Critical Analysis of Research Paper
This assessment task provides the opportunity to demonstrate students’ understanding of the different research philosophies and methodologies covered throughout the unit. Students will critically review and analyse one of the below-given research articles with an in-depth discussion, justification and analysis of methodology and methods. Students are required to provide a summary of the review at the end to demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the validity and reliability/trustworthiness of the research study.
For this assessment:
Identify a research study from the options given below.
Analyse and critically review an article using the appropriate Critical Appraisals Skills Programme (CASP) tool.
Argue and justify whether the methodology and methods are appropriate to address the research problem.
Students are required to articulate, discuss and justify the strengths and weaknesses using relevant supporting evidence.
Assessment criteria:
Your assignment must have an introduction, a body (which is the content or sections of your analysis) and a conclusion.
Use at least 10 additional peer-reviewed journal articles using APA 7th FORMAT/guidelines to support your analysis. Information cited from an unreliable website, pamphlets or magazines is not acceptable for this paper.
Research articles: Choose one of the below articles AND USE the appropriate CASP tool to appraise the article
Article 1:
Cummings, M. J., Baldwin, M. R., Abrams, D., Jacobson, S. D., Meyer, B. J., Balough, E. M., Aaron, J. G., Claassen, J., Rabbani, L. E., Hastie, J., Hochman, B. R., Salazar-Schicchi, J., Yip, N. H., Brodie, D., & O’Donnell, M. R. (2020). Epidemiology, clinical course, and outcomes of critically ill adults with COVID-19 in New York City: A prospective cohort study. Lancet (London, England), 395(10239), 1763–1770. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31189-2 (Links to an external site.)
Article 2:
Lopez-Leon, S., Wegman-Ostrosky, T., Perelman, C. et al. (2021). More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep (11), 16144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95565-8 (Links to an external site.)
Article 3:
Roberts, M. E., Knestrick, J., & Resick, L. (2021). The Lived Experience of COVID-19. The Journal for Nurse Practitioner, 17(7), 828–832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.04.013 (Links to an external site.)
Assessment Tools
CASP Checklists to use for the appraisal of the chosen article:
A range of CASP checklists can be found at CASP CHECKLISTS – CASP – Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (casp-uk.net) (Links to an external site.) However, for this assessment students are expected to identify and use the correct CASP checklist from the below range.
CASP Random Control Trial Checklist https://casp-uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CASP_RCT_Checklist_PDF_Fillable_Form.pdf (Links to an external site.)
CASP Systematic Review Checklist Microsoft Word – CASP SR Checklist 2018_DRAFT.dotx (b-cdn.net) (Links to an external site.)
CASP Qualitative Checklist https://casp-uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CASP-Qualitative-Checklist-2018_fillable_form.pdf (Links to an external site.)
CASP Cohort Study Checklist https://casp-uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CASP-Cohort-Study-Checklist-2018_fillable_form.pdf
