HLT 362 Week 1 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.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Rubric Criteria

Three Quantitative Articles

Criteria Description

Three Quantitative Articles

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

Article Citation and Permalinka 2

Criteria Description

Article Citation and Permalinka 2

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.

Broad Topic Area/Title

Criteria Description

Broad Topic Area/Title

Broad topic area and title are fully presented and accurate.

Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables

Criteria Description

Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables

Variable types and data for variables are presented and accurate.

Population of Interest for the Study

Criteria Description

Population of interest for the study is presented and accurate.

Criteria Description

Sample is presented and accurate.

Sampling Method

Criteria Description

Sampling method is presented and accurate.

Descriptive Statistics

Criteria Description

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.)

Criteria Description

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

Mechanics of Writing

Criteria Description

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

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

REFERENCES MUST BE BETWEEN 2018-2022

Ten Scientific Questions to Ask About Scientific Studies

Read “Ten Scientific Questions to Ask About Scientific Studies,” by Smith, from Greater Good Magazine (2015).

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/10_questions_to_ask_about_scientific_studies

Sampling Methods in Clinical Research: an Educational Review

Read “Sampling Methods in Clinical Research: an Educational Review,” by Elfil and Negida, from Emergency (2017).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325924/

Applied Statistics for Health Care

Read Chapter 2 in Applied Statistics for Health Care.

https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2018/applied-statistics-for-health-care_1e.php

Article Analysis 1

Use the Article Analysis 1″ template to complete the Article Analysis 1 assignment.

HLT-362V-RS2-ArticleAnalysis-1-Template.docx

Article Analysis Example 1

Review this document in conjunction with the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COP

HLT-362V-RS2-ArticleAnalysisExample-1.docx

Chapter 9: Sampling Distributions

Read “Chapter 9: Sampling Distributions,” and watch the associated videos by Utens et al., from Online Statistics Educa

Eight Questions to Ask When Interpreting Academic Studies: A Primer for Media

Read “Eight Questions to Ask When Interpreting Academic Studies: A Primer for Media,” by Feldman and Wihbey (2015), located on th

Chapter 8: Strategies for Sampling

Read “Chapter 8: Strategies for Sampling,” by Morse, from the online eBook, Qualitative Nursing Research: A Contemporary

Research 101: Descriptive Statistics

Read “Research 101: Descriptive Statistics,” by Conner and Johnson, from American Nurse Today (2017).

https://www.americannursetoday.com/research-101-descriptive-statistics/

The Visual Learner: Statistics

Refer to the “Visual Learner: Statistics” to learn more about the statistical calculations presented in this topic.

http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-learner-v2.1.html

Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Read “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised