Evidence-Based Project, Part 3: Critical Appraisal of Research

Realtors rely on detailed property
appraisals—conducted using appraisal tools—to assign market values to
houses and other properties. These values are then presented to buyers
and sellers to set prices and initiate offers.
Research appraisal is not that different. The
critical appraisal process utilizes formal appraisal tools to assess the
results of research to determine value to the context at hand.
Evidence-based practitioners often present these findings to make the
case for specific courses of action.
In this Assignment, you will use an appraisal
tool to conduct a critical appraisal of published research. You will
then present the results of your efforts.
To Prepare:
Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2
and the four systematic reviews (or other filtered high- level evidence)
you selected in Module 3.
Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you selected in Module 2 and analyzed in Module 3.
Review and download the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template provided in the Resources.
The Assignment (Evidence-Based Project)
Part 3A: Critical Appraisal of Research
Conduct a critical appraisal of the four
peer-reviewed articles you selected by completing the Evaluation Table
within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template. Choose a total of
four peer- reviewed articles that you selected related to your clinical
topic of interest in Module 2 and Module 3.
Note: You can choose any combination of
articles from Modules 2 and 3 for your Critical Appraisal. For example,
you may choose two unfiltered research articles from Module 2 and two
filtered research articles (systematic reviews) from Module 3 or one
article from Module 2 and three articles from Module 3. You can choose
any combination of articles from the prior Module Assignments as long as
both modules and types of studies are represented.
Part 3B: Critical Appraisal of Research
Based on your appraisal, in a 1-2-page critical
appraisal, suggest a best practice that emerges from the research you
reviewed. Briefly explain the best practice, justifying your proposal
with APA citations of the research.

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