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HLSC3910U - Qualitative Research Method

   

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Running Head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSQualitative Research methodsName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSIntroduction To evaluate the robustness of the findings, critical scrutiny of the published researcharticle is obvious. The paper aims to assess the quality of the qualitative research paper using thecriteria outlined in ‘Rationale and standards for the systematic review of qualitative literature inhealth services research'by Popay et al. (1998). It is the formalized framework for the evaluationof the qualitative study. This framework is useful in allowing the qualitative studies specified inhealth research to receive optimum recognition. The qualitative study identified for this purposeis based on a theme of obesity, “Identifying families’ reasons for engaging or not engaging withchildhood obesity services: A qualitative study” by Banks et al. (2014). This paper is concernedwith the management of obesity by highlighting the value of engaging children in the health caredecision to attend the obesity services.EvaluationAccording to Popay’s criteria, the one criterion to good qualitative study is the provisionsufficient details such as background, objectives’ highlighted with succinct statements, cleardescription of the methodology and discussion of the main findings (Popay et al. 1998). Bankset al. (2014) have provided a concise title to the article that itself give a precise hint about thepurpose and methodology of the research. The author’s credentials indicating the credibility ofthe research follow the title. The background of the study is not too extensive. It is able to informreaders about the problem area, which is obesity and its significance. Thus, the relevance of theresearch is identified in the background of the study as also highlighted by (Holmes 2014). Asthe background is followed by short literature, it indicates that subject has been thoroughlyresearched by the author.

2QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSAs per the Popay’s criteria, a qualitative study must be able to illuminate the subjectivemeaning and actions and the context of those being researched. Right in the abstract Banks et al.(2014), the researcher articulates the use of the qualitative interviews to examine families’reasons for engaging or not engaging with child obesity services. The desired method forresearch suggested appears justified. The qualitative paper clearly highlights the context of thosebeing researched. Since the study aims to identify the reason for attrition due to lack ofadherence to treatment. Thus, it is justified that the researchers consider 15 families whoattended a UK-based childhood obesity service with children and 17 families whose childrenwithdrew from the intervention. Thus, this qualitative paper is well set out allowing the readersto well recognise the research design and read effortlessly (Cope 2014). The paper does not demonstrate in details about the verstehen approach adopted toilluminate the meaning people attach to their behaviour that is in adherence to the interventionfor obesity (Popay et al. 1998). However, Banks et al. (2014), designed the paper to draw thedata from the interviews with families who participated in the Primary Care – Care of ChildhoodObesity (PC-COCO), Randomised control trial (two armed). This trial assessed the effectivenessof incorporating the established secondary care clinic in the primary care setting. In short, theprivilege of the subjective meaning is not evident from the paper (LoBiondo-Wood and Haber2017). Prior to the methodology section, the author highlights the results of the trial where hefound poor attrition rate, but the potentiality of the primary care service was noted. A qualitative study must have the evidence of adoption and responsiveness of theresearch design to the circumstances. Further, during the course of the study, the issue of socialsettings in real life should be met. In short, there is a need of variability instead ofstandardisation, which is the hallmark of good qualitative methodology (Popay et al. 1998). The

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