Homework
TOPIC: Critical Appraisal of Published Literature
Overview
For this homework, you will select an appropriate appraisal tool (cohort studies, case control studies, systematic reviews, qualitative studies, et cetera) to analyze three published journal articles related to the topic you selected (alcohol and substance use disorder). This homework will help you to develop critical and analytical skills by methodically appraising the merits of published research. A sound appraisal will gather the most reliable information concerning a health problem, relevant research methodology, and conceptual frameworks.
In addition, you will write a brief summary on how you will use the information from these appraised journal articles in your proposed intervention study and determine how the interpretation of the research results described in the articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding.
Instructions
Analyze three published journal articles related to the topic you selected (alcohol and substance use disorder).
Write a brief summary of how you will use the information from these appraised journal articles in your proposed intervention study and how the interpretation of the research results described in the articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding.
Use the Appraisal of Literature Template.
Center for Evidence-Based Medicine. (n.d.). Critical appraisal tools.
Appraisal Requirements
1. Analyze research articles related to an epidemiological issue, using the appropriate appraisal tools.
2. Summarize how information from appraised journal articles could be integrated into a proposed intervention study.
3. Identify any public health data that highlight the severity and magnitude of a selected epidemiological issue. (alcohol and substance use disorder).
4. Discuss how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding.
5. Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Appraisal-of-Literature-Template.rar