Assignment - These are the 2 articles -

1. Quantitative article

Apostolo, J.L.A., Cardoso, D.F.B., Rosa, A.I., & Paul, C. (2014). The effect of cognitive stimulation on nursing home elders: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(3), 157-166.

Purpose -

• Why did the researcher(s) conduct this study?
• Is the problem significant for nursing?

Research Question(s) and Hypothesis -

Research Questions

• What is the research question(s) for this study?
• Is the question explicitly stated?
• If question is not explicitly stated, what is the question(s)?
• Did the study specify the study variables (independent and dependent variables)?

Hypothesis

• What is the hypothesis for this study?
• Is the hypothesis explicitly stated?
• If the hypothesis is not stated, what is the hypothesis?

Literature Review

• What is the quality of the literature review (must evaluate references based on when the journal published the article)?
• Are the sources: Up-to-date and based mainly on primary sources and secondary resources?

2. Qualitative article

Logie, C.H., James, L., Tharao, W., & Loutfy, M. R. (2011). HIV, gender, race, sexual orientation, and sex work: A qualitative study of intersectional stigma experienced by HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada. PLOS Medicine, 8(11), e1001124.

Purpose-

• Why did the researcher(s) conduct this study?
• Is the problem significant for nursing?

Research Question(s)

• What is the research question(s)
• Is the research question explicitly stated?
• If the question was not stated, what do you think the question is?

Literature Review

• What is the quality of the literature review (must evaluate references based on when the journal published the article)?
• Are the references: Up-to-date and based mainly on primary sources (look up primary and secondary resources)?

Conceptual/Theoretical Framework -

• Does the study identify a theoretical or conceptual framework?
• If so, what is the framework used?
• Is the framework drawn from nursing or another discipline?

Text book essential of Nursing Research ninth edition ISBN 978-1-4963-5129-6.

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