Article Appraisal and Review

Running head: ARTICLE APPRAISAL AND REVIEW
Article appraisal and review
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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................2
Article assessment and review:..................................................................................................2
Title and abstract:...................................................................................................................2
Introduction:...........................................................................................................................3
Methods..................................................................................................................................4
Results:...................................................................................................................................5
Discussion:.............................................................................................................................6
Other information...................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction:
One of the greatest innovation in the health care practice scenario is the evidence
based practice which has revolutionized the entire care service delivery scenario, by both
quality and safety. The evidence based practice by far is the most effective care planning and
implementation framework which not only improves the care quality but also enhances the
patient centred ness of the care service delivery. Evidence based practice allows the nurses or
any other care professionals to incorporate the most recent and valid data into practice so that
the care being delivered is up-to-date and secure at all times (White, Dudley-Brown &
Terhaar, 2016). Although, the evidence based practice is also associated with many
challenges, one vital challenge is identification of which articles are to be included and which
ones are to be excluded.
In this regards, the newly appointed nurses that just graduated and transitioning into
practice face the highest amount of challenges in selecting or appraising the quality of the
article before incorporating it in the care facility. Hence, it is crucial for the nursing
researchers to have a clear ideation of how to analyse the research articles and assess their
quality so that they can be incorporated into evidence based studies (Grove & Gray, 2018).
This paper will attempt to explore and assess the quality of an RCT article taking the
assistance of CONSORT review checklist (CONSORT Group, 2010). The chosen RCT
article is “Can live music therapy reduce distress and pain in children with burns after wound
care procedures? A randomized controlled trial” by van der Heijden et al. (2018).
Article assessment and review:
Title and abstract:
The first section of the CONSORT review is to review the title and abstract of the
article. The title of the research article is apt, clear and succinct (CONSORT Group, 2010). A

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very important criteria for the title of the article according to the CONSORT review is
mentioning randomized control trial in the title itself, so that the readers can identify it easily
and it is easier for researching specific study designs for the topic. In this case, the authors
have mentioned the study to be a randomized control trial in the title itself which is
commendable. Considering the abstract of the article, the content is concise and summarizes
the article successfully (van der Heijden et al., 2018). Another crucial aspect for a good
quality randomized control trial is to compartmentalize the abstract part of the article as well
to provide ease to the readers to capture the verdict of the study without having to read the
whole paper or meticulously search the paper for one particular section. This article has an
abstract which is compartmentalized into four sections, objective, methods, results and
conclusion. Hence, in this aspect as well the article addresses all criteria to be a high quality
evidence (Hirschi & Selvin 2017).
Introduction:
Introduction serves as the gateway for any research paper, it is the first section that a
reader reads after the abstract. LoBiondo-Wood and Haber (2014) have discussed the crucial
need for introductions to be written in clear and easy to understand manner, along with
attracting the readers and capturing their attention so that they read the rest of the article.
Hence, the CONSORT review checklist also addresses the quality of introduction of the
paper as a separate section. In this case, the introduction is extensive with robust discussion
of information pertinent to the topic being reviewed in the paper. The justification and
rationale for the need for carrying out the study is provided, which is clear and easy to
interpret for the readers. Although, it is unclear whether an adequate scientific explanation of
the justification and rationale is provided (van der Heijden et al., 2018). Although, the
objectives of the article is clearly written which undoubtedly a very important component.
Although a clear hypothesis, which is an iconic part of a high quality evidence, is missing in