Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:
1. Identify an area of clinical interest.
2. Locate a minimum of one peer-reviewed journal article (no older than 5 years) related to your clinical topic of interest. Do not
use a meta-analysis or systematic review.
3. Critique the journal article, fully answering the questions in the table below. Cite benchmark reference sources to explain
where the authors meet the criteria or miss the mark
4. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 4 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.
5. Include
an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
6. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
7. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we,
you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
8. Include a minimum of one professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper and a second
benchmark peer reviewed source (may be textbook or other journal article) and be less than five (5) years old.
9. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).
10. Submit the assignment to Turnitin prior to the final submission, review the originality report, and make any needed changes
11. Submit by the posted due date.
12. Organize the critique paper using the IMRaD format with level 1 and level 2 headings as designated in the grid below:
Introduction to the paper with purpose statement
Level 1 Heading
Level 2 Headings
Content questions to address with quality benchmark citations
Research Problems
How well did the author identify the research problem?
How did the author build a persuasive argument for the new study?
How easy is the problem statement to locate?
Introduction
Research
Questions and Hypotheses
What are the research questions and hypothesis?
How can the reader identify the type of research hypothesis presented – Directional/non-directional?
Ethical Aspects of a Study
Was the study approved and monitored by an Institutional Review Board, Research
Ethics Board or similar committee?
What type of informed consent procedures were used with participants?
Research Design
Was the design experimental, quasi-experimental, or non-experimental?
Was the study longitudinal or cross-sectional? What are the threats to the study’s
internal validity?
Sampling
What type of sampling design was used?
How did the author address possible sample biases or weaknesses?
Methods Data Collection
What methods of data collection were utilized (Self-reports, Scales, Observation, and Rating Scales)? If self-report methods were used, how did the researchers describe their decisions about specific methods (in-person interviews, mailed questionnaires, etc.)?
If observational methods were used, what did the author describe about the methods and risks for interval validity?
Statistical Analysis
Identify the type of analyses undertaken to address each research question or test each hypothesis.
How did the author report appropriate statistical methods used, given the level of measurement of the variables, number of groups being compared, and so on?
Results
How are important results presented? Describe how the presentation aided or hindered the reader ability to understand.
Do the authors make causal or correlational inferences? Are the inferences justified based on the study design and the results?
Findings
What limitations do the authors discuss? What other limitations that may affect internal validity do you find in the study?
Are the findings the authors present directly related to the results from the data in the study?
Discussion
Clinical Practice
How did the researchers discuss the study’s implications for clinical practice or future research and were the implications grounded in the study evidence, and in evidence
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