Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources
As care approaches tend towards patient-centeredness and the pursuit of quality and safe healthcare heightens, evidence-based practice remains central to these advances. These approaches utilize the best available evidence in the literature and incorporate them into care processes. Evidence-based practice (EBP) models provide a systematic framework for the rapid and appropriate integration of new research into current practice. This paper details the criteria for ascertaining the credibility of resources utilizable in managing long-term complications of diabetes and the relevance of these resources in diabetic care. It will also outline the importance of incorporating evidence using EBP models.
Description of the Chosen Clinical Diagnosis
Long-term complications of diabetes are one of the key disturbing healthcare issues of diabetes management. These complications have been implicated in human suffering, deterioration in the quality of life of diabetic patients, and escalated costs of managing the disease. Current approaches in managing long-term complications target prevention through aggressive diabetic control and early detection of these complications to minimize their effects on individuals (Liu et al., 2022). Evidence-based approaches in diabetes management inform effective management strategies that improve clinical outcomes for patients with the disease. These approaches may considerably lower the incidence of diabetic complications and, therefore, prolong these patients’ lives (Valencia & Dols, 2021). Various resources on comprehensive diabetic care outline interventions for managing these complications, reinforcing their significance in care processes.
Criteria Considered when Determining Credibility of Resources
The CRAAP model provides a valuable evaluation tool for determining the credibility of resources such as journal articles and websites. The criteria outlined in this model are currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, and purpose. Currency details the timelines of the information presented in the article. For a source to meet the credibility criteria, it must have been produced recently to inform the most current best practices in healthcare. Relevancy, conversely, defines the significance of the information found in various sources to the field of study. Next, authority defines the source of information. This provision distinguishes high-quality sources from sources whose standards are not ascertainable. Accuracy is another criterion that defines how truthful or correct the information in articles or other sources is, while purpose is why the information exists. Whereas accuracy points to the validity of the information and interrogates who may have come up with the information, purpose interrogates their intentions for availing it. The purpose will point at the need for that information in healthcare practice. Accordingly, all these criteria should be met before including a source for EBP.