EBP Model Summary

An EBP model, the Stetler model, can help change patient outcomes regarding prenatal depression (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2015). In the preparation phase, researchers must consider patient preferences and clinician skills. They must determine prenatal depression as a priority in patient care and establish outcomes they want to achieve. In the validation phase, researchers must strongly recommend yoga with good evidence that it can decrease depressive symptoms. The four RCTs synthesized in this paper validate the advantages of yoga in reducing the symptoms of depression. In the synthesis and decision phase, the use of the RCT appraisal checklist to list the strengths and weaknesses is needed to determine if a change in practice is feasible.