Select one of the two qualitative articles provided and write a 2-page appraisal paper for one article.
Instructions for the appraisal paper: The paper should not be greater than two pages in length ( not including the title page or references) in APA format. An introduction, appraisal of methodology, appraisal of results and clinical implications sections are required for this assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to APPRAISE versus restate what is written in the article. An appraisal is your interpretation of the author(s) work.
1. Introduction: Write a brief summary of the significance of the problem identified in the paper. Please propose a EBP question that this article would answer to. PICOT components need to be presented as well.
2. Appraisal of Methodology: Study objective, study design, outcome measurement(s).
3. Appraisal of Results: Overall results, results related to the clinical question, provide appropriate statistics
4. Clinical Implications: Restate the clinical question formulated from the article. Identify if the study can support a potential clinical practice change. State your rationale for supporting or not supporting adoption or integration of evidence into practice.
5. References
SELECT ONE FROM BELOW ARTICLES
Obesity
Thomas, S. L., Lewis, S., Hyde, J., Castle, D., & Komesaroff, P. (2010). “The solution needs to be complex.” Obese adults’ attitudes about the effectiveness of individual and population based interventions for obesity. BMC Public Health, 10(1), 420. http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-420
Chronic Insomnia
Hubbling, A., Reilly-Spong, M., Kreitzer, M., & Gross, C. R. (2014). How mindfulness changed my sleep: focus groups with chronic insomnia patients. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(1), 50. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-50