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QuantitativeCritique.docxQuantitative Research Critique
The purpose of this assignment is to provide students an opportunity to 1) critique a quantitative research article; and 2) make a decision regarding the quality of the evidence for use in practice.
Step 1: Read Ksiazek, A., Stefaniak, T., Stadnyk, M., & Ksiazek, J. (2011). Burnout syndrome in surgical oncology and general surgery nurses: A cross-sectional study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15(2011), 347-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2010.09.002
Step 2: Critique: After reading the article, complete the table below. Use your own words! Do not copy and paste information from the article into the table. You must demonstrate understanding of the critique process by providing meaningful comments for each item.
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Considerations |
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Research Questions or Hypothesis |
What research questions are stated, and are they appropriate to express a difference between a dependent and independent variable? |
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Has the purpose, aim(s) or goal(s) of the study been substantiated (is the study truly needed)? |
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What is the potential significance to nursing? |
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Literature Review |
Did the search strategy include an appropriate and adequate number of databases or resources to identify published and unpublished research about the topic? |
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Are both primary source theoretical and research literature used? |
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Validity |
What threats to internal and/or external validity exist? |
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Research Design |
What research design was used? Is it appropriate for the research questions? |
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Sampling |
What type of sampling is used? |
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Were the participants and setting adequately described? |
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Legal-Ethical Issues |
How have the rights of the participants been protected? |
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Was there evidence of IRB approval or informed consent? |
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Data Collection |
Does the researcher describe data collection methods (interview, observation, etc.…)? |
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What instruments were used? Describe them. |
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Reliability and Validity |
Was an appropriate method used to test the reliability of the instrument(s)? |
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Was the reliability and validity of the instrument(s) adequate? |
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Data Analysis |
Were the descriptive or inferential statistics appropriate to the level of variable measurement? |
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What statistical methods were used to analyze the data? |
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Findings |
What were the overall findings? |
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Can the findings be generalized? |
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Conclusions, Implications, & Recommendations |
What are the limitations of this study? |
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What are recommendations for future studies? |
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Do the strengths of the study outweigh the weaknesses? How? |
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Adapted from: Jones, D. (2018). Appraising quantitative research. In G. Lobiondo-Wood & J. Haber, Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (9th ed., pp.318-320). Elsevier.
Step 3: Describe your overall impression of the article in terms of worthiness for use or applicability in nursing practice
(at least 2 paragraphs)
