Critique Of A Research Article

Critique a Research Article

Oosterveld-Vlug M. G., Pasman H. R. W., van Gennip I. E., Muller M. T., Willems D. L., &

Onwuteaka-Philipsen B. D. (2014) Dignity and the factors that influence it according

to nursing home residents: a qualitative interview study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 70(1),97-106.

This paper end to critique of above mentioned nursing research article. This article published by 6 authors in Netherlands. They have professional and academic qualifications. They are mentioned that dignity of nursing home residence. The nursing home residents’ dignity has measured by these researchers

TITLE

This title has sixteen words. Research title is towards give a specific summary of the article.

Title is especially supportive those who search in more information (Solar 2007).

Universal suggestion is five to ten words for the title (Fischer and Zigmond, 2004). For that reason this title can be defined as a long title. This research title has key terms and know how to get idea as regards contented of the paper to enable reader to get this paper as searching a related database (Bavdekar, 2016; Fischer & Zigmond, 2004). Although the authors presented a good title may be confusing the readers (Parahoo, 2006).

AUTHOR

This research article was carried out by six authors. They mentioned about author’s professional status, their educational qualifications and also their addresses (Ryan-Wenger, 1992). As a result the readers of this article be able to identify liable persons for the research and make contac twith authors (Fischer & Zigmond, 2004).

Abstract

The abstract is summary of the article. This research article abstract has 258 words. An abstract summary was written the word limit usually in one paragraph has 150 to 300 words. (Fischer & Zigmond, 2004). Then this abstract has normal word series. This research article authors include written their job in past tense even as they have written other researchers’ job in present tense in the abstract(Fischer & Zigmond, 2004). This abstract has the aim, background, design, methods, results, conclusions, recommendations and keywords. Then this research article able to clear sufficient abstract.

LITRITURE REVIEW

This research article done by researchers evaluates several literatures within introduction and background of this research article. This article give related information such as earlier researches and discussion of the clinical importance of the area and justify have to study (Burns & Grove, 2001; Polit & Hungler, 1997), with proper references (Fischer & Zigmond, 2004).As a results literature, introduction and background be able to defined as related for the research article.

AIM

This research article author’s obtain the “aim “of this study was to answerable question. That question is well defined and clear. This is coverage of qualitative research, research question must be there presented in a clear and detailed manner(Stiles, 1999). Then presenting the research question was able to regard as a excellent one.

The research article design as well as methodology was including within the “design” of this study. These authors included a reference toward justify their preferred design. The study has explained why the researchers include selected this method to collect data (Ingham‑Broomfield, 2008).

METHADOLOGY

They prepared area in this research and they are selected 3 urban and 1 rural nursing Home

in Netherlands. Sample size is 30 enough so if they have selected 2 by 2 urban and rural that

is better. The process used to select participants should be clearly described and sampling

should be purposeful in qualitative research (Polkinghorne, 2005). These authors have

ensured transferability through adequate descriptions of sample (Letts et al., 2007).

DATA COLLECTION

This study has a good duration for data collection. So open ended question, interviews to collect data most of the times. A range of open-ended questions are preferred to draw various information possible in the time available (Low et al., 1998). Interviews have been conduct from May 2010 to June 2011 and last about 45 to 60 minutes.

Collection of data over a nnnexpanded period enhance the credibility (Letts et al., 2007)

Collected data for three methods. Those methods are interviews, field notes and interviewer’s reflections on the interviews. Use multi-methods to data collection were called triangulation (Burns & Grove, 2001; Patton, 1999; Polit & Hungler, 1997; Williamson, 2005).

Triangulation uses to confirmation and completeness of data (Jick, 1979; Shih, 1998; Streuburt & Carpenter, 1999), to test validity (Carter, Bryant-Lukosius, Dicenso, Blythe&Neville, 2014), and also to enhance reliability and trustworthiness (Letts et al., 2007). This data collection part seem to be written very clearly.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATION

Ethical considerations have included in this article, but these authors have not described them. The authors of the research study should describe ethics events including how learned permission was obtained and recorded in the research paper (Letts et al, 2007). Therefore in this research study, the authors might not clearly described ethical procedures.

DATA ANALYSIS

After twenty interviews were conceded and analyzed, data infiltration has been achieved (Oosterveld-Vlug et al., 2014). These authors have described how achieve the data infiltration. The researcher should be point out when the result was reached that there was enough depth of information to meet the purposes of the study (Low et al., 1998). Reliability of this research was improved, because of this paper has clearly explained the process of data analysis (Letts et al., 2007).

RIGOUR

These authors have described about code in the “rigour”.In this “rigour” these authors describe how the researchers make sure reliability of the coding procedure and it ensures trustworthiness of study (Houghton, Casey, Shaw & Murphy, 2013; Letts et al., 2007). This study has described how the findings emerged from the data (Letts et al., 2007).

RESULTS

These authors have described results through participants’ ideas in interviews. This study interpreted results and their implications, instead of simply presenting them in a descriptive way (Bach, 2015). Results were written in past tense (Johnson, 2008). These authors included likely results and also unexpected results (Davidson & Delbridge, 2011). The results seem to be clearly described.

DISCUSSION

This study has a discussion. International evaluation and limitations have included while sub-topics. These authors have explain most important findings of the study, significance of results, clinical relevance, alternative explanations, limitations and suggestions including relevant references (Hess, 2004).Therefore this discussion can be regarded as an excellent.

This study conclusion has authors’ recommendations. It is measured as successful (Letts et al., 2007; Low et al., 1998; Shidham, Pitman & DeMay, 2012), but it is hard to find key findings of the research.

REFERENCE

These authors have included many references cited within the research study in alphabetical order. Then the reader can follow it simply (Davidson & Delbridge, 2011;Fischer & Zigmond 2004), but most of them are dated. The references progress readability and validity of the article(Taylor2002).