Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research: CNA672 Assignment 1

This assignment provides a critical appraisal of a qualitative research study focusing on the perspectives of older people and healthcare professionals regarding dignity within acute hospital care settings. The student evaluates the research design, recruitment strategies, data collection methods, and the rigor of the data analysis, assessing their appropriateness in relation to the research aims. The analysis highlights the study's strengths, such as its qualitative approach to understanding complex concepts like dignity, while also pointing out limitations, including the absence of quantitative data and potential inconsistencies in findings. The assignment examines the value of the research in the context of existing literature and identifies areas for improvement, such as the need for more rigorous data analysis techniques and a clearer statement of findings, ultimately assessing the study's overall contribution to the field of dignity in healthcare. The document references several key studies related to the topic.

Clinical Appraisal of Qualitative
Research: The views of older
people and health professionals
about dignity in acute hospital
care
Assessment 1
Student Name: Student ID:
Subject Name: Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research Subject Code: CNA672
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Question 3: Research Design appropriateness to the aims of the research
The scholar adopted qualitative research procedure in order to conduct the study. The study
aimed at analysing views of older patients to obtain dignified care in hospitals. In order to
conduct the study, data in form of interview was conducted across 17 wards of London acute
healthcare from 3 hospitals (Tauber-Gilmore, et.al., 2017). The research design was appropriate
for the purpose of data collection and arriving at conclusion related to the study. Research design
can be correlational, descriptive, semi-experimental, review, experimental and meta-analytic in
nature. The scholar here attempted at evaluating an important field relative to the study, however
was not effective in catering to aims and goals of the study. The research design adopted for the
study was comprehensive but did not include quantitative techniques or testing of hypothesis for
drawing conclusive remarks related to the study. For this study descriptive study is adopted
where survey method is followed, for this study. This research design has been effective in
achieving aims of the research. However, dignity is a complex concept in itself hence this study
has been effective in achieving recommendations related to it.
Question 4: Recruitment strategy appropriateness to the aims of the research
Recruitment strategy used in this study was appropriate for achieving aims of the research.
Patients in the project were asked to participate in the discussion to provide feedback in
information sheet (Baillie, 2009). Staff interview regarding their treatment to patients were
recruited by snowballing technology. The scholar continued to recruit interviewees till data
saturation was achieved. Each participant to the study was asked permission prior to their taking
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part in the rese arch procedure. Moreover, all participants to the study were asked questions at
their convenience and within their convenient locations. As patients were interviewed beside
their bed at their suitable timing. Staffs were asked questions when they were in staff offices.
Question 5: Data collected appropriateness to the research issue
Data collection process used by the scholar was conducted in a manner such that the research
issue can be attended. Data that was collected form patients was done so at their convenience in
their rooms bedside as they requested (Tadd, et.al., 2011). Staffs during the process of data
collection were interviewed in their private offices and not in any public space. Prior
appointment with permission was obtained from patients and staffs which suited with the theme
of the study. As the primary focus of the study was to understand dignity of patients, therefore
this way was an appropriate method in data collection.
Question 8: Data analysis being sufficiently rigorous
The data analysis method adopted for this study is qualitative research procedure. The data
collected by the study was sufficiently all rigorous in nature, the scholar had selected sample of
participants of patients and staffs from across all departments. The participants in the study
readily accepted and acknowledged to participate and provide feedback, which is the reason that
sufficiently rigorous involved. The study moreover included data from each ward of patients
across hospitals in London, which was sufficiently rigorous for the scholar to collect. Questions
asked by the scholar were cove red almost all aspect related to dignity in care. However, data
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analysis procedure adopted for the study was only qualitative in nature. Which proves that
inspite of data collection being rigorous in nature, data analysis techniques were not at all
rigorous. The scholar could have adopted data collection and analysis procedure that was more
rigorous in nature to arrive at detailed findings related to the study.
Question 9: A clear statement of findings
The scholar has been able to establish rather delusional outcomes related to the study. Meaning
that dignity was identified and its impacts along with organizational dignity and culture were
established (Bridges, et.al., 2013). Yet, insufficient data was obtained related to training on
dignity care or care of older people related to dignity. The concept of dignified care being
complex in nature had not been analysed fully. Respondents especially staffs as nurses felt that
they had knowledge pertaining to dignity care, however was unable to reflect on ways that
dignified care could be improved for individuals as old patient care and for overall organizational
levels. There have been inconsistent results related to outcomes of dignified care as a variety of
outcomes have been obtained from nurses and older people in order to ensure dignified care in
older people. It is integral for every research to establish a clear statement of findings at the end,
which was not possible with this research. The scholars had not been able to successfully arrive
at research findings related to the study.
Question 10: Value of the research
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The research is extremely valuable as it is related to dignity care in older people. It has been able
to provide qualitative outcomes related to dignity care (Matiti, et.al., 2008). However, the
research has not been able to encompass any quantitative data analysis for the study, hence the
results are not clearly understood as against the aims of the study. There are a lot studies focused
on understanding impacts on dignity care on patients in hospital in old care. There are various
factors that needs to be evaluated as training provided to nurses and care that older people get
across hospitals in London. The concept of dignity is a complex within itself, it was also
reflected form the fact by the way staffs and patients reacted towards it. This study had
accommodated the concept of training for the purpose of attending dignity in patient care with
regular fresher’s. Training of fresher’s reflects a crucial variable that is connected to older
people’s care for long-term improvements in dignified levels of care. But major criticism of the
study that had been covered includes areas related to deficiency in staffs and workload that
impacts attitudes of staffs resulting in un-dignified care of older people. Though this study is
conducted in extremely valuable field of study ye it has not been effective to cater to its aims in a
successful manner. Meaning that the scholars in this research work have not been successful in
conducting study to gather quantitative facts and information related to the study. The scholar
has merely collected data and information of qualitative nature and then deducted findings from
it. The study does not cover a wide range of area of research for arriving at a more conclusive
research and findings for the study.
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References Lists
Baillie, L., 2009. Patient dignity in an acute hospital setting: a case study. International journal
of nursing studies, 46(1), pp.23-37.
Bridges, J., Nicholson, C., Maben, J., Pope, C., Flatley, M., Wilkinson, C., Meyer, J. and
Tziggili, M., 2013. Capacity for care: meta‐ethnography of acute care nurses' experiences of the
nurse‐patient relationship. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(4), pp.760-772.
Matiti, M.R. and Trorey, G.M., 2008. Patients’ expectations of the maintenance of their
dignity. Journal of clinical nursing, 17(20), pp.2709-2717.
Tadd, W., Hillman, A., Calnan, S., Calnan, M., Bayer, T. and Read, S., 2011. Right place-wrong
person: dignity in the acute care of older people. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 12(1),
pp.33-43.
Tauber‐Gilmore, M., Addis, G., Zahran, Z., Black, S., Baillie, L., Procter, S. and Norton, C.,
2017. The views of older people and health professionals about dignity in acute hospital
care. Journal of clinical nursing.
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