PUB015-6/STI015-6
Public Health Intelligence
Assignment 1: Critical Appraisal
Assessment 1
-1,500 words, 40%
- Write a critical appraisal on one of the research papers provided on the Assessment and Feedback page of the unit shell on BREO
- Choose the article you are the most interested in, either due to:
- Research study design
- Focus of the article (frailty, COVID-19, diabetes, sarcopenia, wellbeing of vulnerable mothers)
Assessment 1: Article Choice [1-3]
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| Article
| Study Design
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1
| Yu, R, et al. (2020). Effects of a multicomponent frailty prevention program in prefrail community- dwelling older persons: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 21(2): 294.e1-294.e10.
| Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
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2
| Du, R-H, et al. (2020). Predictors of mortality for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by SARSCoV-2: a prospective cohort study. Eur Respir J, 55(5): 2000524.
| Cohort
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3
| Safabakhsh, M, et al. (2018). Fruit and vegetable intake and pre-diabetes: a case–control study.Eur J Nutr 57(8): 2953–2962.
| Case-Control
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Assessment 1: Article Choice [4-5]
# | Article | Study Design |
4 | Kim, H, et al. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia. Geriatr Gerontol Int, 16: 110-122. | Cross-sectional |
5 | Balaam MC and Thomson G. (2017). Building capacity and wellbeing in vulnerable/marginalised mothers: A qualitative study. Women Birth, 31(5):e341-e347.
| Qualitative |
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the research study
- Use a relevant appraisal tool that is suitable for the type of research study being appraised
- These will be discussed in class and include:
- CASP Tools
- PEDro
- CONSORT
- JADAD
- GATE
- JBI
Attach the appraisal tool you used as an appendix
- Format your appraisal
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Tell the reader that this is a critical appraisal and make sure you cite the article you’ve chosen to appraise
- Appraisal
- Follow the format of the tool, including subheadings
- Example (CASP Cohort)
- Are the results of the study valid?
- What are the results?
- Will the results help locally?
- Conclusion
- Refer to the threshold expectations for guidance
- Relevant literature to support your arguments
- References should be cited both in the text and at the end in a reference list
- Don’t forget to reference the article you’ve appraised
- Presentation standards
If you have any questions use the surgery hours or the face-to-face workshops
- Use the appraisal tool for guidance
- Try and prepare a draft at least 10 days before the submission is due