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BHS107A Research & Evidence-Based Practice Assignment - Journal Article Evaluation, Laureate International Universities, Australia
Learning Outcomes -
a) Understand and use the basic language of research and evaluation including qualitative and quantitative research, case studies, ethnography, systemic reviews, surveys, sampling and questionnaires.
b) Critically discuss approaches to gathering and evaluating data.
c) Explain the rationale and purpose of scientific research, evaluation and the evidence based approach in the context of health care.
d) Critically analyse contemporary evidence based health sciences publications, identify methodological errors when present and suggest ways for correction.
e) Integrate contemporary evidence from a set of related publications and describe how this evidence can be used for advancing theory and practice.
Context and instructions for Assessment - Journal article evaluation
Topic: Students are to conduct a literature search, select TWO articles and provide summary of articles. Referencing: APA style of referencing should be followed.
The articles must be:
- Selected from peer reviewed journals.
- Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) (in humans) with results (ie no Protocols of RCTs to be selected).
- In your field of healthcare (specific modality, if applicable).
Discussion board activity -
Students are to submit articles for review with a brief identification and description of the key elements in each article that classify it as a Randomized Controlled Trial. The two selected articles have to be summarized using the following headings:
1. Population of Interest
2. Inclusion & exclusion criteria
3. Sampling Method
4. Sample size
5. Allocation Method
6. Treatment and Control Groups
7. Type of blinding
8. Overall study outcomes
Each article must be separately and succinctly summarized. Since the aim of this assessment is to identify the main characteristics of each selected RCT, the summary of each article should be brief. One of the following formats should be selected: a table or a flowchart.