Lecture 4: chapter 6 (part 1) Flashcards
what is the primary purpose of literature review in quantitative studies?
gain a broad understanding of information available
describe the scope of literature review for quantitative
broad enough to allow for familiarity with research problem
narrow enough to include just the relevant sources
why is ROL in quantitative research conducted?
direct the planning and execution of a study
when is major literature review performed?
beginning of the research process
when is a limited review conducted?
after the study to identify studies published since the original review was published
where are the results of both reviews included?
research report
what do quantitative research reports include in every section?
citations and relevant sources
what does a Quantitative researcher do?
develops the framework (based on theoretical literature or research reports)
what are the things the methods section of a research report describe?
- design sample (and the process for obtaining it)
- measurement methods
- treatment
- data collection process
- list of statistical analyses conducted
what does the discussion section of the research report provide?
a comparison of synthesized findings with other studies
define literature
all written sources relevant to the topic you selected
define citation
the act of directly quoting a source or paraphrasing
define reference
documentation of the origin of the cited or paraphrased quote
what are the two types of references cited in literature reviews?
1) theoretical
2) empirical
what is included in a theoretical literature?
concept analyses, models, theories, and conceptual frameworks
empirical literature
contains knowledge derived from research (data-based)
what are the two types of quality of sources?
1) primary
2) secondary
primary source
written by the original creator of the idea that was published
secondary source
summarizes the content from the primary source (meta analysis report)
guidelines for critical appraisal
1) 5 years within publication
2) peer-reviewed and primary sources, justification of using otherwise
3) synthesized content
4) relevant content
what is the most important aspect of a study?
identification of gaps
landmark studies
groundbreaking new information on the topic
seminal studies
the first study ever published on the topic
what are the top most trusted databases for nursing research?
PubMed and CINHAL
what are the steps involved in ROL?
1) clarify
2) conduct
3) process
4) write
5) check the review and reference list
what are the 3 important things when it comes to processing literature?
appraise, analyze, and synthesize
