Tool for Critiquing Quantitative Research

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Assessment 2 template
Word count of the template = approx. 700 words (not included in overall word count)
Tool for critiquing QUANTITATIVE research (1500 word-equivalent)
Tool for critiquing qualitative research is modified based on the Critical Review Form-
Qualitative Studies ©Law, M., Stewart, D., Pollock, N., Letts, L. Bosch, J., & Westmorland, M.
Instructions:
 Complete all of the questions in the template below in reference to the article that you have
selected. Ensure that you have selected the correct template (quantitative or qualitative) to
match the research method in the article that you have selected.
 Where there is a Yes/No option in the question, delete the option that does not apply.
Question 1: Study purpose/question
(a) Did the study have a clearly stated purpose/research question?
Yes the study have a clearly stated purpose/research question.
(b) Explain your response below:
The key purpose of the study is to provide seasonal influenza vaccine recommendation and funded for
groups who in turn are at a higher risk of serious infection. The researcher of the study has carried out
a randomized controlled trial of SMS (short message service) reminders for influenza vaccination
(Randomized Controlled Trial of Text Message Reminders for Increasing Influenza Vaccination,
2017).
Question 2: Relevance to nursing/midwifery practice
(a) Explain how this question was relevant to nursing/midwifery practice.

This question is considered to be highly relevant within the nursing/midwifery practice because
it is considered to be one of the broad topic which helps nursing/midwifery practice in gaining
wider set of perspective associated with the increasing influenza vaccination (Gravenstein, and
et.al., 2017). This study is also highly significant because it is useful in creating strong set of evidence
associated with the benefit of immunisation for public health and children. It helps in up taking of
the influenza immunization and the key significant role of the attitude of the parents in providing
influenza vaccination to the children.
Question 3: Ethics
(a) What were the possible risks of participating in the study?
The key risk which are possible while carrying out the study is to expose the participants and
it results in harm. Lack of fund is also one of the key significant risk which eventually leads
to key significant risk associated with the participating in the study. Delay in the submission
of the project because of time constraints is another risk associated with project.
(b) Were these risks clearly identified by the authors?
Yes these risks clearly identified by the authors.
(c) If risks were identified by the authors, how did they propose to minimise risk?
The researcher of the took necessary measures to minimize the risk of delay in the submission of
the project by preparing timeline and Gantt chart in order to evaluate how much time will the
researcher take to carry out all the activities on a timely manner. Risk associated with the lack of
fund can be effectively minimized by preparing a systematic budget plan and evaluating how
much fund will be required to carry out each task. Complying with the institutional review board
is considered to be highly significant in order to protect the welfare and the rights of the human
which helps in minimizing the possible risk of harm to the participants.
(d) Did the authors state that they had approval from an ethics committee to undertake the study?
Yes, the authors state that they had approval from an ethics committee to undertake the
study.

(e) How did the authors obtain informed consent from participants?
The researcher of the study has obtained informed consent from the participants by
effectively giving adequate set of information associated with the study. It is highly
significant in providing adequate set of opportunity by taking voluntary agreement from the
participants. All the relevant risk and complete understanding related with the subject matter
has been transparently communicated to the participants.
(f) Did you identify any potential risks associated with the study that were not identified by the
authors and if so, what were they?
Risk associated with the usage of influenza drugs and lack of availability of the resources is considered to
be as the key significant risk related with the study. In order to minimize the risk, it is highly important to
effectively take necessary precautions at the time of influenza drugs. Ensuring that all the resources are
optimally utilized in order to reduce the risk of lack of resources.
Question 4: Study design
(a) Describe the chosen study design for this study.
Randomized control trial is considered to be one of the most significant scientific method for
carrying out the medical experiment which in turn tends to largely aim at reducing the key
sources of biases when effectively testing the relevance of new treatments (Daugherty and et.al.,
2015).
(b) Was this a suitable study design for the given research question?
Yes, this is considered to be as a suitable study design for the given research questions.
(c) Explain why the chosen study design was or wasn’t suitable.
Randomized control trial design is considered to be highly significant because it helps in
reducing the high degree of biases and effectively balancing the key known facts (Howlin, and
et.al., 2015). This is one of the key significant study design because it randomly assigns key
participants within the experimental or control group in order to analyse the outcome variable.
Question 5: Sample (Participants)
(a) How many participants were included in the study?