Case Study: Critical Analysis of COVID-19 Lived Experience Research

This case study presents a critical analysis of a qualitative research article focusing on the lived experiences of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis evaluates the research's aims, methodology, recruitment strategy, data collection methods, and ethical considerations. It identifies strengths such as the relevance of the topic and the appropriateness of the qualitative methodology for understanding personal experiences. However, it also points out weaknesses including the lack of a clearly defined research aim, insufficient justification for the chosen research design, and limited information on data saturation and researcher bias. The analysis further examines the ethical aspects, data analysis rigor, and the explicitness of the findings, ultimately providing a balanced assessment of the research's credibility and contribution to understanding the impact of COVID-19.

Assessment 3 Critical
Analysis of Research

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Critical analysis is referred as a detailed evaluation or evaluation of the ideas and
perceptions of different authors. This is crucial for evaluating the viability of an article or
research paper and identify the salient factors which can be enhanced for better results. The
current article is based on the living situations which are related with the coronavirus disease.
This qualitative research study is based upon the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on people and the
physical and psychological experiences which are gained by the population due to such aspects.
The impact of this virus on the experience and stability of the patients has a significant influence
on their mental peace.
MAIN BODY
Source: The Lived Experience of COVID-19. 2021. [Online]. Available Through:
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The research study does not have a clear aim or goal of the research which defines the
overall purpose of the qualitative research study precisely. Although, in the introduction part of
the research, the aim of the study is provided at the end which gives a hint of the overall analysis
of the experience of the patients which got infected due to Covid-19 pandemic. It is important to
provide a separate section for the understanding of aims and objectives of the qualitative research
appropriately (LDodd and et.al. 2021). The selected topic is considered as important by the
researcher as Covid-19 pandemic had a severe impact on the living conditions of people. This
phenomenon has increased the number of death in the global environment and restricted people
to their homes. These situations created pressure on the people which had a negative influence on
their living standards. The relevance of this topic is clearly explained in this study as it has
shown the different aspects which had a major influence on the overall satisfaction levels of the
people in the environment.
The qualitative methodology has been appropriate in order to analyse the responses of the
participants and develop better conclusions which are related with the experience of individuals
who got infected due to Covid-19. The psychological and physical experiences of participants
have been reported with the help of the qualitative study which has shown that different side
effects or symptoms have been faced by them. Fever, loss of smell and taste, weight loss, fatigue
etc. are the physical incidents while isolation, anger, fear, anxiety etc. are the psychological

experiences of people in the pandemic times. The qualitative research have been beneficial in
order to understand the personal feelings and perceptions of the selected sample of 14
participants towards the impact of Covid-19 on their lives. This study have provided the
knowledge of personal experiences of the respondents which have been affected due to the
Covid-19 pandemic (Lee & Waters, 2021). It has clearly provided a better platform to address
the research goal as the personal experiences of the respondents are identified and evaluated with
the help of primary data collection tool such as the demographic questionnaire and semi-
structured interview. However, a statistical analysis on the topic would have provided deep
knowledge on the actual data of the patients who have dealt with these problems or any other
such issues due to the pandemic. It could have increased the viability of the results and provided
a better data or knowledge of the different aspects which are crucial for understanding the life
experiences of patients in the Covid-19 pandemic.
The descriptive research design has been beneficial for the qualitative research study as it
is an effective method to gather, analyse and describe the collected data appropriately. This
research design has provided better assistance for supporting the aims and objectives of this
qualitative research study. Although, the justification for choosing this research design is not
provided in this qualitative study. The reason for choosing this method has not been identified by
the researcher in this study. This has reduced the reliability of the results which are achieved
with the help of this article. A mention of research design has been given in the qualitative study
and its major impact or relevance for this particular topic has not been clearly stated. It has not
been discussed by the researcher about how they have decided to choose their appropriate
methods. This provides a weak information about the inefficiency of the researcher to provide
appropriate information about the research design. These issues create a negative impact on the
feasibility of the results and reduces the overall performance of the researcher to gain better
advantage in analysing the results.
The recruitment strategy of the researcher was beneficial for achieving the aims and
objectives of the qualitative study. It provided better assistance for enhancing the performance of
the study to justify reach their objectives effectively. The process for the selection of participants
has been clearly mentioned in this research. This has provided a better understanding of the
methods which are used by the researcher to select and connect with the candidates. The
researched could have given more emphasis on the description of these aspects which may

provide better assistance for finding the results (Sandín and et.al. 2020). The knowledge of the
need for these participants for this study has also not provided by the researcher which has made
the analysis to be weak. The study was unable to provide appropriate knowledge about choices
which were made by the researcher to select the candidates which are suitable for giving their
ideas and thoughts on the topic. It has been described in the research study that people have been
resistant to take part in interview due to the hesitance for being questioned. It was difficult for
them to accept that they have been diagnosed with the Covid-19 due to the embarrassment and
potential stigma associated with it. It has been clearly mentioned in the conclusion that these
factors had a negative influence on the overall management of the interview due to less interest
among the candidates to register their responses. This provides knowledge about the likeliness of
the participants towards taking part in the interview.
Data was appropriately collected by the researcher and proper knowledge of the process
and the results have been shared in this qualitative research study. The setting of data collection
was clearly justified by the researcher and the results were successfully provided which has
increased the overall performance of this topic to provide the suitable information required for
this aspect to take place. The data was collected with the help of a semi-structured interview
which was used to question the adults which were diagnosed with Covid-19. These respondents
were above 18 years of age which are interviewed via telephone in order to follow the Covid-19
protocols (Vazquez-Vazquez and et.al. 2021). Open ended questions were asked these
respondents and their answers were registered properly which provided better assistance for
increasing their interest in the recruitment appropriately. The chosen method has been clearly
justified by the author as he stated that the snowball technique of data saturation has been
appropriate for sharing the live experiences of participants in the tough times of the Covid-19
pandemic. This has been effective for enhancing the knowledge which is related with this aspects
which is crucial for understanding the significance of the topics successfully. The method of
collection has not made explicit by the researcher and the process for the explaining of the
interview is not appropriately mentioned in this research successfully. This may provide less
opportunity for understanding the reliability of the data collection tool and its impact on the
viability of the results. This may have a significant impact on the overall performance of the
results which have been generated with the help of these aspects by the researcher. There is no
information about modifications in the qualitative study. The inputs from the respondents have

been directly taken and no such alterations have been made by the researchers which can have a
significant influence on the performance of the qualitative study. The changes in the methods
have not been made which has been beneficial for maintaining the significance of he results
which is essential for gaining better assistance in the environment. The saturation of data is not
clearly stated by the researcher and its implications have not been justified which may have a
significant influence on the overall performance of the results which are generated with the help
of this research.
The relationship between the participants and the researcher is not clearly considered in
this research. Own role of the researcher is not given due consideration which may have a
significant influence on the overall performance of the results significantly. The formulation of
the research questions are not stated appropriately and different aspects are not considered by the
researcher which can have a significant impact on the productivity of output. The choice of
location is also not mentioned in this research appropriately which shows that there is a weak
description of such factors by the researcher (Brown & Shenker, 2021). The researcher has
positively reacted to the events that occurred during the study and provided a better
understanding of the problems and issues which were being faced by the patients due to such
activities. The physical and psychological impact of Covid-19 on the patients has been clearly
described by the researcher with the help of effective analysis and interpretation of the results
which has been crucial for increasing the viability of the results successfully.
A small inference of the ethical guidelines has been provided by the author in the
footnotes which explains that no relationships have been developed with businesses which can
share the information which is related with the inputs of the respondents. This is helpful for
reducing the conflict of interests among people and generating better quality of output. There is a
proper explanation of the interview processes and all the tools which were provided to the
participants for improving their interest towards the topics. However, information about the
consent has not been mentioned in the researcher which may have a negative impact on the
overall privacy needs of the candidates which have been associated with the research. The
approval from ethics committee is also not mentioned in this report which may have a significant
influence on the overall reliability of the results.
The analysis of data has been sufficiently rigorous as an in-depth analysis has been made
on the topics which has been crucial for increasing the knowledge on the uindertaken topics. The

description of different themes have been beneficial in order to understand the concept of the
impact of Covid-19 on the living experiences of the general population. The information about
presentation of specific data from the data samples have not been mentioned by the researcher
which holds a negative influence on the efficiency of the results. Appropriate data has been
shared by the researcher in the qualitative research study to demonstrate the physical and
psychological impact of Covid-19 on the patients. The data has been more static and less
contradictory which shows that maximum population was facing common issues in the difficult
times of the pandemic. The own roles and responsibilities of the researcher have not been
analysed in this research due to lack of options which were available for them to provide
knowledge about the impact of these factors on the health conditions of the patients.
Yes, it would be a fair judgement to pass that there has been a clear statement when it
comes to findings. While talking about explicitness of findings then not to the fullest extent. It
was aimed to be highly explicit since the relation of physical and psychological experiences can
only be perceived with higher explicitness. Research has presented both for and against
arguments for his considered topic. In discussion section the pros and cons were presented so can
make better judgement. For this aim some essential evidence were also presented and supported
by the outcomes. The research has discussed the credibility but not to the fullest extent. Since in
such research studies it becomes highly essential to ensure credibility. Phycology is a dynamic
realm where usefulness of validation, triangulation become comprehensive. But in the study it
was found that the entire discussion was accentuating to just outcomes and was less likely to
discuss its validity aspect. Because the study has revealed some ice breaking outcomes so it
needed to have better validity so the outcomes can be used for further study (Li & Mutchler,
2020). When it comes to synchronization with the original research questions than it is highly
eulogizing since the researcher has paid radical attention to this notion and abided with the
research questions. There were three main highlights such as physical and psychological
experiences while spending life with Covid-19, then shortly discussing its impacts both negative
and positive. At the end, similarities of different patients experienced that thing. So altogether it
would be tentative to say that the findings were discussing in relation to the intended questions.
The entire research was intended to make a great contribution to the society and for
betterment of all stakeholders. In the very beginning the researcher has articulated abstract where
the research, its aim, objective, the way it was conducted were articulated. It was also suggested

that the research would be helpful for nurses and health care providers so can get better
experience. The research was prone to abide with the undertaken questions to drive intended
outcomes. It has revealed all output guiding better suggestions to the users. Keeping the
conviction in mind it can be perceived that the research was highly prone to make bigger
contribution to the society. On the other hands, when it is about suggesting new areas of study
then in the research there is no such clear explanation. But it would be utterly unfair to say that
they did not give any such clue. The research has articulated some important dimensions in
implication heading. Which is hugely discussing the impacts which affected experiences and
how they could have been sorted out. So by making sort of deeper observation some new realms
can be traced and study can be driven on them. The research has also discussed that how the
study outcomes would be transferred to other populations in again implication section to the
broader level. Yet it was intended to just discuss on the undertaken population so was not
directly generalized but the outcomes are highly prone to be used on wider population.
CONCLUSION
From the above critical analysis it has been evaluated that the author has provided enough
information about the different aspects which were important for the analysis of the influence of
Covid-19 pandemic on the health of people. The different aspects have been clearly mentioned
which has a significant impact on the performance of the research successfully. There have been
certain aspects which are not particularly given consideration due to the aspects which are
considered as important for changing the management of the issues which create a significant
impact on the performance of the research to display the results appropriately.

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