The interpretation of research in health care is essential to decision-making. By understanding research, health care providers can identify risk factors, trends, outcomes for treatment, healthcare costs and best practices. To be effective in evaluating and interpreting research, the reader must first understand how to interpret the findings. You will practice article analysis in Topics 2, 3, and 5.
For this assignment:
Search and find three different healthcare articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles that appear in the topic Resources or textbook. Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis 1” template.
Refer to the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 1,” for an example of an article analysis.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric as follows
Criteria Description
Three Quantitative Articles
5. 5: Excellent
Three articles are presented. All three articles are based on quantitative research.
Article Citation and Permalinks 2
5. 5: Excellent
Article citation and permalink are presented. The article citation is accurately presented in APA format. Page numbers are accurate and used in all areas when citing information.
Broad Topic Area/Title
5. 5: Excellent
Broad topic area and title are fully presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables
5. 5: Excellent
Variable types and data for variables are presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Population of Interest for the Study
5. 5: Excellent
Population of interest for the study is presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Sample
5. 5: Excellent
Sample is presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Sampling Method
5. 5: Excellent
Sampling method is presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation) (Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.)
5. 5: Excellent
Descriptive statistic examples from the article are presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Inferential Statistics (Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.)
5. 5: Excellent
Inferential statistic examples from the article are presented and accurate.
Criteria Description
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
5. 5: Excellent
The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
