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Assignment 3

Article Analysis 1

Assessment Description

The interpretation of research in health care is essential to decision making. By understanding research, health care providers can identify risk factors, trends, outcomes for treatment, health care costs and best practices. To be effective in evaluating and interpreting research, the reader must first understand how to interpret the findings. You will practice article analysis in Topics 2, 3, and 5.

For this assignment:

Search the GCU Library and find three different health care articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles that appear in the topic Resources or textbook. Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis 1” template.

Refer to the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 1,” for an example of an article analysis.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

Rubric Criteria

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Three Quantitative Articles

12 points

Criteria Description
Three Quantitative Articles
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Three articles are presented. All three articles are based on quantitative research.

4. 4: Good

10.2 points

N/A

3. 3: Satisfactory

9 points

Three articles are presented. Of the articles presented, only two articles are based on quantitative research.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory

7.8 points

N/A
1. 1: Unsatisfactory

0 points

Fewer than three articles are presented. None of the articles presented use quantitative research.

Article Citation and Permalinka 2

12 points
Criteria Description
Article Citation and Permalinka 2
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is accurately presented in APA format. Page numbers are accurate and used in all areas when citing information.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is presented in APA format. Page numbers are used to cite information. There are minor errors.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is presented in APA format, but there are errors. Page numbers to cite information are missing, or incorrect, in some areas.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Article citation and permalink are presented. There are significant errors. Page numbers are not indicated to cite information, or the page numbers are incorrect.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Article citation and permalink are omitted.

Broad Topic Area/Title

12 points
Criteria Description
Broad Topic Area/Title
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Broad topic area and title are fully presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Broad topic area and title are presented. There are some minor errors, but the content overall is accurate.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Broad topic area and title are summarized. There are some minor inaccuracies.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Broad topic area and title are referenced but are incomplete.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Broad topic area and title are omitted.

Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables

12 points
Criteria Description
Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Variable types and data for variables are presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Variable types and data for variables are presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are inaccuracies.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Variable types and data for variables are omitted.

Population of Interest for the Study

12 points
Criteria Description
Population of Interest for the Study
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Population of interest for the study is presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Population of interest for the study is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Population of interest for the study is presented. There are inaccuracies.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Population of interest for the study is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Population of interest for the study is omitted.

Sample

12 points
Criteria Description
Sample
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Sample is presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Sample is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Sample is presented. There are inaccuracies.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Sample is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Sample is omitted.

Sampling Method

12 points
Criteria Description
Sampling Method
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Sampling method is presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Sampling is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Sampling is presented. There are inaccuracies.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Sampling is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Sampling method is omitted.

Descriptive Statistics
12 points
Criteria Description

Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation) (Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.)

5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Descriptive statistic examples from the article are presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points
N/A
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Descriptive statistic examples from the article are presented. There are some very minor inaccuracies or omissions.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
N/A
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Descriptive statistic examples from the article are omitted. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.

Inferential Statistics (Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.)

12 points
Criteria Description
Inferential Statistics (Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.)
5. 5: Excellent
12 points

Inferential statistic examples from the article are presented and accurate.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points
N/A
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Inferential statistic examples from the article are presented. There are some very minor inaccuracies or omissions.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
N/A
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Inferential statistic examples from the article are omitted. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.

Mechanics of Writing
12 points
Criteria Description

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)

5. 5: Excellent
12 points

The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

4. 4: Good
10.2 points

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.

3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.

2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.

1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.

Total120 points

Article Analysis 1

Article Citation and Permalink (APA format)

Article 1

Article

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Article 3

Point

Description

Description

Description

Broad Topic Area/Title

Identify Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for the Variables

Population of Interest for the Study

Sample

Sampling Method

Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Median, Mode; Standard Deviation)
Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.

Inferential Statistics
Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.

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Article Analysis: Example 1

Article Citation

Utens, C. M. A., Goossens, L. M. A., van Schayck, O. C. P., Rutten-van Mölken, M. P. M. H., van Litsenburg, W., Janssen, A., … Smeenk, F. W. J. M. (

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013). Patient preference and satisfaction in hospital-at-home and usual hospital care for COPD exacerbations: Results of a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50, 1537–1549. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.006
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23582671

(Include permalink for articles from GCU Library.)

Category

Description

Broad Topic Area/Title

The differences in preference and satisfaction based upon hospital care location for COPD exacerbations

Variables and Type of Data for the Variables

Treatment Location-categorical -“home treatment” and “hospital treatment”
Satisfaction – Ordinal Scale (1-5)
Preference – categorical “home treatment” and “hospital treatment”

Population of Interest for the Study

COPD exacerbation patients from five hospitals and three home care organizations

Sample

139 patients
69 from the usual hospital care group
70 from the early assisted discharge care group

Sampling Method

A randomized sampling method was used to select the patients who met the criteria for the study (p. 1540)

Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation)
Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.

Example descriptive statistics:
Usual hospital Age:
Mean: 67.8 Standard deviation: 11.30

Early assisted discharge Age:
Mean: 68.31 Standard deviation: 10.34 (p. 1540)

Inferential Statistics
Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.

Example of inferential statistics:
Overall satisfaction score: Tested difference between HC and EAD p-value .863 (p. 1543)

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