Literature Review

This assignment is a narrative literature review. Aim to answer the set question below
1. Which interventions are most effective for reducing the onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in emergency services workers?

Aim to answer the set question above for suitable high-quality literature (peer reviewed articles ; all articles dated from 2010; all articles included in thematic analysis were from peer-reviewed journals and reports of primary or secondary research.
FORMAT

This assignment will consist of six sections: introduction, background information, methods, themes, summary and conclusion, and appendix.

Introduction: Write a brief overview of the issue or question selected and introduce what the reader can expect to read about in the literature review that follows.

Background information: This section describes the background to the question or problem that is being answered by this review. Relevant information here might include definitions of specific terms, contextual information such as statistics on the size of the problem and who is affected by the problem, a description of the condition or health risk factor, a description of the health policy response, and any other general information to help the reader understand the significance of the literature being reviewed.

Methods: This section describes two methods – how the literature was selected and how the findings from that literature were analysed. Information here will include the search terms used, where you searched (e.g. findit@flinders or Google Scholar in findit@flinders), and what limits were applied (e.g. year range). It will also briefly explain how the evidence was analysed.

Findings: This section is critical and will be the largest section of the assignment. After collating all of the evidence gathered in the summary table, analyse the findings into themes that attempt to answer the question posed. This section is where you describe what you found in order to answer the question.

Summary and conclusion: Summarise the themes you identified and draw a conclusion that answers the question. This conclusion might indicate that the evidence sourced is inconclusive for answering the question or strongly supports the outcome.

Appendix: Summary table

Word limit: 1500 words, where in-text referencing and the reference list are not counted

MINIMUM CONTENT
REFERENCES
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Introduction
Brief overview of the question and a clear outline of what the review will cover.

Drawn from references in other sections
10% or 150 words
Background information
Relevant background information, such as relevant definitions, general outline of key aspects relevant to the question.

Minimum of three primary sources
15% or 200 words
Methods
Describe how the literature was selected. Also explain how the evidence was analysed into meaningful themes.

Minimum of one primary source on thematic analysis
10% or 150 words
Findings
(organised into themes)
Describe each theme, building a logical argument to answer the question.

Minimum of eight primary sources (research articles)
50% or 750 words
Summary and conclusion
Summarise the findings (themes) and draw a conclusion by answering the question. Do not introduce new information in this section.

Draw on references in previous sections and do not introduce new sources in this section
15% or 250 words
Appendix : Copy this completed Summary Table and paste it into your literature review after the reference list. Identify it as the appendix.

Full reference
Research design (what type of study)
Participants (who were the participants)
Main findings (more details are better than few details)
Potential theme(s) for answering the question
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Summary table for collating findings of research articles.

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