Problem
Use the article: Fucile, S., Gisel, E.G., Lau, C. (2005). Effect of an oral stimulation program on sucking skill maturation on preterm infants. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 47, 158-162. to answer the following questions below.
I. What was the purpose of the study?
II. Where did this study occur? Identify the name of the clinical unit, facility, city, and state.
III. Look up something about this clinical unit and facility (on the internet) and write down one (brief) interesting fact.
IV. Inclusion criteria are traits that research subjects must have in order to participate in a study. Identify the inclusion criteria for this study.
V. Exclusion criteria are traits/conditions that research subjects cannot have. Candidates who have these traits will not be allowed to participate. Identify the exclusion criteria for this study. (Tip: read the Method Section carefully and discriminate between traits that would include a subject and traits that would exclude a baby from participating.
VI. What intervention did the experimental group receive?
VII. What intervention did the control group receive?
VIII. i. Was the experimental group statistically the same as the control group?
ii. How do you know?
IX. What is NIDCAP? Look up something about NIDCAP and write down one (brief) interesting fact.
X. Is this study single factor or multi-factor?
XI. What is the independent variable in this study?
XII. What is the dependent variable(s)?
XIII. When was the outcome data collected?