Analysis of Health Research For your final paper, you will use the knowledge you gained during the last five weeks to critically analyze a health research article.
Your assignment had you begin to
Review the article you will be using as the basis of your final paper and describe its basic components. Your assignment should serve as the foundation (i.e. "rough draft") for your Week 5 final paper.
You should utilize the feedback from your instructor on your assignment and include the edited content in your final paper.
In your final paper, you will then analyze each of the components that you described in the assignment and add the other sections as listed below.
Be sure to use the instructor guidance, course readings, and feedback on your Week 3 paper to help guide you to critically analyze the research article you selected.
Article - Duffy, S., Kilbourne, A., Austin, K., Dalack, G., Woltmann, E., Waxmonshy, J., & Noonan, D. (2012). Risk of smoking and receipt of cessation services among veterans with mental disorders. Psychiatric Services, 63(4), 325-332. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100097.
Your Final Paper should contain the following sections and address each of the points as outlined below:
Introduction
Develop an introduction to your paper that provides a brief overview of the article and the main points of your analysis.
Study Purpose and Hypothesis
Describe the hypothesis and/or research question posed by your selected study.
Analyze the relevance of this hypothesis/research question based on the literature review.
Methodology
Summarize the methodology used to address the hypothesis/research question.
Describe the sampling methods used to obtain the study sample.
Analyze whether the sampling methodology used in the study was appropriate for addressing the hypothesis/question.
Describe the measurement methods used to assess the research question.
Analyze whether the measurement methodology used in the study was appropriate for addressing the hypothesis/question.
Explain the ethical considerations discussed by the author(s).
Evaluate whether the authors effectively addressed all of the ethical issues surrounding their research. Analysis
Explain what type of data was collected for this study: nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio.
Describe the analysis method that was used (e.g., standard deviation, t-test, chi-square, correlation, linear regression, logistic regression, ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA), including what statistical methods were applied and why these particular methods were selected.
Analyze whether the analysis methods used in the study was appropriate for addressing the hypothesis/question. Discussion
Identify the authors' conclusion(s).
Assess whether the authors fully addressed the hypothesis/question.
Describe the limitations of the study.
Explain how this article adds to the body of knowledge surrounding this topic.
Conclusion
Develop a conclusion that summarizes the main points of your paper and provides closure to the paper.
The Final Paper Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student's name
Course name and number
?Instructor's name
Date submitted
Must use at least two scholarly sources.
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA.