pico and background and significance paper with references appendix and evidence table 1
Title page – with Running head
No Abstract page
Body of paper with headings
Introduction – 1st level heading (1/2-1 page)
Background and Significance – 1st level heading (1.5 – 2 pages)
PICO and Research Question – 2nd level heading (1/2-1 Page)
Conclusion – 1st level heading (1/2 page)
References – APA, a minimum of 5 references < 5 years old
Appendix – Table of Evidence with appropriate headings, repeating header, strength of evidence critique, no copy and paste
The headings for the table in the appendix need to include:
Author and year, study title
Theoretical framework (theory used)- if none N/A
Study purpose/Study Design – Why did they conduct this study? Is it a quantitative, qualitative or outcomes study? What is the design?
Sample/Intervention/Outcome – Who was the sample? What was the intervention? What were the outcomes?
Strength of study – What is the level of evidence for this study? What level of evidence chart did you use? Why is it the level you chose?