Qualitative Research Critical Appraisal
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Running head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CRITICAL APPRAISAL
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CRITICAL APPRAISAL
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CRITICAL APPRAISAL
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Author note:
Running head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CRITICAL APPRAISAL
For the critical appraisal, the systematic review and meta-analysis Stiller et al., (2016),
was considered, which explored the association between the ward design of a hospital and the
reported rates of healthcare associated infections, in which, the presence of accessible hand
sanitizer dispensers in patient rooms yield significant effect on reduced rates of healthcare
association infections and bacteremia.
Qualitative Design Critique
Upon close examination, the researchers have not mentioned the adherence to any
research tradition prior to implementing this study. However, from the review of literature and
background of the study, it can be inferred that the research was based upon a research tradition
of grounded theory – since it aimed to expound upon the theory of effective hand washing
practices and their effect on healthcare acquire infections (HAIs) by exploring a possible theory
on the effect of a ward design comprising of hand sanitizer dispenser upon HAI rates (Polit &
Beck, 2009). While the congruency of the research question to a qualitative method is evident
since it already mentions the usage of a systematic review, the presence of a grounded theory
was better observed from the background of the research which theorized the importance of
infection control practices and HAI incidence (Stiller et al., 2016). The evidence based sources
of data coupled with systematic review research methods are congruent to a grounded research
tradition since the latter relies on inductive reasoning – which can only be performed using
multiple theories explored by multiple research studies as evidence in systematic reviews
(Cypress, 2017). While researchers expounded upon the direct association between three
multiple components of ward design (hand dispenser accessibility, patient room size, and single
patient room) and reduced HAI incidences, there was no statement on effectiveness on any of
these three options thus demonstrating and absence of early theorization (Polit & Beck, 2009).
For the critical appraisal, the systematic review and meta-analysis Stiller et al., (2016),
was considered, which explored the association between the ward design of a hospital and the
reported rates of healthcare associated infections, in which, the presence of accessible hand
sanitizer dispensers in patient rooms yield significant effect on reduced rates of healthcare
association infections and bacteremia.
Qualitative Design Critique
Upon close examination, the researchers have not mentioned the adherence to any
research tradition prior to implementing this study. However, from the review of literature and
background of the study, it can be inferred that the research was based upon a research tradition
of grounded theory – since it aimed to expound upon the theory of effective hand washing
practices and their effect on healthcare acquire infections (HAIs) by exploring a possible theory
on the effect of a ward design comprising of hand sanitizer dispenser upon HAI rates (Polit &
Beck, 2009). While the congruency of the research question to a qualitative method is evident
since it already mentions the usage of a systematic review, the presence of a grounded theory
was better observed from the background of the research which theorized the importance of
infection control practices and HAI incidence (Stiller et al., 2016). The evidence based sources
of data coupled with systematic review research methods are congruent to a grounded research
tradition since the latter relies on inductive reasoning – which can only be performed using
multiple theories explored by multiple research studies as evidence in systematic reviews
(Cypress, 2017). While researchers expounded upon the direct association between three
multiple components of ward design (hand dispenser accessibility, patient room size, and single
patient room) and reduced HAI incidences, there was no statement on effectiveness on any of
these three options thus demonstrating and absence of early theorization (Polit & Beck, 2009).
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