Assignment title: Information


For this essay you will be required to use the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) model as a framework to address a specific health issue relevant to your discipline. Develop your PICO question based on ONE of the following scenarios: Scenario 1 Joel, a 28 year old primary school teacher, is a keen runner and has fallen and injured his right knee, tearing his medial meniscus. After visiting an orthopedic specialist, he is informed that an arthroscopy of his affected knee is the best option. Given Joel is keen to resume training, he books into to have the surgery as a day procedure under general anesthesia the following week. Joel currently takes several complementary medicines (e.g. ginseng, valerian & gingko biloba) and has done so for 18 months, on the advice of a naturopath. He is unsure whether or not his use of complementary medicines may increase risks associated with surgery and or anesthesia. Scenario 2 Susan, a 22 year old art student, visited her GP clinic with symptoms of urinary frequency, dysuria, lower flank pain and shivering. Her doctor performed several examinations, including a routine urinalysis and concluded that a urinary infection was the most likely cause of her symptoms. Susan provided a mid-stream urine (MSU) test for her GP and was prescribed a course of oral antibiotics. Susan has suffered a previous urinary infection several months ago, and after taking the prescribed antibiotics developed thrush. While resting at home that evening, Susan reads on the internet about cranberry juice being used to treat urinary tract infections and is now considering whether or not to discontinue her antibiotics, as she does not want to develop thrush again. Scenario 3 Jenny is a newly-qualified health care professional who has cared for people with depression in a variety of different health care settings. Jenny understands that interventions for depression may include medical interventions, psychological interventions, and complementary and lifestyle interventions. Jenny is currently working in an acute geriatric medical ward and has noticed that a lot of patients are being treated for depression. Jenny is an accomplished guitarist and singer and would like to introduce music therapy to her ward. However, before submitting her proposal to the unit manager Jenny would like to investigate whether music therapy would be more effective than antidepressant medications for her patients. Instructions: This task should be submitted as a scholarly paper Please refer to the HLSC122 Unit Outline for details concerning this task: a. Instructions pp. 13-14 b. Marking criteria pp.15-16 c. LEO My Assessment Block > Resources for Assessment Tasks