Fluent Essays

By now, you should be aware that the findings from a research study are only part of the story. As a consumer, hoping to inform practice by use of an evidence base, you want to know much more. A sound research study includes all the steps highlighted in previous weeks: reviewing existing literature, focusing a research question, choosing a qualitative or quantitative method for answering the question, designing the study including selection of data collection procedures and/or measures, procedures used, data analysis plan, and findings. In addition, the study commonly discusses how ethical concerns were addressed and acknowledges the limitations of the study. For this assignment, you review a published research study with two purposes in mind: Observing the structure and content of the article Comparing the content of the article to the recommended content of sections for a research study. By Day 7 Submit a 7-10 page critique and review of the article, which includes the title page and the reference list. Follow the guidelines below: Use the quantitative or qualitative research article that you located and that your instructor approved as part of the Week 5 assignment. Provide an APA reference for the article you select. If you selected a quantitative research study, use the Quantitative Article Review and Critique. If you selected a qualitative study, use the Qualitative Article Review and Critique. Respond to all the questions. Be sure to include the questions in your critique. This will cause your SafeAssign report to show high similarity to other students papers. However, do not be concerned about that. Do, however, appropriately paraphrase and cite specific details from the article you review.© 2016 Laureate Education, Inc. 1 SOCW 6301: Week 10 Assignment Guidelines Qualitative Article Review and Critique In approximately 7-10 pages (including title page and references), address the following questions. Title  After reading the entire article, do you think the title adequately describes the study? Does the title catch your attention? Please explain. Abstract  Does the abstract contain the recommended content (see “Abstract,” pp. 314, in Yegidis et al.)? How difficult do you think it is to summarize so much information in 150–250 words? Please explain. Introduction  Why did the authors conduct this study and write this article? What was the problem of interest or concern? Be specific. Use quotes and paraphrases with citations. What audience might be interested in this study?  Do you feel the problem is significant enough to warrant a journal article? Did you have a “so what” reaction? If so, why do you think it was accepted for publication? Please justify your position.  To what extent does the literature presented in the introduction help you understand the problem? How does the literature reviewed put the problem in context? Be specific.  Does the researcher indicate how this research is different from and/or similar to earlier ones reported in the literature? Summarize what this article intends to add to the knowledge base.  Do the authors state their research questions and/or hypotheses? What are the hypotheses or focused research questions? Methods  What specific qualitative method is used? How does a qualitative research design correspond with the research questions? Can you determine whether the design was appropriate? © 2016 Laureate Education, Inc. 2 To what extent can the design answer the research questions? Elaborate.  What were the key concepts being explored in the study? What measures or observations were used in the research? Explain why you do, or do not, think that the methods used to collect the data are described clearly enough to allow for replication. Be specific and please elaborate.  How was research reactivity and bias managed in the study?  Explain whether or not information was provided concerning the credibility and trustworthiness of the measures or observations. Was this information adequate? Be specific.  What strategies were used to establish credibility?  Was there evidence of an audit trail and/or peer consultation on the project? Sample  How were the participants recruited or selected for the study? What sampling strategy was used? Did the author(s) offer any justification for the sample size? Are you satisfied with the information reported about the sample? What questions might you have about the sample that were not addressed? Please be sure to provide an explanation for all of your answers.  Are the demographics of the participants (e.g., background characteristics sOR I G I N A L A R T I C L E Exploring quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability: What are the important domains of life? E. Davis1 | D. Reddihough2,3 | N. Murphy4 | A. Epstein4 | S. M. Reid2,3 | A. Whitehouse4 | K. Williams2,3 | H. Leonard4 | J. Downs4,5 1The Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 2Developmental Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 3Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia 5School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia Correspondence Jenny Downs, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, PO Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872, Australia. Email: [email protected] Funding information Early Career Fellowship, Grant/Award Num- ber: 1072442; Senior Research Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant/Award Number: 1117105 and 1077966; National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant/Award Number: 1103745; Victorian Government’s Operational Infrastructure Support Program; Victorian Department of Health and Human Services Abstract Background: Although it is estimated that half of all children with cerebral palsy also have comorbid intellectual disability, the domains of quality of life (QOL) important for these children are not well understood. The aim of this study was to identify important domains of QOL for these children and adolescents. Methods: Due to the children’s communication impairments, qualitative semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 18 parents. The children (9 males) had a median age of 12 (range 7 to 17) years at interview and nearly two thirds were classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System IV or V. A grounded theory approach was used to identify domains of QOL. Results: The 11 domains identified as important to QOL were physical health, body comfort, behaviour and emotion, communication, predictability and routine, movement and physical activity, nature and outdoors, variety of activity, independence and autonomy, social connectedness, and access to services. Conclusions: The domains of QOL that emerged from this study will be useful for professionals who support children with cerebral palsy and their families. They will also be important for developing a QOL instrument essential for informing the development of interventions and their monitoring and evaluation. KEYWORDS adolescents, cerebral palsy, children, intellectual disability, quality of life 1 | INTRODUCTION With a prevalence of approximately 2 per 1,000 births (Reid et al., 2016), cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in chil