Nursing article review

journal
link below

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240725

Type of article/topic/relevance
1. Was it a research article or review of the literature? What was the topic, very briefly? What was the aim/purpose/scope of the study or literature review? What were the objectives or research questions?

2. Why is it relevant for human development across the life course? n.b. factors that affect the health and development of children are very likely to be influential for adult health and development as well e.g., parenting style is associated with significant behavioural problems in childhood, and behaviour problems in childhood are associated with poor physical and mental health in adulthood
Review article

3. Explain the issue and context for the research or review. Summarise the literature review provided either in the introduction and discussion sections OR throughout the paper if it is a literature review: what was the issue addressed in the article – explain in some detail; what specific theories or conceptual frameworks were used to guide the research or review; what methodological problems and/or research gaps were identified.

4. Summarise and explain the methodology used.
Key points to include for quantitative and qualitative studies: design – quantitative study (randomised controlled trial, quasi-experimental, cross-sectional, cohort, etc.) or qualitative; study sample – who were the participants, how many were there; setting – when and where (country, city, and place) was the data collected; procedure – what did the researcher(s) do to collect the data; measures – details of questionnaires, instruments (validated scales with lists of questions), interview and focus group guides, and other materials used to collect data, such as biological samples (blood, saliva); data analysis – statistical analysis (descriptive, inferential), qualitative analysis (thematic analysis, phenomenological, grounded theory).
5. Summarise and explain the findings – the results and discussion of a research paper OR the synthesis of knowledge if a literature review. Summarise the conclusions drawn.

6. Briefly identify the strengths and limitations of the research that was undertaken (in all peer-reviewed journal articles, the authors are required to state the limitations of their research in the discussion section. Unless you have substantial training in research, it is unlikely that you will be able to identify limitations beyond those the authors draw attention to). If the article is a review of literature, briefly identify the strengths and limitations of expert general reviews, integrative reviews, and systematic reviews relative to the type of review you have. n.b. it is not correct to say that research or literature is out of date simply because it was published more than 5, 10, 15 or 20 years ago. You must assess if the knowledge and understanding has been superseded because of recent research in the field.
Application to nursing practice Explain why it is important for nurses to have knowledge and understanding of the topic/issue (keeping in mind the key principle of life course development that lives are lived interdependently, not independently e.g. knowledge of child development is not only important for pediatric and child health nurses, it is important for all nurses because they provide care to adults who have children and grandchildren).

7. Describe how this knowledge and understanding might influence your own future practice. Will it influence the care you give? How? Why?

8. Briefly outline a specific research project that you could undertake as nurses to increase knowledge and understanding of the topic/issue.

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