Week 5 Worksheet Assignment Your Name: For this assignment, you will evaluate

Week 5 Worksheet Assignment

Your Name:

For this assignment, you will evaluate quantitative and qualitative (one of each) research articles. Complete the steps below:

Review the articles attached to the assignment. You must select two of those articles not other articles.

Select one qualitative and one quantitative article from the attached articles.

Complete the worksheet in full. Note: It is important to pay close attention to the section headings and complete the Quantitative section for a quantitative article and the Qualitative section for a qualitative article.

Quantitative Evaluation

What is the title of the article?

Who is the author(s)?

What was the purpose of the study (research questions, purposes, and hypotheses)?

What type of quantitative design method was used?

Describe how the sample was obtained?

What inclusion or exclusion criteria were used?

Who from the sample participated or contributed data (demographic or clinical profile and dropout rate)?

What methods were used to collect data (e.g., sequence, timing, types of data, and measures)?

Is the study published in a source that required peer review? ❑ Yes ❑ No

Did the data obtained and the analysis conducted answer the research question? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear (Please explain your answer if “not clear”).

Were the findings presented in both detail and summarized form? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear
Briefly describe the types of forms used to present the findings.

Is the target population clearly described? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear

What was the target population and how was it clear or not clearly described?

What are the main findings of the study?

Is the frequency, association, or treatment effect impressive enough for you to be confident that the finding would make a clinical difference if used as the basis for care? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear. Please explain your answer in 1-3 sentences.

Are the findings clinically significant? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear
Why are the findings clinically significant or not clinically significant. If they are significant, please explain how they could be used.

Qualitative Evaluation

What is the title of the article?

Who is the author(s)?

What was the purpose of the study?

What type of qualitative design method was used?

Was there a theory/theoretical framework used in the research? ❑ Yes ❑ No

If yes, what theory?

How many participants were in the study?

What type of sampling method was used?

Does the researcher want to produce a description of an experience, a social process, or an event, or is the goal to generate a theory?

How was data collected?

How did the researcher control their biases and preconceptions?

Are specific pieces of data (e.g., direct quotes) and more generalized statements (themes, theories) included in the report? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear. Please describe what type of data was included in the report.

What are the main findings of the study?

Is the study published in a source that required peer review? ❑ Yes ❑ No

Are the findings rich and informative? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear

Please explain your answer in 1-3 sentences.

Is the perspective described potentially useful in providing insight, support, or guidance for assessing patient status or progress? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear
Please explain your answer in 1-3 sentences.

Are the findings clinically significant? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Not clear
Why are the findings clinically significant or not clinically significant. If they are clinically significant, please explain how they could be used.

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