THE TOPIC IS FERTILITY TREATMENT
This is your Quantitative Research Assessment Paper. So what should this paper look like? This paper is, in essence, a miniature literature review but focused on your critique of each paper's use of the appropriate quantitative methodology.
- You will each come up with a question/ topic that is the focus of your literature review. (All the papers you use should be on the same topic.)
- You will select 3 (three) articles on your question, or topic. Make sure that the articles selected are quantitative articles- not mixed methods and not reviews (where the author reviews or combines the data from other research articles). Once you have the articles, I recommend that you do the quality assessment tool (SEE ATTACHED) first as you will write up your summary about the article based upon this critique process in your paper. You will only need to complete the quality assessment tool on one article.
- When you write your paper, set it up as in the rubric:
- An introduction specifying your question/topic
- Then move into the critique/evaluation of each article separately
- Then summarize your overall opinion of the quality of the data on the topic and provide a conclusion/ discussion on the merits of the research in this area.
- The goal of this paper is not to summarize the outcomes of the articles- but instead to determine if the articles emerged from quality research. You are evaluating the selection/ enrollment of the sample, the methodology of the data collection and analysis, and whether the authors made the appropriate leaps from the data to their conclusions/ recommendations. In the end, do you trust the quality of the outcome of their research? This is the answer you are trying to get to for each of the papers… then you determine if there is sufficient consensus between outcomes (with enough external validity) to justify implementation in the clinical environment.
Take Note:
- 3 PAGES
- One article should also be evaluated using the quality assessment tool for quantitative studies. Please upload this evaluation with your paper.
PLEASE ATTACH LINKS OF 3 ARTICLES USED.
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quality-assessment-tool_2010.pdf
QUALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR QUANTITATIVE STUDIES
COMPONENT RATINGS
A) SELECTION BIAS
(Q1) Are the individuals selected to participate in the study likely to be representative of the target population? 1 Very likely 2 Somewhat likely 3 Not likely 4 Can’t tell
(Q2) What percentage of selected individuals agreed to participate? 1 80 – 100% agreement 2 60 – 79% agreement 3 less than 60% agreement 4 Not applicable 5 Can’t tell
RATE THIS SECTION STRONG MODERATE WEAK
See dictionary 1 2 3
B) STUDY DESIGN
Indicate the study design 1 Randomized controlled trial 2 Controlled clinical trial 3 Cohort analytic (two group pre + post) 4 Case-control 5 Cohort (one group pre + post (before and after)) 6 Interrupted time series 7 Other specify ____________________________ 8 Can’t tell
Was the study described as randomized? If NO, go to Component C. No Yes
If Yes, was the method of randomization described? (See dictionary) No Yes
If Yes, was the method appropriate? (See dictionary) No Yes
RATE THIS SECTION STRONG MODERATE WEAK
See dictionary 1 2 3
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C) CONFOUNDERS
(Q1) Were there important differences between groups prior to the intervention? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
The following are examples of confounders: 1 Race 2 Sex 3 Marital status/family 4 Age 5 SES (income or class) 6 Education 7 Health status 8 Pre-intervention score on outcome measure
(Q2) If yes, indicate the percentage of relevant confounders that were controlled (either in the design (e.g. stratification, matching) or analysis)?
1 80 – 100% (most) 2 60 – 79% (some) 3 Less than 60% (few or none) 4 Can’t Tell
RATE THIS SECTION STRONG MODERATE WEAK
See dictionary 1 2 3
D) BLINDING
(Q1) Was (were) the outcome assessor(s) aware of the intervention or exposure status of participants? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
(Q2) Were the study participants aware of the research question? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
RATE THIS SECTION STRONG MODERATE WEAK
See dictionary 1 2 3
E) DATA COLLECTION METHODS
(Q1) Were data collection tools shown to be valid? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
(Q2) Were data collection tools shown to be reliable? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
RATE THIS SECTION STRONG MODERATE WEAK
See dictionary 1 2 3
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F) WITHDRAWALS AND DROP-OUTS
(Q1) Were withdrawals and drop-outs reported in terms of numbers and/or reasons per group? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell 4 Not Applicable (i.e. one time surveys or interviews)
(Q2) Indicate the percentage of participants completing the study. (If the percentage differs by groups, record the lowest).
1 80 -100% 2 60 – 79% 3 less than 60% 4 Can’t tell 5 Not Applicable (i.e. Retrospective case-control)
RATE THIS SECTION STRONG MODERATE WEAK
See dictionary 1 2 3 Not Applicable
G) INTERVENTION INTEGRITY
(Q1) What percentage of participants received the allocated intervention or exposure of interest? 1 80 -100% 2 60 – 79% 3 less than 60% 4 Can’t tell
(Q2) Was the consistency of the intervention measured? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
(Q3) Is it likely that subjects received an unintended intervention (contamination or co-intervention) that may influence the results?
4 Yes 5 No 6 Can’t tell
H) ANALYSES
(Q1) Indicate the unit of allocation (circle one) community organization/institution practice/office individual
(Q2) Indicate the unit of analysis (circle one) community organization/institution practice/office individual
(Q3) Are the statistical methods appropriate for the study design? 1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
(Q4) Is the analysis performed by intervention allocation status (i.e. intention to treat) rather than the actual intervention received?
1 Yes 2 No 3 Can’t tell
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GLOBAL RATING COMPONENT RATINGS Please transcribe the information from the gray boxes on pages 1-4 onto this page. See dictionary on how to rate this section.
A SELECTION BIAS STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
B STUDY DESIGN STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
C CONFOUNDERS STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
D BLINDING STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
E DATA COLLECTION METHOD
STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3
F WITHDRAWALS AND DROPOUTS STRONG MODERATE WEAK
1 2 3 Not Applicable
GLOBAL RATING FOR THIS PAPER (circle one): 1 STRONG (no WEAK ratings) 2 MODERATE (one WEAK rating) 3 WEAK (two or more WEAK ratings) With both reviewers discussing the ratings: Is there a discrepancy between the two reviewers with respect to the component (A-F) ratings?
No Yes If yes, indicate the reason for the discrepancy
1 Oversight 2 Differences in interpretation of criteria 3 Differences in interpretation of study
Final decision of both reviewers (circle one): 1 STRONG 2 MODERATE 3 WEAK
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- GLOBAL RATING FOR THIS PAPER (circle one):
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