Qualitative Appraisal

Evidence-based practice has informed healthcare professionals to ask clinical questions and inform clinical practice (Rebar & Gersch, 2015, p. 11). The authors conducted an evidence-based research study to determine the effectiveness of telephone-based peer support (TBPS) for postpartum depression (PPD) up to two years after delivery. The primary goal for this paper is to synthesize and critically analyze the article. Therefore, nursing research knowledge is used to summarize and critique the article: problem and purpose; literature review; sampling; ethical considerations; research design; results and conclusion; and strengths and weaknesses.

The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of a quantitative article using Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt’s (2015) rapid critical appraisal (RCA) for a randomized clinical trial. Topics included are the validity of the research, results of the research and how the information can be applied to the clinical care of my own patient population.

Quantitative and qualitative research studies are both significant in nursing. In this paper, I will be critiquing two articles using both approaches. Using Walden’s database system, the articles will be located and compared to one another. After this assignment, I hope to gain a better understanding if critiquing research articles.

Qualitative research can often be labelled as biased and anecdotal however Anderson (2010) argues that when carried out rigorously it can be unbiased, in-depth and creditable, in fact becoming a leading research method for evidence based nursing. White (2006) explains that when the research is based on people’s perceptions then qualitative research is appropriate, it aids in developing an understanding for peoples understanding, feelings values and opinions. Qualitative research seeks to develop explanations for social trends/events, thus encouraging detail and depth whilst creating openness (Bamberger, 2000). In addition IVONNE (2004) reasons that qualitative research gives brand new insights by providing differing ideas on current practices. On the other hand, Abawl (2008) highlights that data collection can be very time consuming, open to interpretation and consequently influenced by researcher bias.

The lesson and case studies presented for evaluation was a great learning exercise. A better understanding of how to interpret data was gained. Also, weighing the clinical significance versus the statistical significance to show relevance is invaluable. All research is not quality research and one must be equipped to recognize bias, threats to validity and proper population representation. Moreover, critiquing the credibility of a study is essential to the health care advances.

For girls, everything changes after they start paying attention to make up and clothing. Every girl growing up especially their transition from being in Middle school to High school, change their lifestyle routine where as their mothers would use to lay out their clothes to them to them having to pick clothes out for school every morning. But when you reach that age, girls always have a place in their body they aren’t proud of or ashamed of. Magazines from big companies like, Seventeen, Girl’s Life, etc. that feature many young models and celebrities who are around their age with the perfect body shape and face which leads to lots of girls to know that they aren’t happy with their body. Article: Social Comparisons, Reflected Appraisals, and

The stated purpose of the article was to evaluate not only pain control in adolescents who underwent a spinal fusion, but also the emotional/psychological and physical affect it had on them. Another stated purpose was to uncover the pre-operation education and preparedness for the surgery. Is it enough to prepare

Critical Appraisal skills program (CASP) will be defined and will be later use to critically appraise the research mentioned above. The importance of evidence based (EBP) in healthcare settings would be briefly explained. Lastly validity, strength and weakness of the study would be looked into and to conclude if it’s or not fair enough to be used or modified services to patients and service users in care settings.

The critical appraisal process is implemented to examine the reliability and validity of a research study by evaluating relevance in practice and how to improve the quality of medical care. The focus of this assignment is to critically appraise the article The lived experience of parents and guardians providing care for child transplant recipients by focusing on the study methods, design, sample, data collection, and findings to measure significance of execution in the clinical setting. According to Williams, Eilers, Heermann, & Smith (2012), with a statistical increase in children living “normally” post transplant, there lies a demand to understand the reality of patient’s and family’s experiences and potential stressors presented throughout this financially, physically, and emotionally taxing process.

In my opinion, the rapid critical appraisal (RCA) process was not rapid. It was a process requiring considerable effort and time. Though tedious, the RCA process helped me to stay focused, analyze in depth information about the studies, and select most relevant articles that would be beneficial in answering the PICOT question and appropriate for my evidence based practice(EBP) proposal. According to Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2015), RCA is one of the key components to the evidence-based practice process. It helps to evaluate the validity, reliability, and applicability of a research article.

I choose “Developing an Information Literacy Workshop to Improve Evidence-Based Practice Among Nurse Practitioner Students” to summarize for this forum. The presentation was a discussion presented by Antiqua Smart on a scholarly practice project study. The purpose of the study was to develop and implement a workshop to improve Nurse Practitioner (NP) students in critical appraisal skills and clinical decision-making skills in support of Evidence Bases Practice (EBP) during clinical practicum experience and beyond (Smart, 2014).

Question one of Module two asks us to look at what type of study a therapist should use when initially looking to answer a clinical question. The therapist should first look to the highest level of evidence, which is a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Systematic reviews look at the research of several studies in order to draw a conclusion. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials is the highest level of evidence, because it is effective in reducing the potential bias and random errors of an individual study. While the advantages of a systematic review may be to reduce bias and random error, there are also a few disadvantages to this particular practice. For instance, the process of creating a systematic review is

In this set of materials, the article brings three hypotheses to explain the decline of population of the yellow cedar which is common in northwestern North America; however, the speaker is in disagreement with whatever the author mentions.

To identify the type of study, the algorithm for classifying quantitative experimental and observational study designs developed by NICE was used (Appendix B). An important part of conducting a systematic literature review is the critical appraisal stage of the methodology. Due to the ease of publication in this technological age, there are numerous research papers that lack quality in choice and use of methodology and so their results and conclusions are considered less valid. When conducting a systematic literature review, one of the aims is to review papers and critically appraise them of their quality, so that in which the methods that are applied to generate and summarise data are reviewed to assess in methodologic quality, the risk of bias in results, and the robustness of the conclusions. Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness and its value and relevance in a particular context. It is an essential part of evidence-based medicine because in which allow researchers and clinicians find and use research evidence reliably, efficiently and

I think your approach for your study is great Karrisah. The quantitative study is definitely fits your clinical question (reduction of breast cancer in women at an increased risk) since you are trying to discover a new approach and reinforced the importance of early screening and detection. I agree that the questionnaire would be the best way to do that! Remember, the purpose of clinical research is to generate and increase knowledge useful for future patients, and promote the well-being of patients.