Nursing

Please note that the following information contained in this CINAHL Complete video is outdated and no longer relevant:

1. The video mentions the requirement to attach a PDF copy of your article to your assignment. This is no longer the case due to database licensing restrictions. Please provide the Permalink instead.

2. The video instructs you to include the Permalink in your reference since there is no DOI for the example provided - this information was based on APA 6th ed. For this assignment, please include the Permalink regardless of whether or not there is a DOI (don't include the DOI if there is one). This will allow your instructors to retrieve the article.

Primary Research Activity - Discussion

Which of these two article abstracts is an example of primary research?

1. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Chair Yoga on Pain and Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis
2. Effects of Exercise Interventions on Depressive Symptoms Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review

Helpful Resources

• Reading Strategies for Journal Articles (Writing @ Conestoga)
• Types of Clinical Study Designs (Georgia State University Library)
• Identifying the best research design to fit the question. Part 1: quantitative designs (Evidence-Based Nursing 1999 2(1), 4-6)
• Identifying the best research design to fit the question. Part 2: qualitative designs. (Evidence-Based Nursing 1999 2(2), 36-37)