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Was random assignment concealed from the individuals who were first enrolling participants into the study?

Was random assignment concealed from the individuals who were first enrolling participants into the study?

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

  • Review the media pieces in Weeks 1–3, 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.
  • 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 Qualitative Evidence, pages 715–716.

Note: As you revise your writing, check out the resources listed on the Writing Center’s Writing Support page.

Instructions

Write a paper in which you:

  • Describe the key elements of a research study.
  • Complete a rapid critical appraisal of each study.
  • Write an executive summary that compares the two studies.
Document Format and Length

Your document should be 4–5 pages in length, including the overviews, rapid critical appraisals, and executive summary.

Supporting Evidence

Include at least two resources, other than the course textbook, to support your critical appraisals. Provide in-text citations and references in APA format for each study, the critical appraisal tools, and other resources used.

Assignment Grading

The following requirements correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions in the scoring guide for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

  • Describe the key elements of a research study.
    • Include the study’s purpose, methods, design, results, and any other aspects of the study you think are noteworthy.
    • Consider how the study contributes to the scholarly literature.
  • Evaluate the quality of each study, using the appropriate rapid critical appraisal tool (RCA).
    • Create a table or other organized format for your answers to the questions on the RCA tool for each study.
    • What evidence supports your assertions and conclusions?
  • Compare a qualitative and quantitative study’s quality, significance, and the practical application of results (evidence) in a health care setting.
    • Consider the following questions to guide the comparison of these studies in your executive summary:
      • Which study provides the best overall evidence? What elements in the study led you to this conclusion?
      • Which study provides subjective information that could be integrated to make positive changes to services, processes, systems, or patient care?
      • What is the significance of each study’s results in a hospital setting? How do the results affect patients?
      • How could the evidence found in each study be applied in different health care settings? In the overall health care industry?
  • Support main points, assertions, arguments, or conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.

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

No

Unknown

RELIABILITY

2.What are the results?

a.How large is the intervention or treatment effect (NNT, NNH, effect size?

____________________

b.How precise is the intervention or treatment (CI)?

____________________

APPLICABILITY

3.Will the results help me in caring for my patients?

a.Were all clinically important outcomes measured?

Yes

No

Unknown

b.What are the risks and benefits of the treatment?

____________________

c.Is the treatment feasible in my clinical setting?

Yes

No

Unknown

d.What are my patient’s/family’s values and expectations for the outcome that is trying to be prevented and the treatment itself?

____________________

Would you use the study results in your practice to make a difference in patient outcomes?

•If yes, how?

•If yes, why?

•If no, why not?

RAPID CRITICAL APPRAISAL QUESTIONS FOR QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE

VALIDITY

1.Are the results of the study valid (i.e., trustworthy and credible)?

a.How were study participants chosen?

b.How were accuracy and completeness of data assured?

c.How plausible/believable are the results?

i.Are implications of the research stated?

Yes

No

Unknown

1.May new insights increase sensitivity to others’ needs?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.May understandings enhance situational competence?

Yes

No

Unknown

d.What is the effect on the reader?

1.Are results plausible and believable?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Is the reader imaginatively drawn into the experience?

Yes

No

Unknown

RELIABILITY

2.What were the results?

a.Does the research approach fit the purpose of the study?

Yes

No

Unknown

i.How does the researcher identify the study approach?

Yes

No

Unknown

1.Are language and concepts consistent with the approach?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Are data collection and analysis techniques appropriate?

Yes

No

Unknown

ii.Is the significance/importance of the study explicit?

Yes

No

Unknown

1.Does review of the literature support a need for the study?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.What is the study’s potential contribution?

iii.Is the sampling strategy clear and guided by study needs?

Yes

No

Unknown

1.Does the researcher control selection of the sample?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Do sample composition and size reflect study needs?

Yes

No

Unknown

b.Is the phenomenon (human experience) clearly identified?

i.Are data collection procedures clear?

Yes

No

Unknown

1.Are sources and means of verifying data explicit?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Are researcher roles and activities explained?

Yes

No

Unknown

ii.Are data analysis procedures described?

Yes

No

Unknown

1.Does analysis guide direction of sampling and when it ends?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Are data management processes described?

Yes

No

Unknown

c.What are the reported results (description or interpretation)?

i.How are specific findings presented?

1.Is presentation logical, consistent, and easy to follow?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Do quotes fit the findings they are intended to illustrate?

Yes

No

Unknown

ii.How are overall results presented?

1.Are meanings derived from data described in context?

Yes

No

Unknown

2.Does the writing effectively promote understanding?

Yes

No

Unknown

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APPLICABILITY

3.Will the results help me in caring for my patients?

a.Are the results relevant to persons in similar situations?

Yes

No

Unknown

b.Are the results relevant to patient values and/or circumstances?

Yes

No

Unknown

c.How may the results be applied in clinical practice?

Would you use the study results in your practice to make a difference in patient outcomes?

•If yes, how?

•If yes, why?

•If no, why not?

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