Critical Review of literature (Quantitative Research)

PICOT QUESTION:

Will Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) patients (P) have better relapse prevention and long-term recovery (O) with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) (I) than patients not on MAT (C)?

Find a quantitative research article related to the topic of your PICOT.  Upload a copy of your article. Do not just post a link to the article.

Address each of these areas: 

• Identifying Information (Journal, Year, Title, Authors)
• Authors qualifications to write the article (credentials, professional affiliations).
• The problem addressed in the study
• The purpose of the study
• The research question (s) (and/or hypothesis) used in the study.
• Review of current and relevant literature (date range, types of studies)
• Sampling procedures
• Design and methods used in the study
• Ethical issues/IRB (informed consent)
• Methods for data collection and analysis. What “tests” were run to analyze data? What software was used in the data analysis process?
• Findings
• Generalizability of findings
• Study limitations
• Contributions to nursing research and practice

Peer-reviewed journals within 5 years of publication