Strategic approaches to enhanced health service

Reference no: EM133503443 , Length: word count:2100

Research Literacy

Assessment instruction

Step 1. Select your two articles from the options below. Select only ONE qualitative and ONE quantitative article for your assessment:

Qualitative articles:

a. Aspin C, Brown N, Jowsey T, Yen L, Leeder S. (2012). Strategic approaches to enhanced health service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic illness: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 12:143.

b. Appleton J, Laws R, Russell CG, Fowler C, Campbell KJ, Denney-Wilson E. (2018). Infant formula feeding practices and the role of advice and support: an exploratory qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics,18(1):12.

Quantitative articles:

a. Brew B, Inder K, Allen J, Thomas M, Kelly B. (2016). The health and wellbeing of Australian farmers: a longitudinal cohort study. BMC Public Health, 16:988.

b. Jahan I, Hasan ABMN, Sharif AB, Akter S. (2023). Changes in dietary habit and physical activity among the diabetic patients of Bangladesh during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(6): e0002096.

Step 2. Retrieve the two articles you have chosen to appraise from the Deakin Library database. Ensure that you have selected ONE qualitative and ONE quantitative article.

Step 3. Locate an appropriate critical appraisal tool to use for each article. Ensure you cite the source/s of the appraisal tool and provide a brief explanation of why you selected the tool.

Step 4. Use the appropriate critical appraisal tool to examine each article:

O First note answers to the questions/items listed in the tool. Include page numbers from the research article in your answers in the appraisal tool (i.e. cross reference where in the research article you are finding the answers to the critical appraisal tool questions/items)
Synthesise your analysis - consider key strengths and key weaknesses and what they mean for overall quality. Use additional sources to help evaluate issues of validity, representativeness etc.

O Ensure that when you describe the various strengths and weaknesses of the article you explain their implications. For instance, if the quantitative article had non-random sampling you will state this, and then explain the implications of this type of sampling. This may mean you also need to consult and cite relevant articles and books on research methods e.g. your unit material. By doing this, you will be able to demonstrate in your assessment task that you understand why the aspect you have noted is a strength or a limitation of the study you are critically appraising.

Step 5. Use the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research (right click on link) and what you have learnt about inclusive research, to describe the main ethical issues pertaining to each of the two studies and briefly discuss how they have (or have not) been addressed.

Step 6. Ensure you provide a conclusion to your report - no new material should be added here. Instead, you should be including an overarching statement regarding the rigour of each article you appraised in your report.

Report structure

Your report should consist of the following sections.

1. Introduction (-100 words)
A brief introductory paragraph where you outline the purpose and main sections of your appraisal.
2. Tool selection (-100 words)
Explanation of tool selection. Attach a copy of the appraisal tools in their original format to your assignment as an appendix (does not contribute to the word count).
3. Critical appraisal (-1500 words)
Analysis based on the critical appraisal tool selected to discuss strengths and weaknesses of each article. Provide an overall appraisal of each article.
4. Ethical issues (-300 words)
Description of main ethical issues and discussion of how these have or have not been addressed.
5. Summary of the appraised papers (-250 words) Short summary of the overall rigour of the papers.
6. References
A list of references cited in your report using APA7 referencing style.

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