NRS 429V-WEEK 3 APPRAISING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE

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Evidence-based practice involves finding the best research evidence to support an intervention, which is integrated with patient preferences and values and professional expertise, and then implemented. Once you have searched and found relevant and timely research studies, the next step is to evaluate the quality of their methods, design, and other elements and to explore the application of the evidence they provide in different scenarios and settings. It is of paramount importance to correctly identify the type of research methods used in the study—quantitative or qualitative, or a mixture of both—and to evaluate the study to ensure those methods are high-quality, valid, reliable, and accurate. Consequently, doctoral professionals must develop a working knowledge of how to identify and critically appraise specific, important elements of both quantitative and qualitative research studies. Rapid critical appraisal tools assist in developing this skill.

Preparation

· All SOURCES ARE ATTACHED!!!! focusing on the EBP process, the PICO(T) process, and the important step of critically appraising research evidence.

· Review the following two quantitative and qualitative studies. You will describe the key elements of each study and complete a critical appraisal of each.

. Dorleijn, D. M. J., Luijsterburg, P. A. J., Reijman, M., Kloppenburg, M., Verhaar, J. A. N., Bindels, P. J. E., . . . Bierma-Zeinstra, S. (2018). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(6), 875.

. Howson, A., Turell, W., & Roc, A. (2018). Health Education Journal, 77(4), 430–443.

· Locate the following tools, found in Appendix B in your Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare textbook. You will use these tools to complete the appropriate rapid critical appraisal for each study. Choose the tool that matches the methods and design of each study.

. Rapid Critical Appraisal Questions for Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), page 711.

· RAPID CRITICAL APPRAISAL QUESTIONS FOR RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS (RCTS)

VALIDITY
1.Are the results of the study valid?
a.Were the participants randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups?	Yes	No	Unknown
b.Was random assignment concealed from the individuals who were first enrolling participants into the study?	Yes	No	Unknown
c.Were the participants and providers blind to the study group?	Yes	No	Unknown
d.Were reasons given to explain why participants did not complete the study?	Yes	No	Unknown
e.Were the follow-up assessments conducted long enough to fully study the effects of the intervention?	Yes	No	Unknown
f.Were the participants analyzed in the group to which they were randomly assigned?	Yes	No	Unknown
g.Was the control group appropriate?	Yes	No	Unknown
h.Were the instruments used to measure the outcomes valid and reliable?	Yes	No	Unknown
i.Were the participants in each of the groups similar on demographic and baseline clinical variables?	Yes

ASSINGMENT WEEK 3 NHS8065 APPRAISING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE