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A research critique is a critical evaluation or appraisal of a research report. It is a systematic, unprejudiced, careful assessment of all aspects of a study to judge the merits, limitations, meaning and significance based on previous research experience and knowledge of the topic and the conclusion is relevant and applicable to the evidence-based practice (Grove, Gray & Barns, 2015). The reason for writing this critique was to assess my analytical skills in critiquing research articles and honing my skills in APA format. The first study by Peltzer, Domain, and Teel, (2014) was to explore the lived experiences, including spiritual and self-care practices of young women of African-American descent infected with HIV. The second study by Swinney …show more content…

The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experience of being a young African-American woman with HIV infection, how the affected woman defines spirituality and how spirituality may be incorporated into her everyday life while living with HIV infection, and how she defines and practices self-care in the context of living with HIV infection. Understanding the lived experiences is important for development of holistic, culturally appropriate nursing interventions that will optimize the overall health of young African-American women with HIV infection. (Peltzer, Domain & Teel, 2014). The research design was that of a qualitative review. The methodology was a “Heideggerian hermeneutical phenomenology” (Peltzer, Domain & Teel, 2014). The primary variables were African-American women infected with HIV. The sample was eleven African-American women infected with HIV age 18-35. They were citizens of the United States and were able to write and read English fluently. Eight of the eleven women were interviewed in their homes, two chose to be interviewed in a library in a private room, and the last one chose to be interviewed in a small room in the School of Nursing. The eleven women in the study had a general characterization of their life’s experiences and called it Infected Lives (Peltzer, Domain & Teel, 2014). This generalization encompassed four themes: Living Alone with HIV, Living with Unresolved Conflicts, Living with Multiple Layers of Betrayal, and Living in the Everydayness of HIV. Being diagnosed with HIV is life-changing because of its

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