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HSH725 Research Literacy for Health Practice
Trimester 2, 2020
Assessment Task 2 (50% of total mark)
CRITICAL APPRAISAL

Due date: 24th September 2020, before 8pm, AEST

Written assignment: 2,500 words (± 10%)

Assignments must be submitted online via the assignment folder in the unit site before 8pm
Thursday 24th September, 2020, AEST. Assignments must be submitted in a Word document
or editable pdf. Scanned assignments will not be marked.

This assessment task must be all your own work. You should keep a spare copy of your work.
Please refer to the guidelines below, as well as the marking ru
ic.
Critical appraisal
One important part of using research is the ability to understand and appraise research.
Appraising research incorporates understanding how research is conducted, critically
appraising the study strengths and limitations, and understanding implications of the
esearch.
In this assignment you are required to critically appraise two (2) peer-reviewed research
articles, one involving quantitative and one involving qualitative research.
You must appraise this article:

Doran, F, Davis, K 2011, ‘Factors that influence physical activity for pregnant and postpartum
women and implications for primary care’, Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 17, no. 1, pp.
79-85.

You must also appraise one of the following two articles:

Nasir, B, Kisely, S, Hides, L, Ranmuthugala, G, Brennan-Olsen, SL, Nicholson, GC, Gill, NS,
Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S, Toombs, M 2017, ‘An Australian Indigenous community-led
suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings’, BMC Psychiatry,
vol. 17, p. 219 doi XXXXXXXXXX/s XXXXXXXXXX.

OR

Durey, A., McAullay, D., Gibson, B. and Slack-Smith, L., 2016. ‘Aboriginal health worker
perceptions of oral health: a qualitative study in Perth, Western Australia’. International journal
for equity in health, vol.15, no. 1, pp.1-8.

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You will need to:

• Retrieve the two research articles specified above from the Deakin li
ary database.
• Read the articles and make sure you understand the content, argument, vocabulary
etc. Use the resources from this unit to help you discuss relevant research principles
and terms relating to these two articles. Use the resources available through the
Li
ary website to develop your understanding and to find additional sources to
support your analysis.
• Identify the kind of study being reported in each of the two articles. Locate a critical
appraisal tool for each article that is appropriate to the study type. Cite the source/s of
the original tool and provide a
ief explanation of why you selected the tool.
• Use the appropriate critical appraisal tool to examine each article, first noting answers
to the questions/items listed in the tool and then synthesising your analysis. This forms
the main section of your written appraisal. Include page numbers from the research
article in your answers to the appraisal tool (i.e. cross reference where in the research
article you are finding the answers to the critical appraisal tool questions/items). Use
additional sources to help evaluate issues of validity, representativeness etc.
• Ensure that when you describe the various strengths and weaknesses of the article
that you explain your analysis. For instance if the quantitative article had non-random
sampling you will state that, and then explain what implications of this type of
sampling. This will mean you also need to consult and cite relevant articles and books
on research methods. By doing this you will be able to show the marker that you
understand why the aspect you have noted is a strength or a limitation of the study
you are analysing.
• Use the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research
(https:
www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/e72) to describe the main ethical
issues pertaining to each of the two studies and
iefly discuss how they have been
addressed.
• Write a short summary of the implications of each study’s findings for practice,
ecognising the strength or quality of the findings from the articles.
Assignment structure
Your critical appraisal should consist of the following sections:

1. Introduction (~100 words)
A
ief introductory paragraph where you outline the purpose and main sections of your
appraisal. This will include which field you will be summarising the implications for (e.g.
public health, health promotion, social work, health & human services management).
2. Tool selection (~150 words)
Explanation of tool selection. Attach a copy of the appraisal tools in their original
format to your assignment as an appendix (does not contribute to the word count).
3. Critical appraisal (~1600 words)
Analysis based on the critical appraisal tool selected to discuss strengths and
weaknesses of each article. Provide an overall appraisal of each article.
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4. Ethical issues (~350 words)
Description of main ethical issues and discussion of how these have or have not been
addressed.
5. Summary of the appraised papers (~300 words)
Short summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the two papers with implications for
practice.
6. References
A list of references co
ectly cited in-text in your review using Deakin Harvard or APA
eferencing style (see https:
www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-
Appendix
Submit the appraisal tools with your assignment as separate pdf documents.

Presentation
You will need to demonstrate high standards of writing, presentation and referencing. Your
eport must include a title page with:
• Your name
• Student ID
• Assignment title
• Word count (excluding reference list)

The report is to include the following formatting:
• Page numbers
• 12 point font
• 1.5 line spacing
• 2.5cm margins
You may use clearly worded headings. The sample report writing template provided in the
Assessment folder may help. There is a 10% leeway on the 2,500 word count.
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Research Literacy for Health Practice
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Lecturer:
Student Submitting:
Due Date: 18/09/2020
1.0 Introduction
Public health professionals are facing different challenges and for managing the challenges the healthcare professionals have to conduct a detailed study. Public health professionals are giving more importance for preventing the disease and it is the duty of the public health professionals to understand the health of the population and implement effective tools for managing the threats. In this research paper, we are critically assessing the two peer-reviewed research articles, one involving quantitative and one involving qualitative research. This paper helps to summarise the implications for the need for public health services. 
2.0 Tool Selection
We selected two tools for analysing the article. While analysing the nature of the article we can understand that one qualitative and other one is quantitative. There exists a clear cut difference between both studies. Researchers used entirely different tools for qualitative and quantitative studies. So for analysing both types of studies we used;
PICO tool 
SPICE tool
We selected PICO for analysing the quantitative article in a detailed way and we selected SPICE tool for analysing the qualitative article. Most of the researchers considered PICO tool as an effective tool for considering the following aspects related to the article;
It helps for understanding the problem or affected population in the study and it also helps for understanding the intervention used by the researchers for reaching the conclusion (Brown 2020, p.496). On the other side, SPICE tool is used for understanding the setting, perspective and intervention used by the researcher and it also helps for comparing the results (Sohi et al 2014,p.30).
3.0 Critical Appraisal
We know the fact that it is the duty of the researcher to analyse the different aspects related to the article while conducting the critical appraisal. Now using the tool SPICE and PICO we are going to analyse the two articles in a detailed way.
1. Article -1 
Doran, F, Davis, K 2011, ‘Factors that influence physical activity for pregnant and postpartum women and implications for primary care’, Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 79-85.
2. Tool used for analysis 
PICO Tool
3. Nature of Study
Quantitative 
4. Analysis
While analysing the article we can understand that the study mainly focused on understanding the factors that affect pregnant women, if they engaged in physical activity. The article also explains the needs for primary care required for pregnant women. From the article, we can understand that the researchers tried to focus on the problems and issues faced by pregnant women.
Application of PICO Tool
Problem or Population
While analysing the article we can understand that the researcher selected 72 women for conducting the study and includes the people from the Caucasian population. While analysing the article we can understand that the researcher randomly selected the sample size and the researcher also considered the education level of the 72 women. The sample selected by the researcher for the study is facing serious problems connected with the pregnancy. The researchers also identified that 72 women are different health issues and problems
Intervention 
For collecting the information and for completing the study the researchers used the questionnaire method. They developed a survey method for understanding the major issues faced by the target population. We know the fact that for ensuring the quality of the results it is the duty of the researchers to use effective tools and methods. While analysing the article we can understand that the researchers used both primary and secondary data for arriving at a conclusion and it also helped for improving the overall quality of the research results. 
The researchers with the help of healthcare professionals used observation and diagnosis as an effective tool for understanding the problem faced by the target population. We know the fact that the researcher can use any method for improving the health condition of the patient. Basically, public health professionals have to be more vigilant and they also have to identify the problems faced by the patients (Davis et al 2011,p.81), especially pregnant women. While analysing the article we can understand that the intervention used by the researcher helped them for identifying the different factors influencing the health of pregnant women. 
Comparison
We know the fact that it is the duty of the public health professional to understand the different methods for managing the health issues faced by pregnant women. While analysing the article we can understand that researchers mainly used two main treatment methods that is observation and diagnosis (Davis et al 2011,p.80). While comparing this method with other methods such as detailed analysis or therapy we can understand that in order for providing further treatment we have to focus on the observation and diagnosis.

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