4 ST Critiquing a Research Article Flashcards
. Children of parents in a special weight management program were significantly less likely to be obese at the end of the study period than children whose parents were not in the program (χ2 = 5.41, p = .02).
I (Introduction),
M (Method section),
R (Results section), or
D (Discussion)
ANSWER: R (Results section)
This sentence presents a statistical finding, including the name of the test (here, a test called chi-squared), the value of the test statistic, and the probability (p) value.
- The research team’s inability to recruit a sufficiently large sample may have contributed to the ambiguous pattern of findings in this study.
I (Introduction),
M (Method section),
R (Results section), or
D (Discussion)
ANSWER: D (Discussion)
This sentence describes a study limitation, which would be presented in the Discussion section.
- The approach used to explore the patient’s experiences of living with end-stage renal disease was phenomenologic, using the methods described by Colaizzi.
I (Introduction),
M (Method section),
R (Results section), or
D (Discussion)
ANSWER: M (Method)
This sentence describes the qualitative approach used to explore patients’ experiences.
- The purpose of this study was to explore the complex communication needs of hospitalized patients with cerebral palsy.
I (Introduction),
M (Method section),
R (Results section), or
D (Discussion)
ANSWER: I (Introduction)
This sentence describes the purpose of the study and would appear early in the article so that readers would understand the researcher’s intent.
- The sample was composed of 119 women who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy in a large academic medical center.
I (Introduction),
M (Method section),
R (Results section), or
D (Discussion)
ANSWER: M (Method)
This sentence describes one aspect of what the researcher did to answer the research question (i.e., about the study sample).
