Nordby,K. Kjonsberg, K. Hummelvoll, J.K.(2009) Relatives of persons with recently discovered serious mental illness: in need of support to become resource persons in treatment and recovery.(Appendix 1). Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing. 17, 304-311.
The above article will be critiqued using Caldwell, Henshaw and Taylor’s (2005) critiquing framework as a guide (Appendix 1). The intent is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the research article and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research methodology.
The title of the above article reflects its contents and is easy to interpret, as Caldwell, Henshaw and Taylor (2005) concur ‘the title should be clear and allow the reader to easily interpret its
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In this article participants were given written and verbal information about the study and confidentiality, anonymity and withdrawal were reassured. All participants were fully informed and consented. Moreover, as the participant for this design is to permit the participants to ‘open up’ and discuss their experiences. It is crucial that any given time the participant should be permitted to discontinue with the interview if they feel uncomfortable. This is called as process consent, whereby the interview continuously negotiates with the interviewee to determine whether they are comfortable in continuing with the interview, (Polit and Beck, 2006). There are many ethical aspects to consider, the above is just one fraction used as an example, by simply suggesting that ethical guidelines were adhered to, does not illustrate ethical consideration. They did not show how to make the participant safe if they were difficult to manage.
The researchers used purposive sample but did not give any explanation as to why this choice sampling was made. It is essential to describe the sampling process in a research where this facilitates the reader to distinguish any bias in the whole sampling process. In studies using participants, the process of how to select, access, inform and retain research participants requires considerable thought. Sampling is a key issue, because it is
Essentially I feel that each poem in its own “Funeral Blues” (W. H. Auden), “Death, be not proud” (John Donne), and “Because I could not stop for Death” (Emily Dickinson) are unique in their own way however, I feel that two poems in particular may show more similarity in each other versus all three being compared at once although, I will be comparing and contrasting all three poems towards the end of this essay. For example, When reading “Funeral Blues” (W. H. Auden), I felt a greater sense of similarity to “Because I could not stop for death” (Emily Dickinson) versus “Death, be not proud” (John Donne) so I will begin to discuss those poems first. When comparing each poem I will
Research indicates that the majority of family interventions have an educational element regarding the diagnosis and treatment of individuals struggling with mental illness (Walsh, 2011). In addition, several family educational therapies provided education on the etiology of the particular mental health disease their family member or loved one is struggling in addition to offering self-help groups, educational material, and valuable resources on coping skills. It is generally agreed upon in the mental health community that education is the most valuable tool in regards to both those who are struggling with the mental illness and those who are caring for them. It is recognized that 80 percent of treatment and management of the disease is interventions and daily
Information and support will be provided to assist family members in keeping the family unit intact. This module will help the family in building communication skills, addressing acceptance and understanding of mental illness, facing the feelings of loss, and learning how to support a loved during hospitalization. A staff member, family and/or consumer partner will facilitate the module by educating and sharing their personal
Everyone possess critical thinking skills but when it comes to criticize a journal article it can be difficult for the first time, one of the best ways to develop critical thinking and reading skills is to use some strategies when reading and evaluating a research study (Wood & Haber,1998). The following essay it is going to focus in a critique of a qualitative journal article by giving its strengths and weakness, critical appraisal it is going to be done with support from different references and frameworks relevant to a qualitative study.
Here the above paper with be critiqued using the step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research (Coughlan, Cronin and Ryan, 2007).
This article was poorly structured and it wasn’t organized well. It didn’t look like any research went into. Similarly, there was no introduction
The sample selection is important related to transferability at the end of the study because it affects the accuracy of the result. Purposive sampling is appropriate for this study because the participants needed to have certain criteria in order to understand and be able to answer the questions during the interviews. The purposive sampling involved meaningful selection of the participants in this study, which helped the process of the interviews.
Object: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the operative details, perioperative complications, and short-term outcomes associated with Combined Anterior-Posterior Decompression and Fusion (CAPDF) for treating Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM).
The purpose of this assignment is to critique and evaluate the chosen article in terms of strengths and weaknesses, to demonstrate an understanding of the research process. According to Polit and Beck (2004) the aim of critically appraising an article is an attempt to determine its strengths and limitations. Therefore, the research critique should reflect an objective and balanced consideration of the study's validity and significance (Polit and Hungler 1999). The task of critiquing is, according to Lo Biondo-Wood and Harber (2006) a challenging one and can only be effectively achieved through much practice and skill.
It is therefore vital for students to be able to evaluate and critique research papers in order for them to regulate the validity of a study and to apply theories to practise. A research critique measures the value and importance of a study and this is going to be determined by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the study (Brockopp & Tolsma, 2003, p. 400). Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context (Astin 2009). The aim of this essay is to
When conducting a study, it is impossible to collect data from the whole population, therefore it is important to select a representative sample because sampling makes it possible to select a representative for study and discover things that apply to many more people who are not studies (Maxfield & Babbie, 2012). The purpose of sampling is to generate a set of individuals or other entitles that give us a valid picture of all such individual or other entitles. It is important to generalise from a sample to unobserved population the sample in intended to represent. Therefore, when selecting a group of subjects for study, it is important to ensure that we represent some larger population.
In article A the authors have researched different ways to support families with a member suffering from severe mental illness (SMI). The goal of this study is to help determine if mental health professionals (MHP) have been able to increase the social and interactive skills between the patient and caretaker. The goals of the MHP are to help caretakers improve understanding, crisis management, social skills, and learn cognitive behavioral methods when dealing with SMI patients. The motive behind this study is the problem with lack of resources available to those carrying for SMI patients. The lack of social support can cause frustration, stress, and at times impact the caregiver’s health, which can result in affecting the
The participants were adequately informed of the study being performed and were able to decline to participate in the interviews. The participants were ensured all personal information would be kept confidential (Zamanzadeh, Valizadeh, Lotfi, & Salehi, 2015).
On average, one out of five children from ages 9 to 17 and one out of four adults 18 years and older are affected by a mental disorder (Kaakinen, J., 2010). Not only does mental illness effect the patient, their families are also greatly impacted by their relative’s illness (Kaakinen, J., 2010). Nurses have certain roles to undertake with the families of someone who is suffering from a mental illness. In this paper, I will be discussing how mental illness effects the family, the challenges family nurses face and the family nurse’s role.
Additionally, the researchers practised good ethical procedures; by providing the information about their research, so that participants understood what the research was about, then gained their participant’s written consent. Their interviews were effective because they used open questions, which enabled participants to speak freely and produced more information to analyse (Punch, 2012). Correspondingly, they were aware of the vulnerability of the patients, so ensured they respected the participant’s feelings by being non-obtrusive and considerate. Likewise, they ensured confidentiality for their participants, by omitting names and protecting the data, they had gained (Becker and Bryman, 2012). However, there were some glitches with their research. Specifically, there was no ethnography, so there was no illustration to envision the wider context of the situation (Gobbo, 2008). Particularly, if they had presented, the person’s age,