you have an opportunity to perform an assessment of the qualitative and quantitative analytical methods reported in two supplied articles from the healthcare literature (linked in Resources). This assignment parallels and complements the literature critique skill set you began to develop in NHS8060. Use the resources provided as well as course readings to complete your assignment.
For each of the articles, submit a separate 3–4 page paper in which you:
Describe and critique the recruitment and sampling approach used for the study described in the paper.
Describe and critique the adequacy of the sample size.
Describe and critique the interpretative (for the qualitative article by Umaña–Â�Taylor and Bámaca) and statistical (for the quantitative article by Shahnazi et al.) testing approaches.
Describe the study results.
Interpret the practical health care implications.
Suggest methodological limitations related to the statistical or analytical methods of the study.
For critiquing the quality of analytical methods in quantitative articles, complete the following:
Read Coughlan, Cronin, and Ryan’s 2007 article, “Step-By-Step Guide to Critiquing Research. Part 1 – Quantitative Research,” from British Journal of Nursing, volume 16, issue 11, pages 658–663.
Review the Capella video, The Value of a Research Critique to Translate Evidence Into Practice, linked in Resources.
For critiquing the quality of analytical methods in qualitative articles, complete the following:
Read Ryan, Coughlan, and Cronin’s 2007 article,”Step-By-Step Guide to Critiquing Research. Part 2 – Qualitative Research,” from British Journal of Nursing, volume 16, issue 12, pages 738–744.
Read the CASP Qualitative Checklist on the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Web site (also linked in Resources).
WRITER see all links as resources:
