Nurs7382 Structural Equation Modeling Article Review - Path Analysis
Review criteria based on comments from: Stage, F. K., Carter, H. C., & Nora, A. (2004). Path analysis: An introduction and analysis of a decade of research. The Journal of Educational Research, 98 (1), 5-12.
Area
1. Explicit model based on literature/theory
- justification for inclusion or omission of variables
- ideally, presented in visual format
2. Discussion of preliminary analyses and alterations to the model.
- details regarding programs, procedures, analytic decisions
- descriptive statistics (Means, SDs, correlations) for model variables
3. Report of fit indices for all examined models and appropriate values
- path coefficients (decomposition of direct and indirect effects)
- proportion of variance explained
- multiple goodness-of-fit indices (absolute, comparative, residuals, etc)
4. Illustration of final model
- visual depiction of final model including path coefficients, explained variance
5. Discussion of findings, relative to previous research
- appropriate conclusions
- acknowledge limitations
6. Critique of article relative to use of path analysis
RESEARCH ARTICLE - Patient preference for involvement, experienced involvement, decisional conflict, and satisfaction with physician: a structural equation model test
Detailed Question: I have rubric to follow to use on evaluating an article. Then other article it to help No some of the questions will take take several sentences to answer the question. The physician article is what I'm critiquing . The other article path analysis is to help and I need to draw out my analysis.