors, meanwhile strategy is described as performing the different activities from rivals or performing the same tasks in different ways. Operational effectiveness is often duplicated by opponents, which requires the organization to endure a strategy that adds value to…

validated. The results of cultural competence training could be interpreted more accurately if validated tools were used. Cultural competency is a wide idea used to describe an assortment of interventions that aimed to enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of healthcare services for individuals from racial/ethnic minorities. To be culturally competent the healthcare experts needs to comprehend his/her own particular world perspectives and those of the patient, while abstaining from…

a. What evaluation tools does your practicum agency use to evaluate the effectiveness of its interventions? Does your agency modify its strategies based on the results of the evaluations? Family Focus evaluates the effectiveness of its interventions using the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale (NCFAS). The NCFAS is a quantitative evaluation that is completed at the beginning of each case, every six months thereafter, and at the end of the case with input from the client and the staff member…

Moreover, I have learned that by agreeing or supporting other team members input, does not result in improved effectiveness of the team. It is by asking probing questions or providing improvement suggestions that improve the effectiveness of the team. This can be achieved by using the 5 why’s techniques, which can help get deeper into understanding the problem. As, this technique clarifies the problem under discussion by…

Topiramate has been a good option for migraine prevention. I am going to evaluate the effectiveness of topiramate in the prevention of migraines by looking at randomized control trials that have studied the effectiveness of topiramate by itself and one that compared topiramate and amitriptyline alone and in combination with for migraine prevention alongside the guideline. In a study designed to test the effectiveness of topiramate…

Summary Main Points of Articles: The article Teacher Evaluation and the Problem of Professional Development examines professional development and its relationship to teacher evaluations. Smylie (2014) focuses his inquiry on two significant issues: the “weak link problem” and the “weak quality problem”. He identifies the weak link problem as the link between teacher evaluations and the lack of professional development opportunities provided to educators by schools and districts. The weak…

introduced an iPad trial to demonstrate the effectiveness of iPads and hence mobile technology as an educational medium. However, the trial only takes into consideration a small sample size (11 teachers and 116 students) and is thus not indicative of the actual effectiveness of the iPad as an educational tool in schools. Additionally, it does not help to support his main argument that the Cloud will be the future of technology in education. Even though the effectiveness of the evidence provided…