Critically appraising qualitative research PDF

Running head: CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Critical appraisal of qualitative research
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Question 3:
Research designs are a very important aspect of research study. As mentioned by the
authors, it is crucial for the study design selected to align well with the research question
being asked in the study (Vassallo 2018). The possibility of a research study to yield fruitless
results are extremely high in case the design had not been appropriate for the topic area of the
research. Moreover, while deciding on the research design of the study, it is also crucial to
take into consideration the area of interest for the study and the exact aims and objectives that
the study is aiming to achieve (Taylor, Bogdan and DeVault 2015). In this case, the study
chosen focuses on the views of the elderly patient populations regarding the presence of
dignity in the acute care health facilities with respect to the perception of the health care
professionals regarding the same (Tauber‐Gilmore et al. 2018).
Hence, it has to be acknowledged in this context that the research study focuses
entirely on exploring the perception of the target populations with respect to their experiences
in the past with acute care facilities and whether the aspect of dignity is respected there for
frail and critically ill elderly patient populations requiring a varied range of assistive support
to living (Tauber‐Gilmore et al. 2018). Hence, it is very important to capture the feelings and
thoughts of the target population in the study to achieve the aims and objectives. The research
study design selected for the article by the authors has been qualitative research using
interviews as the data collection process which will capture the individual feelings and
thoughts effectively. The authors have also justified the use of the qualitative research design
using verbatim semi structured interviews. Hence, it can be considered that the research
design selected was appropriate for addressing the research aims and objectives (Barclay
2016).