Journal Article summaries

Journal Article Summaries Due Date: April 10, 2021

Purpose: The purpose of these journal article summaries is to help you understand how epidemiological research is conducted and reported in healthcare. You will be asked to find and read three (3) peer-reviewed articles from three different study designs, two that are observational studies and one that is an experimental study design. The observational study designs are ecological, case-control, and cohort. The experimental study designs are RCT, parallel, community trials, factorial designs, therapeutic or preventive trials. You may not use any of the studies that have been used in the book as case studies or as examples.

Skills: The purpose of the journal article summaries is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in Healthcare Administrator. • Understanding basic disciplinary knowledge and research methods/tools • Applying basic disciplinary knowledge and research methods to summarize peer-

reviewed journal articles • Analyzing • Synthesizing • Creating a summary to provide a brief overview of the topic/study

Knowledge: This assignment will help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline: • Understanding the different types of epidemiologic studies that are employed in

healthcare.

Task: You will complete three (3) journal article summaries and submit your completed summaries in the designated assignment folders in D2L. You will report out your summaries in the in-class meeting. • Find and read three (3) peer-reviewed articles from three different study designs:

Two (2) Observational studies and one (1) Experimental study • Journal article selection criteria: Please read the following to assure that you have

selected a correct article to summarize. o Each article should be a peer-reviewed journal article that utilizes a specific

study design. o When selecting a journal article, READ the entire journal article, not just the

abstract. READ the article a few times, as you may find that the article you selected may not match the study design you chose. When you have found an appropriate journal article, again, READ the entire article a few times so that you understand what this article is all about.

o Article must have been written within the last 10 years (2011 – 2021). o Unacceptable journal articles include meta-analysis, literature review,

summary review, a report, or an editorial • Submit each of the journal articles • Each summary will be on a separate page. You will have three separate

submissions • Every summary should be one-page in length • Every summary will be two - three paragraphs long • Format for each summary. Follow these directions

o All summaries shall be typed o Typeset: Times New Roman, 12-point Font o Paragraph spacing: 1.5 or double-spaced o Header: Use the three (3) section header.

 To find the Header formatting tool: In word, go to Insert – Header- use drop down, find the Blank (Three Columns) and click on this to insert this header format. Make sure that your header is in Times New Roman typeset and 12-point font. (Usually the default is Calibri, 11-point font, so make sure you change this font)

 This header should be on all three of your summaries. The following goes at the top of the page under header:

Your Name HCMG 6500 Article Summary

o At the top of your page, you will provide the journal article information in the following APA format:  Journal article: Author(s). (Year of publication). Article Title. Journal

name, volume, number, pages, DOI. *Make sure this is in APA 6th format.

 Example: Yeager, V. A., Ferdinand, J. D., Beitsch, M.D., & Menachemi, N. (2015). Local Public Health Department Characteristics Associated with Likelihood to Participate in National Accreditation. Am J Public Health, 105(8), 1653-1659. doi 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302503

o Hit enter, then start typing your summary

o Paragraph 1 & 2: Summarize the article. This should be one-two paragraphs. Please refer to the articles that are in D2L regarding how to summarize an article.

o Paragraph 3: What did you learn from this study? Provide a few sentences of what you learned when reading this study that you did not know before reading this study. This should be your last paragraph. Begin this paragraph by stating the following: What I learned from this study is...

Criteria for Success: To be successful in writing these summaries, follow all the directions above. Your papers will be graded based on following the directions, using proper grammar, and summarizing the information in your own words, as well as turning in a copy or a link to the journal articles.

To assist you in writing up the summaries, there are three handouts in D2L. Read these before beginning to write the summary. Students who have read and reviewed these handouts received better grades than those who chose not to follow the directions and

did not read these handouts. The articles are: o How to Write a Summary o Summarizing a Research Article o How to Summarize a Research Article

Remember: Do not quote directly form the article, instead, summarize in your own words what the author(s) have stated in the article. NOTE: Turnitin will be utilized to detect plagiarism. A grade of a zero (0) will be awarded for any plagiarized papers.