Identify which methodology (qualitative versus quantitative) was used in the articles selected, and whether the authors justified the choice of design as appropriate for answering the research question(s), aims or hypothesis. Identify how the author(s) justified the sampling method, location and means of recruiting participants.

Clinical research articles

In this assignment, you are required to critically appraise 2 peer reviewed journal articles using the criteria given in the rubric. You must select 1 evidence of your own choosing and another article from the list provided. You are required to critically appraise, compare, evaluate the credibility and applicability of evidence. The 2 articles must be attached with this assignment.

Assessment criteria
• Select two peer reviewed research articles in relation to the topic of your interest in the context of health/nursing.
• Select a minimum additional 8 literature/research articles that provide the strongest evidence for your topic to support your analysis. Your articles must be ≤ 7 years old.
• Your assignment must have an introduction, body and a conclusion.
• USE APA FORMAT. Information cited from unreliable websites, pamphlets or magazines is not acceptable for this paper
• The assignment will be marked according to the rubric below.

Assessment Guide/ Appraisal Tool
The critical appraisal tool is provided as an aid which you might like to use when analyzing the article(s). You might find it useful to use these sub-headings to appraise, compare and evaluate your selected articles using the following items.

• Authorship
Consider the strengths and limitations of the authors’ expertise, based on their cited qualifications and affiliations and whether there might be possible conflicts of interest for possible grounds for bias in the paper.

• Research Questions, aims/objectives or hypotheses
Identify the research questions/s, aims or hypotheses underpinning the research and discuss how the author’s justification of their study. That is, 1), the significance of the research topic or problem is identified 2) the research topic is discussed, 3) gaps in the research /literature on the topic have been identified.

• Research Design
Identify which methodology (qualitative versus quantitative) was used in the articles selected, and whether the authors justified the choice of design as appropriate for answering the research question(s), aims or hypothesis.

• Data Collection
Identify how the author(s) justified the sampling method, location and means of recruiting participants.

• Data Analysis
Identify whether the author(s) used any software (NVivo in qualitative study /SPSS in quantitative study) or theoretical construct (in qualitative study) and conceptual framework in (in quantitative study) to analyse their study.

• Discussion
Identify whether the author(s) had made any limitation/recommendation of the research.
(Students can identify their own recommendation if in their opinions, the 2 selected articles have not sufficiently identified this dimension)