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Week 3 – Qualitative Study Critique

Read”Spirituality Expressed by Caregivers of Stroke Survivors”in the University library. 

Completethe following critique to analyze the qualitative research report.

List Citation Information in

APA Format

Author(s)

Title

Journal

Year

Volume

Issue

Pg. #

Select Type of Study

☐Qualitative                                                                                         ☐Quantitative   

Location(s)/Setting(s)

List Key Concepts/Phenomena

Concepts/Phenomena

Determine Research Framework

Research Framework

Select Qualitative Approach

☐Grounded Theory       ☐Phenomenology         ☐Ethnography              ☐Descriptive                ☐Other

Describe Study Sample

Size

Sampling Method

Sample Characteristics

Determine Data Sources

Type: ☐Self-report                   ☐Observational            ☐Biophysiologic                                   ☐Other

Describe Data

Description of measures

Data quality

Critique of Qualitative Research Study

Title

Is the title clear enough to identify the key phenomenon and group or community under study?

Abstract

Does the abstract clearly summarize the main features of the report?

Introduction

Statement of problem

§  Is the problem easy to identify? 

§  Is it significant for nursing?

§  Is the research design appropriate for the problem?

§  Is there a clear need for the study?

Research questions

§  Are the research questions stated? If not, is their absence explained?

Literature Review

§  Did the review adequately summarize the existing body of information related to the problem or phenomenon of interest?

§  Does the literature review make it clear there is a need for another or a new study?

Conceptual/theoretical framework

§  Is the conceptual or theoretical frame clearly identified?

Method

Protection of human rights

§  Were rights of the study participants protected?

§  Was the study externally reviewed by an IRB or ethics review board?

§  Was the study clearly designed to minimize risks and maximize benefits to the participants?

Research design and tradition

§  Was there an adequate time spent with study participants?

§  Did the study design unfold during data collection, giving researchers ways to use the learnings from the early understandings?

§  Was there an adequate number of contacts with the study participants?

Sample and setting

§  Was the population identified?

§  Was the sample described in adequate detail?

§  Was the sample size adequate?

Data collection

§  Were the methods of gathering data appropriate? Were data gathered through two or more methods to achieve triangulation?

§  Did the researcher ask appropriate questions and record them in an appropriate manner?

§  Was there a sufficient amount of data gathered? Were the data of sufficient depth and richness?

Procedures

§  Were data collection and recording procedures adequately described and do they appear appropriate?

§  Were data collected in a manner to minimize bias? 

§  Were staff trained appropriately trained to collect data?

Enhancement of trustworthiness

§  Did the researcher document research processes procedures and decision processes well enough to audit and confirm findings?

§  Was there an in-depth description of context, participants, and findings, and was it sufficient enough to support transferability?

Results

Data analysis 

§  Were the data management and data analysis methods adequately described?

§  Was the data analysis strategy compatible with the nature and type of data gathered?

§  Did the analytic procedures suggest the possibility of bias?

Findings

§  Were the study findings effectively summarized with use of excerpts and supporting arguments?

§  Were the themes clearly and accurately summarized?

§  Did the themes capture the meaning of the data?

Theoretical integration

§  Were themes and patterns connected to form a convincing whole?

§  Were figures, maps, or models used to effectively summarize and display findings?

§  If a conceptual framework guided the study, did the themes and patterns link to it in a clear, rational manner?

Discussion

Interpretation of the findings

§  Were the findings interpreted within an appropriate social or cultural context?

§  Were the interpretations consistent with the study’s limitations?

Implications/recommendations

§  Did the researchers discuss the implications of the study for clinical practice or further research?

§  Were the stated implications reasonable and complete?

General Issues

Presentation

Was the report well-written, organized, and appropriately detailed?

Researcher credibility

§  Do the researchers’ clinical or substantive qualifications and experience enhance confidence in the findings and their interpretations?

Summary assessment

§  Do the study findings appear to be trustworthy – do you have confidence in the truth value of the results?

§  Does the study contribute any meaningful evidence that can be used in nursing practice or that is useful to the nursing discipline?

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