Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist and Summary Assignment 2022

Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist and Summary
Find a minimum of 4 research articles related to nursing or medicine.
 Part 1: Complete the chart for each article (4 total).
 Part II: Write a summary. See specific criteria below.
Part I:
Use this table to assist you when analyzing the research that is most relevant to the
topic.
Put the source citation in APA here along with a link to the
source.
Mistry, J. B., Chughtai, M., Elmallah, R. K., Le, S., Bonutti, P. M.,
Delanois, R. E., & Mont, M. A. (2016). What influences how
patients rate their hospital after total hip arthroplasty?. The
Journal of arthroplasty, 31(11), 2422-2425. Retrieved from
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S08
83540316300420
Elements for Analysis Review
Findings
Why was the study done?
What is the problem as it is presented in the research study
article?
Will the study solve a problem relevant to nursing?
(Make sure that the study is directly relevant to your topic/ and or
clinical question.)
The article was
done to identify
how patients
score for their
doctors and
medical care
provided.
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What is the study setting?
(Include who, where and when.)
The setting of the
study is among
the patients who
have recently had
a hip
replacement
surgery.
What is the sample size? (Size can and should vary according to
the nature of the study.)
What was the process for randomization?
Are instruments of the variables in the study clearly defined and
reliable?
What are the independent and dependent variables in this
study?
Are the operational definitions of the variables given? If so, are
they concrete and measurable?
Is the research question or the hypothesis stated? What is it?
(Make sure the variables were consistently applied throughout the
study and that they measured what the research said they were
going to measure.)
(Report reliability and validity statistics if noted.)
The instruments
of the variables
have not been
mentioned but it
is clear from the
description. The
dependent
variable is the
patient
satisfaction
scores whereas
independent
variables are the
orthopedists’
engagement and
pain
management
techniques.
How were the data analyzed?
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Were there any unusual events during the study? (If the sample size
changed, do the reasons for the change have ramifications on its
replicability?)
Did participants drop from the research? Why?
No, nothing as
such has been
mentioned.
How do the results fit in with previous research in this area?
(Compare to your other sources.)
Do the studies build upon previous research?
The results
showcase stable
behavior from the
patients and their
satisfaction
scores are in
accordance to
previously known
trends.
What are the implications of the research for clinical practice?
Is the study relevant and important to the clinical question?
Are the results applicable to your set or subset of patients or
sample, identify the risks and benefits of a treatment
recommendation or conform to patient preferences?
What are the findings as reported by the researcher?
Hip replacement
surgery is
considered to be
painful by the
patients as a
result many
patients opt for
other non-
operative
procedures.
Knowing about
patient
experiences can
help more and
more patient to
take over hip
replacement
surgeries.
Put the source citation in APA here along with a link to the
source.
Weeks, W. B., Schoellkopf, W. J., Ballard, D. J., Kaplan, G. S.,
James, B., & Weinstein, J. N. (2017). Episode-of-care
characteristics and costs for hip and knee replacement
surgery in hospitals belonging to the high value healthcare
collaborative compared with similar hospitals in the same
health care markets. Medical care, 55(6), 583. Retrieved
from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC54320
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Elements for Analysis Review
Findings
Why was the study done?
What is the problem as it is presented in the research study
article?
Will the study solve a problem relevant to nursing?
(Make sure that the study is directly relevant to your topic/ and or
clinical question.)
Another reason
why most
patients avoid hip
replacement
surgery is
because of the
costs. This article
informs the
patient how they
can limit their
costs and
promotes them to
establish
transparency in
the system.
What is the study setting?
(Include who, where and when.)
The setting of the
article are two
hospitals and
compare 30 day
care costs.
What is the sample size? (Size can and should vary according to
the nature of the study.)
What was the process for randomization?
The sample size
was about 4030
patients.
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