Introduction to Health Research (NSG 500)

FINAL REQUIREMENT

Instructions: Please look for a health research article in the internet. You may choose any research
design. Include the full article that you chose in your output. You may critique the article using the
guidelines stated above but don’t be limited to the questions in the guidelines. You may expand on it.
Use the appropriate format stated in the course outline. Do not just copy and paste your answers.
Organize your thoughts properly and in a logical manner. Print and submit it to me in class and place it
in a clear book/ plastic folder.

Sample Cover Page:

University of the Visayas

Cebu City, Philippines

Graduate School for Health Professions

Presented to the Faculty

As Partial Fulfillment

Of the Subject

Introduction to Health Research (NSG 500)

Submitted by:

Mr. Juan Dela Cruz

Submitted to:

Dr. Johnny J. Yao Jr.

December 2018
 GUIDELINES FOR CRITIQUING A RESEARCH STUDY

Elements Questions
 Is the report well written - concise, grammatically correct, avoids the use of
Writing style jargon?
 Is it well laid out and organized?
 Do the researcher's position/qualifications indicate a degree of knowledge in this
Author
field?
Report title  Is the title clear, accurate and unambiguous?
 Does the abstract offer a dear overview of the study, including the research
Abstract
problem, sample, methodology, findings and recommendations?
Purpose/research
 Is the purpose of the study/research problem clearly identified?
Problem
 Does the research report follow the steps of the research process in a logical
Logical
manner?
consistency
 Do these steps naturally flow and are the links clear?
 Is the review logically organized?
 Does it offer a balanced critical analysis of the literature?
Literature review
 Is the majority of the literature of recent origin?
 Is it mainly from primary sources and of an empirical nature?
Theoretical  Has a conceptual or theoretical framework been identified?
framework  Is the framework adequately described?
(if applicable)  Is the framework appropriate?
Aims/objectives/  Have alms and objectives, a research question or hypothesis been identified?
research question/  If so are they clearly stated?
hypotheses  Do they reflect the information presented in the literature review?
Operational
definitions (if  Are all the terms, theories and concepts mentioned in the study dearly defined?
applicable)
 Is the research design clearly identified?
 Has the data gathering instrument been described?
 Is the instrument appropriate?
Methodology  How was it developed?
 Were reliability and validity testing undertaken and the results discussed?
 Was trustworthiness for qualitative methods discussed?
 Was a pilot test undertaken?
 Has the target population been clearly identified?
Sample  How were the sample selected? Is it of adequate size?
 Are the inclusion/exclusion criteria dearly identified?
 Were the participants fully informed about the nature of the research?
Ethical  Was the autonomy/confidentiality of the participants guaranteed?
considerations  Were the participants protected from harm?
 Was ethical permission granted for the study?
 What type of data analysis was undertaken? Was it appropriate?
Data analysis and
 How many of the sample participated?
Results
 Significance of the findings?
 Are the findings linked back to the literature review?
 Were the strengths and limitations of the study including generalizability
Discussions and
discussed?
Conclusion
 Did the researchers draw any unwarranted conclusions about the
generalizability of the results?
Implications  Are the importance and implications of the findings identified?
Recommendations  Are recommendations made to suggest how the research findings can be
developed?
References  Were all the books, journals and other media alluded to in the study accurately
referenced?