Loneliness is monotonous thing

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My article:

Chistell, F., Stangle, S., and Fringer, A. (2023). "Loneliness is a monotonous thing": descriptive qualitative research on a loneliness of caring relatives. BMC Nursing 22(1): 1-12.

1. Identifying the Phenomenon

a) Is the phenomenon focused on human experience within a natural setting?
b) Is the phenomenon relevant to nursing and/or health?
c) Was the background helpful to understanding the phenomenon?

2. Structuring the Research Question/Aim/Purpose

a) Does the question specify a distinct phenomenon to be studied?
b) Does the question identify the context (the participants and setting) of the phenomenon that will be studied?
b) What specific qualitative method is used? Does it fit with the research question/aim/purpose?

3. Researcher'(s)' Perspective

a) Do(es) the researcher(s) provide a theoretical framework or structure of ideas that reflects the researcher'(s)' beliefs?
b) Do(es) the researcher(s) report any personal biases? (Remember, researcher "biases" are different from study "limitations".)
c) Are biases present that the researcher(s) do(es)not report?
d) Do the biases, reported or not reported by the researcher(s), affect the quality of the study?

4. Sample Selection

a) Is the sample size appropriate to answer the research question?
b) Is it clear that the selected sample is living the phenomenon of interest?
c) What sampling criteria AND method were used?
d) How large was the sample? Was the size based on data saturation?

5. Data Collection

a) Are data sources and methods for gathering data specified?
b) Is there evidence that participant consent was an integral part of the data gathering process?

6. Data Analysis

a) Can the data analysis procedures be identified and logically followed?
b) Do(es) the researcher(s) paint a clear picture of the participants' reality?
c) Is there evidence that the researcher'(s)' interpretation captured the participants' meaning?

d) Have the participants (member checking) and/or other professionals confirmed the researchers' interpretation?

7. Findings/Results

a) Are examples provided to guide the reader from the raw data to the researcher'(s)' interpretation? (ex., narrative quotes that were coded to discover patterns/themes)

b) Do(es) the researcher(s) link the findings to existing theory or literature, or is a new theory generated?

8. Discussion/Interpretation of Findings

a) Does the discussion "fit" with the data? (Is it logical based on the data and results presented?)
b) Do(es) the researcher(s) discuss the findings in regard to previous research? Do(es) the researcher(s) discuss the findings in regard to a
theoretical framework or structure of ideas?
c) Do(es) the researcher(s) identify limitations of the study? What are these limitations? Do they affect the quality of the study? If so, how?
d) Are there limitations that the researcher(s) do(es) not identify? What are these limitations? Do they affect the quality of the study?
If so, how?
e) Do(es) the researcher(s) discuss implications for practice? Are these appropriate?

9. Application to Nursing Practice

a) How similar are the conditions (ex., setting and sample) of the study to other practice settings you have been exposed to?
b How feasible, in your opinion, would it be to make a change in practice based on this research?
c) Are the benefits likely to offset the costs and risks of a change in practice for the patient/ the nurse/ the organization?

10. Budding Consumer of Research Impression

Briefly discuss your impression of this research, including comments related to:

a) the usefulness of this research in a specific or a general setting;
b) the ease of understanding of the research process;
c) the ease of understanding of the research article; and
d) any other comments you thought of as you read and critiqued the article.

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