Week 6 Critiquing Original Qualitative Research

Week 6 Critiquing Original Qualitative Research
Week 6 Overview

This week in critique format, you will practice applying what you now know about the marks of quality of original research studies that used a quantitative approach. This is meant to allow you to read the literature and distinguish which studies are of high enough quality to inform your views of current knowledge about a clinical question or problem.

Weekly Objectives:
1. Apply knowledge of qualitative research design challenges and marks of quality to critique qualitative studies.
2. Review one qualitative study to reinforce recognizing the marks of quality.
o See Assigned Reading Taiwanese Women’s Recovery from Stillbirth. See Activities for review template instructions.
Assigned Reading
Required Reading
Taiwanese Women’s Recovery from Stillbirth.

Prior to watching the required Panopto, download and review the required reading from last week:
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How Do Individuals Develop Alcohol Use Disorder After Bariatric Surgery?
A Grounded Theory Exploration
Recommended Reading:
• Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups.
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A 32-Item Checklist to report qualitative analysis and interpretations recommended by course faculty (similar to quantitative analysis’ CONSORT diagram).
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End of Life Caregiver’s Perspectives on their Role: Generative Caregiving.
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Review the Analyzing Qualitative Research: Applying Qualitative Research Assessment PowerPoint.
Activities
For this week’s assignment
1. Read the qualitative study Taiwanese Women’s Recovery from Stillbirth.
2. Download template for a Qualitative Critical Review.
3. Use the template to write your critical review of the Taiwanese Women’s Recovery from Stillbirth paper. Put your comments in the third column of the template table
4. Upload your completed review as a Word document under Assignments by the due date.

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