Topic: Nursing Research
Quantitative Article Components -
Participants
- Who were the study participants (e.g., nursing students, men, women, etc.)?
- Where did the researchers recruit the participants (e.g., nursing home, nursing school, etc.)?
- How many participants were in the study?
- What was the sampling strategy used to recruit participants (e.g., probabilistic, randomization, purposeful, non-probabilistic)?
- How did researchers determine the sample size (e.g. power analysis, quota sampling)?
- Was the sample size adequate to generalize findings (look up generalization in quantitative research)
- How was sampling bias minimized (might be addressed in the article)?
Protection of Human Research Participants
- Was the study approved by IRB (institutional review board) or an ethics review board?
- What steps were taken to protect study participants (describe if stated in the article)?
Qualitative Article Components -
Participants
- Who were the study participants (e.g., nursing students, men, women, etc.)?
- Where did the researchers recruit the participants (e.g., nursing home, nursing school, etc.)?
- How many participants were in the study?
- What was the sampling strategy used to recruit participants (e.g., purposeful, convenience, non-probabilistic)?
- How did the research determine the sample size (e.g. quota sampling, historical)?
- Was the sample size adequate to achieve saturation (look up saturation in qualitative research)
- How was sampling bias minimized (might be addressed in the article)
Protection of Human Research Participants
- Was the study approved by IRB (institutional review board) or an ethics review board?
- What steps were taken to protect study participants (describe if stated in the article)?
Articles -
1. The Effect of Cognitive Stimulation on Nursing Home Elders: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Joao Luis Alves Apostolo, Daniela Filipa Batista Cardoso, Ana Isabel Rosa & Constanca Paul
2. HIV, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation, and Sex Work: A Qualitative Study of Intersectional Stigma Experienced by HIV-Positive Women in Ontario, Canada by Carmen H. Logie, LLana James, Wangari Tharao, Mona R. Loutfy
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