Critical Evaluation of Healthcare Research: Analysis Report

This report presents a critical evaluation of two healthcare research articles, one qualitative and one quantitative. The qualitative analysis examines a study by Altman et al. (2018) in BMC Health Services Research, focusing on the perceptions of healthcare providers in Sydney Children's Hospitals Network regarding the care of children with medical complexity. It assesses the research's aims, objectives, theoretical points, research questions, methodology, data collection methods, data analysis, findings, and conclusion, highlighting strengths such as the study's detailed description and thematic approach, while also identifying weaknesses like the lack of appropriate theories and potential biases. The quantitative analysis, focusing on experimental research design, explores factors related to social anxiety and their impact. The report critically assesses the methodology, aims, and findings of each article, providing a comparative analysis of their strengths and weaknesses, including the efficiency of experimental designs and the limitations in data interpretation. The report concludes by synthesizing the key insights from both studies and their implications for healthcare research and practice, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive research methodologies and thorough data analysis in healthcare settings.

CRITICAL EVALUATION

Table of Contents
PART A...........................................................................................................................................3
PART B ...........................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................14

PART A
ONE QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Column 1
Description of the research
Column 2
Your assessment of
strengths and weaknesses
of each research component you are
summarising in column 1 (using
academic references).
Author
Date and Source (using
Harvard referencing
system)
Altman et al. BMC Health
Services Research (2018)
18:70 DOI 10.1186/s12913-
018-2857-8
Aims/Objectives of the
research
Aim: To evaluate the
perceptions and experiences
of health care providers in
context of taking care of
children aged 0 to 18 years
with medical complexity - A
study of Sydney Childrens
Hospitals Network (SCHN)
Objectives:
 To outline the
integrated heath care
systems provided to
children to face the
crucial impact in their
life.
Aim:
The strength which is examined in this
aim is that it helps the hospitals to
examines the various health issue which
is faced by children at the time of
treatment of admitting in the hospitals
for better heath care (Van Dam and
et.al., 2018).
Its weakness is that children had to face
lot of mental stress which affects their
health and also due to having partiality
in the hospitals regarding their
treatment, the families not prefer to get
the accurate treatment of the children in
such hospitals (Ramchand and et.al.,

 To identify the
techniques used by
SCHN health care
providers to resolve
the problems of
CMC.
 To assess the
challenges faced by
the health care
providers in relation
to designing the
integrated models for
CMC.
 To provides
recommendation to
2015).
Objectives:
Strengths: The heath care providers had
provided the adequate training and also
they manage their time effectively in
coordinating with their other staff to
take proper and effective care of their
patience and children (Jokanovic and
et.al., 2015).
Weakness: the weakness which is found
in heath care providers of SCHN is that
there is lack in managing the CMC
which reflecting the inadequate skills
and time management techniques to
treat the patience at accurate time.
Any theoretical points?
Any particular theory,
model, framework is
being used/mentioned?
For example, are the
authors using positivist
theories?
Phenomenological
theories?
Social constructionist
theories?
Critical theory? Explain
In this research, it is mainly
integrated with theme and
also the whole research is
described in thematic forms.
Thus, as such no theories is
used in this research to
further elaborated the data.
The research is mainly
divided into theme and thus
the themes are mainly related
to family capacity, heath care
providers capacity and
system capacity.
The strength which is examined in using
the theoretical points in that it is to be
briefly described about the complete
structure of the research and also
various points are to be gathered which
helps in conducting the qualitative
research of that relevant topic
(Shoveller and et.al., 2016).
The Weakness is mainly related to not
using the appropriate theories to gather
or compare it with the appropriate
theories. As it compare such theories
with the theme based approach it results

which theory or theories
are being used?
in giving the more accurate judgement
to the decision. This is the major
weakness which is adapted by research
by not using the accurate theories.
Research question?
Please summarise the
research question in
your own words in
Column 1
How the health care
providers percept their
experiences of working to
take care of the children with
medical complexity?
As there are wide range of
health issue which is faced
by children at the time of
treatment and also they had
adverse impact of such
services which are provides
by the heath care providers
in hospitals. Thus, the
research question is raised
regarding the health issue
which is faced both by
family and hospitals system
by not managing it properly
and not having the adequate
skills to trained their staff to
take proper and effective
care of their patient.
The strength of conducting this research
is that hospitals are using various
techniques to improve their learning
toward their better treatment thus it
resultant to bringing lot of changes in
their internal working and also their
system are upgraded to secure the
interests of the patient's family members
in the hospitals (O’Connor and et.al.,
2016).
The weakness of conducting their
research and choosing this topic is that
there is always changes in technology
and also the behaviour of the children
are different. Thus, the same techniques
in not implemented on every children
and this is only weakness which is
adapted by SCHN in hospitals.
Methodology&
Research Design
Could you identify the
Researcher uses various
methods to conduct the
research and in thus research
design is used by the
The strength of using this method is that
research can examine various facts and
figure which is useful in taking the
decision making in the hospital

methodological strategy
used by this research
and the research design?
Please explain them in
your own words
researcher to design their
research so that it looks
presentable and also reflects
the accurate results. In this
descriptive method is used
by the researcher to gather
information in every single
aspects. At the time of
conducting research this
research design is accurate as
it gives detailed description
about the research and its
information are also to be
presentable which is helpful
for the hospitals to tale
effective decision.
(Kassebaum and et.al., 2017).
The weakness of using such method is
that it is more time consuming concepts
and analysing the single facts and
figures and then collecting the data
takes more time to interpret.
What are the research
methods/tools used for
collecting the data?
The tools/methods which is
required to collect data from
various sources are resultant
to using both primary and
secondary method to gather
information from such
available sources. In this
research, data are to be
collected from May and
Decembers 2015 by raising
interviews and queries to
stakeholders. By gathering
data from both the sources
give more accurate results
and also the research is
The strength of choosing this method is
that it helps the researcher to collect
data from such places which provides
original information and can also take
help from other sources to conduct their
research (Ashwell and Gibson, 2016).
The weakness which is examined is that
sometimes it results in bringing
consequences of using the secondary
method.

unique and different from
other research.
What is the type of data
analysis the research is
being used?
Thematic method is used in
this research method by the
researcher and also to secure
the data it is to be coded with
the NVivo 10 software.
The strength of using this method is that
the research is further elaborated with
various themes and activity which
results in giving more accurate results
(Rolls and et.al., 2016). The weakness
of adapting this method is that it neglect
the minute things which results in
bringing consequence in decision
making.
What are the main
findings/results/outcome
s identified by the
research?
The main finding which arise
in their research is that about
the literacy factors which is
to be carried by the patient's
family so that's they can
personally check the
treatment procedure and also
guide the doctors of taking
proper care in some aspects.
Communication is also
important as if it is not
adequate it results in lack of
taking proper and effective
care.
The strength is resultant to having
personal interaction with the doctors
regarding their strategies to treat the
children and make them fit but the
weakness arises in case of more
interaction with the doctors which
results in manipulating their family and
not disclosing the procedure which they
are using to treat their children (Karimi
and Brazier, 2016).
Are you learning
anything out of the
discussion of the
research? If yes, say
what. If no, why not?
Yes CMC is the major challenges which is
faced by every hospital to manage their
task effectively. As it not only useful for
doctors to be treated well but also had to
keep lot of patience as the children are

mainly below 18 (Stunnenberg and
et.al., 2016). They are to be treated with
proper cares and also various techniques
are to be used to make them feel
comfortable with their treatment
procedure.
Is the conclusion of the
article adequate?
Yes The conclusion itself describes the
completed strategy which is to be used
by the heath care provides to treat the
children well and also communicate
effectively with their family members as
they are also stressed with their children
health issue (Agarwal and et.al., 2016).
They also improve the additional
resources and time management to
commit work and also examine the
health of patient in every hours.
PART B
ONE QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Column 1
Description of the research
Column 2
Your assessment of
strengths and weaknesses
(using academic references).
1. Research design. In this research,
experimental research design
is elaborated to conduct the
research and make it
accurate. As there are large
number of participant to
It strength is that by adapting
this method it results in saving
more time and also there are
more chances to get the accurate
results in research (Drummond
and et.al., 2015). The weakness

gather information, thus
researcher uses the
experimental method to
conduct the research.
which is examined is that there
is no detailed information of the
data collected and also the facts
and figure are also not to be
interpreted in this method.
2. Aims/Objectives
of the research.
Aims: To outline the factors
related to social anxiety and
heavy usage of alcohol
consumption in under
graduates students.
Objectives:
 To identify the
reasons behind facing
the novel social
anxiety among
students.
 To examine the
cognitive
motivational factors
by adapting the
heavy consumption
of alcohol among
individuals.
 To assess the
negative aspects
which arises by
implementing the
social anxiety trends
from the past months.
The strength of conducting their
research is that it helps to
identify various factors which
the student gets stuck in
consuming heavy dose of
alcohol and reducing their lively
hood (Greenhalgh and et.al.,
2017).
The weakness behind this
research topic is that it clearly
displays the status of the
students and also cause impact
to their family members. As by
viewing the heavy consumption
of alcohol parents are afraid to
give the liability to their
children by addicting to alcohol
dose and ruin their life.

3. Sampling
method. How
were participants
selected?
In this method, the research
choose the random sampling
method to collect
information and data from
the available sources. In this
case they choose the
undergraduate sample
(N=664) to gather
information regarding the
heavy consumption of
alcohol and fear to face
society. The participants are
selected from the U.S.
southern university to
examined the facts regarding
the risk associated with the
alcohol consumption.
The strength of choosing the
undergraduate students is that
they can clearly discuss their
reviewed regarding the fear
which they face at the time of
having the high dose of alcohol
and also the fear which they
face in society regarding such
disorder (Clement and et.al.,
2015).
The weakness is associated with
the emotion and feeling which is
attached with them to prove
their guilt and disorder.
4. Appropriate
population used?
The appropriate population
used in this research is 664
participants of the same
college who are recruited
through the department of
Psychology.
The strength of choosing this
population is that they can
examine the factors and also the
number of people which are
addicted with this heavy
consumption and their reviews
which they can share regarding
their activity which they had to
face to society after having
alcohol (Tan and
Goonawardene, 2017).
The weakness is that the
research is restricted within the

same college only and the data
are not collected from large
number of people.
5. Adequate sample
size?
The sample size to conduct
the research after having lot
of population resultant to
232 under graduated students
from whom data are
collected from such sources.
The strength of collecting the
detail from such samples
resulting to analysing the
majority of the consumption of
the alcohol and also the
mediator can work according to
the set samples (Ramchand and
et.al., 2015).
The weakness which is
examined in such sample is that
it not resulting in getting the
accurate figure which is tough
for the mediators to treat them
accordingly and also the
consumption level is different
which is not assembled by the
mediators to handle such
situation.
6. Inclusion/
Exclusion
criteria of
participants.
In context of inclusion
Usually participants drink
alcohol in relating to copying
other and by facing their
own negative emotions and
under motivation
experiences which they
usually face in their colleges.
The exclusion criteria which
The strength is that they are
adjusting with the society and
also they learn new and good
examples by viewing the other
health condition of adapting
such high dose of alcohol
(Jokanovic and et.al., 2015).
The weakness is that it
demotivate the good students

they face is in relation to
social motive which thy
occurs at the time of
attending the parties or any
events.
and give them chances to
choose such alcohol to enjoy the
social events.
7. Response rate. As many students responses
in good perspective and also
discuss their journey of
choosing this heavy
consumption of alcohol.
Only 20 participants are not
responses completed and
they are not interested to
share their reviews.
The strength is that the mediator
can examine the factors to make
strategies to improve the
condition of the students in
wider ways. The weakness
which occurs is that students are
not comfortable to share their
reviews and the research also
not forced to any research to
share their high alcoholic dose
(Van Dam and et.al., 2018).
8. Reliability,
Internal
consistency.
As alcohol consumption in
reliable depending upon the
situation and also events
which needs to be attracted
towards drinking and in this
the mainly focus is on social
function. In case of internal
consistency it mainly relays
in adult.
The strength is that the focus of
drinking are consumption in
parties and thus it can be
controllable if they attend less
parties (Shoveller and et.al.,
2016). The weakness is that due
to changes in environment, the
mind of student are easily
distracted which can't be
stoppable at certain time.
9. Presentation of
results.
The presentation is mainly
based on examining the
actual figure in context of
motives such as copying,
The strength is that it examined
the various weight age of
number in different factors
while the weakness is that all