Critical Appraisal Practice Part II Assignment
Purpose:
Practice appraising the trustworthiness of quantitative research.
Appraising evidence in published literature is a multi-step process. This second part of the appraisal process provides a systematic approach to reading, understanding, and appraising the methods, results, discussion, and conclusion sections of a research study.
In this assignment, you will continue practicing this process with the quantitative research study introduced in Week 2 and used in Week 4 of this course.
To prepare for this assignment, you should:
● Read 5 in the textbook
● Review Chapter 4 as needed
● View all videos/topics in Week 5 Lesson folder
● Check your knowledge with the Week 5 Quiz
● Review Tables 5-2, 5-4, 5-5
● Access the sample research study for this assignment.
Instructions:
1. Read the sample research study.
2. Complete the table below based on information you gather from the sample study.
a. Provide the article reference (APA style) at the top of the table.
b. In the “Rationale” sections, provide specific information/details from the study that addresses each question listed above it. Do not alter or delete any of the existing text in the table.
c. Indicate your overall appraisal of the section of the study in the far right column based on your rationale.
Source Reference:
Garaud, T., Gervais, C., Szekely, B., Michel-Cherqui., Dreyfus, Jean-Francois, D., & Fischler, M. (2018). Medicine. Randomized study of the impact of a therapeutic education program on patients suffering from chronic low-back pain who are treated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000013782
