In-depth Critical Appraisal of a Healthcare Research Article

This document presents a critical appraisal of a research article, meticulously examining various aspects of its methodology and findings. The appraisal covers key elements such as the clarity of research aims, the appropriateness of the qualitative methodology, the suitability of the research design, and the effectiveness of the recruitment strategy. It delves into the methods of data collection, the relationship between the researcher and participants, and the ethical considerations taken into account. The analysis also assesses the rigor of the data analysis, the clarity of the findings, and the overall value of the research. The appraisal identifies both strengths and weaknesses in the article, providing a comprehensive evaluation of its contribution to the field. This detailed analysis is intended to offer insights into the critical evaluation of research articles and is available on Desklib, a platform offering a range of study resources for students.

Critical Appraisal of research
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
ARTICLE REVIEW........................................................................................................................3
1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research?........................................................3
2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?...............................................................................3
3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?..............................4
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?...................................4
5. Was the data collection in a way that addressed the research issue?.......................................5
6. Has the relationship between researcher and participant been adequately considered?..........5
7. Have ethical issues been taken into consideration?.................................................................6
8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?............................................................................6
9. Is there a clear statement of finding?.......................................................................................6
10. How valuable is the research?................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Article review means analysing article or piece of information and understanding its key
teaching that allow reader examine topic and its importance. This is common process in research
process where researcher reviews an article and gain as much knowledge as possible, reviewer
have find best published source with accuracy and reliability. Understanding an article and
concluding the study allow reader to gain enough cognition, reader can easily understand the
topic and information provided in the article, article review is systematic process of cultivating
final result. This report will critically review article and analysed key element considered by the
author in the research methodology part Liow & et.al., (2022).
MAIN BODY
ARTICLE REVIEW
1. Was there a clear statement of the aims of the research?
Aim of this research was clearly presented by the author, he mentioned keywords that
provide effectiveness to research and valid justification for the chosen study topic. Aim plays
vital role in every research, without them study remain incomplete and author can not process
further. Aim is important pillar of the research providing effective support, study need clear aim
that help in processing further. This article is supported with right aim covering keyword but
still, writer would have chosen more right and accurate aim that target exact meaning of the
topic. Here, aim is clear but need to be more specific that support demand of both writer and
reader. By reading aim provided by the research, reviewer or reader can clearly analyse meaning
and discussed of intended topic. However, researcher would have taken more major focus to
cover remaining keywords from this research Babariya & Gohel, (2017). Aim is considerable
because writer have provided important and relevance information through the chosen topic. It
could be more perfect but yet this one is considerable.
2. Is a qualitative methodology appropriate?
Researcher have adopted one of the most effective approach in research methodology,
qualitative research provide most accurate data and information leading to effective completion
of the study. Author new that qualitative data means they have to consider participant and their
viewpoint allowing them to get right data, qualitative approach simply means understanding
participant and gaining deeper knowledge about the chosen topic Cr, (2020). Here author have
selected 7 participant adopting qualitative approach to cover such a big topic, researcher should

have selected more than 7 participant or a good amount of people that provide more reliable
information. Only with viewpoint of 7 participant, researcher can not conclude their study and
provide accurate information. Focusing on 7 participant was good idea, researcher can gain
enough knowledge, this provided good information about the topic but viewpoint and thoughts of
these participant are limit at some point. Author should have considered more participant
because more people provide more correct information and allow author to conclude their
research with accurate source of information which even complete ethical consideration as well.
3. Was the research design appropriate to address the aims of the research?
Research design is one of the most important thing in the research process allowing
author to follow a certain set of strategic technique and systematic process to complete a study.
Design of this research is well where researcher have carefully focused on key element and key
area but still author could have done it perfectly with mentioning of right research method and
appropriate design that meet the need of the study. Research design of this research is meeting
with the aims of the research, author have carefully connected each element of research design
with aims of the study Fletcher, (2017). However, author should consider more reliable method
as well, they should have focused on appropriate way of completing the study with right
methods. Design does suit with the aims of the research but still there is lack of reliability at
some point which make research ineffective at some area. Aims are clearly represented by the
author, even design is meet all requirement but some key element and methods are not suiting
the process.
4. Was the recruitment strategy appropriate to the aims of the research?
Author have focused on effective recruitment strategy, considering right participant and
their understanding their perception is ability of a researcher that allow them to complete the
study and gain max. knowledge. For the completion of this study, researcher have considered 7
participant with gestational breast cancer belonging to Asian region. This recruitment properly
and effectively meet with the aims of the research, author know that viewpoint or perception of
patient itself matters a lot Igwenagu, (2016). Recruitment of right participant is very important,
author's whole study and reliability depends on right information which is only gathered from
perception of participant. Recruitment was done rightly but only thing is left is small sample size
allowing author to focus only on 7 participant, here is major issue in recruitment because sample
size does matter in gathering reliable and accurate data from the research. Recruitment is key

pillar in qualitative method where with the help of questionnaire or interview, author can gain as
much information as possible and with accuracy in the process.
5. Was the data collection in a way that addressed the research issue?
Data collection is one of the most important element in the research that allow researcher
to complete their study and gain max. knowledge. For the completion of this research, author
have considered primary data collection method that allow them to collect new data directly
cultivated from participant and their viewpoint. Data which is collected from the research should
meet the issue that arrive in the completion process, data analysis decide whether the study is
worth to consider or not. The biggest issue in this research is, author have considered primary
data which process of collection need to effective Islam, 2018). Author have considered 7
participant which means this information might consider as less effective because only 7
participant do not provide exact information. Apart from this, data collection was stopped at
saturation point when focusing on 7 participant only, author mentioned they unable to process
further because of small sample size and less effective method of data analysing. Research issue
was addressed because topic limit at some point allowing author to consider perception of 7
participant which made the research good at the end.
6. Has the relationship between researcher and participant been adequately considered?
When author decide to focus on primary data, it clearly means they have to focus on
participant and their perception. Author ability does matter when interviewing or collecting data
from participant, they should build a relationship that provide comfortable environment. In the
completion of this study, the relationship of researcher and participant was good because
researcher have completed their responsibility and participant have effectively provided all
necessary information which means participant felt comfortable with researcher and question
provided by the researcher Kumar, (2018). However, researcher should have focused on other
participant as well, which means they should have added more participant and should not limit
their reach. In this article, no biasses was found that influence the viewpoint of the study or that
impact the effectiveness of the study. However, researcher did not change the research design
according to participant which make this article ineffective at some point because research
design should meet the requirement of participant. Author should understand that, research
question are designed for participant, participant are not designed for research question.

7. Have ethical issues been taken into consideration?
Ethical consideration is one of the most important element of the research methodology
that allow researcher to focus on basic ethics and morale allowing them to avoid any kind of
discrimination with participant. For the completion of this article or research, author have
considered every ethical consideration or every ethical value while collecting, analysing and
concluding the data. Author was focusing on participant who are suffering who disease which
means they need to have informed consents and complete detail of the research Mishra & Alok,
(2017). Every participant was ready to take participation according to their perception, there was
no pressure, author even took ethical approval from local centralized institutional review board
to perform interview with participant. However, author should have considered those point as
well where they can get more accurate information. For example; researcher should have asked
ethically approved question that hurt some part of the participant but do not impacted their
mental stability. Ethically asking challenging question was missed by the author which impacted
accuracy of this research art some in the process.
8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous?
Data analysis play a crucial role in the process of completing a study, data which is
collected from either primary or secondary approach is analysed and final conclusion is drawn.
Data analysis is important element for researcher because they have most pressure to carefully
analyse the data and add every important detail without any mistake or intensionally changing
data to meet the required standard. For the completion of this study, researcher have focused on
ethical consideration which means no data was menupilated by the author Opoku, Ahmed &
Akotia, (2016). Every information provided is right, however, even after right analysis of data,
author have to consider other important element as well which they missed in this article. For
example; author should remove extra contradictory data, here modification is allowed but it
should not change the accuracy of the final conclusion. There was some issue in the data
analysis of this study, author have presented data carefully and analysed it well but there is lot of
unnecessary information which is not required in the study and which is avoided by reader as
well.
9. Is there a clear statement of finding?
Finding statement does matter in the study or research, author should provide accurate
final statement allowing reader to understand what they have gained during and after reading this

article. Finding means what researcher have found after conducting this study, every author set
outcome of the research, they measure their finding with outcome. Author also include extra
things which they have founded in the study, for the completion of this study, author have
included key finding Pandey & Pandey, (2021). However, author have mentioned irrelevant
finding, researcher have concluded their research with less effective writing where finding do not
meet the requirement of the outcome. Author should have concluded using finding outcome, they
should add what is relevant to topic not what was impact of the topic in the society. Statement of
finding do not meet the requirement of the outcome, finding should be placed right and should
gain attention of reader. Author have to add those things which are relevant and need to avoid
wasting reader's time and efforts focusing on impact of the chosen topic in the society.
10. How valuable is the research?
Every research conduced on specific topic need to be valuable, this article was carefully
researched and completed with effective efforts. This article is valuable and worth to read
because of many reasons mainly it focusses on primary data collection which means information
used here was accurate and reader can relay on this information Taherdoost, (2016). This article
was valuable in all measure, there was some minor mistake and issue which can be
understandable by the reader. Value of any research can be measured with the help of outcome
and KPI set by the author, finding can provide in depth detail whether research was completed in
effective manner and should be considered as valuable and considerable by reader. Value is
decided by the satisfaction of the reader which they get by reading the article process.
CONCLUSION
This report has discussed article review and its importance in completing an research
methodology. Later this report has focused on ten appropriate question that allow reader to
understand reliability of the research and mainly research methodology part, these ten question
focus on how effective researcher have completed their research and provided an valuable
finding in the end of the study. At last this report has discussed how valuable was article, other
key point were also discussed that cover remaining question in the process.

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