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Essay on Risk Perception of Nonspecific LBP among Nurses
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Essay on Risk Perception of Nonspecific LBP among Nurses
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Running head: CRITICAL APPRAISALCRITICAL APPRAISAL - RISK PERCEPTION OF NONSPECIFIC LOW BACK PAINAMONG NURSES: A QUALITATIVE APPROACHName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Notes
1CRITICAL APPRAISALTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Critical Appraisal.............................................................................................................................2Clear statement of aims...............................................................................................................2Appropriateness of the Qualitative approach..............................................................................3Research design...........................................................................................................................4Recruitment Strategy...................................................................................................................4Data collection.............................................................................................................................5Role of the researcher..................................................................................................................6Ethical issues...............................................................................................................................6Data analysis................................................................................................................................7Clear statement of findings..........................................................................................................8Value of research.........................................................................................................................9Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9Reference List................................................................................................................................10
2CRITICAL APPRAISALIntroductionThe work by Abedini et al., (2014), is based on a qualitative analysis of the various riskfactors associated with low back pain (LBP) among nurses. Critical appraisal is a process thatinvolves an in depth analysis of a particular research paper with the help of critical appraisaltools. Critical appraisal tools are used for analysis of systematic reviews, cohort studies,randomized controlled trials, case studies, among others (Shea et al., 2017). The problemdepicted by Abedini et al., (2014) in their paper is highly relevant because healthcare sectors areassociated with a large number of work related injuries or illnesses (Gomaa & Sprigg, 2014, pp.405-410). These health concerns affecting the healthcare professionals are musculoskeletalinjuries resulting in LBP, needle stick injuries, shift works and workplace violence (Sehume,2016). This essay carries out a critical appraisal of the research article “Risk perception ofnonspecific LBP among nurses: A qualitative approach”. The critical appraisal was carried outby using the CASP tool checklist. The CASP approach involves critical analysis of the researchinto 3 steps. These include the validity of the research, analysis of the results of the study andwhether the results are valid or not (Critical appraisal skills programmes, 2018).Critical Appraisal - BodyClear statement of aimsThe title of the article indicates the use of qualitative approaches in the identification ofrisk perceptions of the nurses with respect to LBP. The abstract is a structured summaryproviding a background on which the research was based, the methods, results and conclusion.
3CRITICAL APPRAISALThe goal or objective of the research was to determine the various risk perceptions associatedwith non-specific LBP among the nursing staff present in the healthcare organizations of BandarAbbas City in southern Iran (Abedini, Morowatisharifabad, Enjezab, Barkhordari & Fallahzadeh,2014, pp. 221). This article defines LBP as a health condition that is not associated with anypathological cause.The research carried out in this field is highly relevant as it is a seriousconcern among the nurses and it is a highly prevalent and serious disorder affecting the quality oflife and work of the healthcare professionals (Budhrani-Shani, Berry, Arcari, Langevin &Wayne, 2016; d'Errico et al., 2013, pp. 276-283). In Iran, the situation is highly relevant as inone year, the rate of incidence of LBP among nurses increased from 49.4% to 81%. Perceivingthe consequences of LBP among the nursing staff is important in order to develop interventionprograms targeted against these risk factors (Abedini, Morowatisharifabad, Enjezab, Barkhordari& Fallahzadeh, 2014, pp. 221). Keeping in mind the Consolidated Criteria for ReportingQualitative Research (COREQ) checklist, the study defines the research methodology utilized inthis study, which is a semi-structured interview process (Tong, Sainsbury& Craig, 2015, pp.349-357). The study efficiently identifies the various risk perceptions of the nurses with regardsto LBP. Such studies are required in order to develop interventions in the future, in order toensure that healthcare professionals, particularly nurses do not suffer from LBP, which in turnaffects their professional and personal lives.Appropriateness of the Qualitative approachThe study was important as it helped to determine the attitudes, behaviors andexperiences of the nurses, thereby helping to develop an evidence base, which is not possible inthe case of a quantitative research design. Moreover, pain perception is different among differentindividuals, due to variations in mental experiences. Thus, necessary interventions can be
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