Assignment Task

Purpose

This task will allow you to develop and apply your critical thinking skills (step 3 appraise of the 5-step approach to evidence-based practice) in qualitative research this time. You will be also given the opportunity to gain insight and understanding into the level of detail and information required for your critical appraisal

Task Description

You will be required to choose one of the given articles, read and extract relevant information to complete the template provided. The template encompasses the questions you need to answer. Use these to structure your critique. This assessment should be presented in the form of a report (with in-text citations and references), it cannot use dot-points and should be written in full sentences.
A critique is a systematic process used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a research article in order to assess the usefulness and validity of research findings. The most important components of the critique appraisal are to evaluate the appropriateness of the study design for the research question and a careful.

Evaluating elements of qualitative 

• Was a qualitative research design approach appropriate?
• How were (a) the setting and (b) the subjects selected? Have ethical considerations been considered?
• What methods did the researcher use for collecting data, and are these described in enough detail?
• What was the researcher’s perspective and researcher relationship with participants, and has this been taken into account?

Evaluating the robustness of the research

• What methods did the researcher use to analyse the data, and what quality control measures
• Were implemented? Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?
• Is there a clear statement of key results? Are the results credible and, if so, are they clinically important?