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TOPIC: Critical Appraisal of Published Literature
Overview
For this assignment, you will select an appropriate appraisal tool (cohort studies, case control studies, systematic reviews, qualitative studies, et cetera) to analyze three published journal articles related to the topic you selected (alcohol and substance use disorder ). This assignment will help you to develop critical and analytical skills by methodically appraising the merits of published research. A sound appraisal will gather the most reliable information concerning a health problem, relevant research methodology, and conceptual frameworks.
In addition, you will write a brief summary on how you will use the information from these appraised journal articles in your proposed intervention study and determine how the interpretation of the research results described in the articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding.
Instructions
Analyze three published journal articles related to the topic you selected ( alcohol and substance use disorder ).
Write a brief summary of how you will use the information from these appraised journal articles in your proposed intervention study and how the interpretation of the research results described in the articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding.
Document Format and Length
Use the Appraisal of Literature Template, linked in the resources.
Center for Evidence-Based Medicine. (n.d.). Critical appraisal tools. https://www.cebm.net/2014/06/critical-appraisal/
Your appraisal document should be 3 pages in length.
Appraisal Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Critical Appraisal of Published Literature Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Analyze research articles related to an epidemiological issue, using the appropriate appraisal tools.
Summarize how information from appraised journal articles could be integrated into a proposed intervention study.
· Identify any public health data that highlight the severity and magnitude of a selected epidemiological issue. ( (alcohol and substance use disorder ).
Discuss how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding.
Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
Include four academic references above 2017
NO CONSIDERATION FOR PLAGIARISM
APA FORMAT AND INDEX CITATION
PLEASE WRITE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
Due 2/10/22 at 10am
FOLLOW ALL THE Critical Appraisal of Published Literature Scoring Guide TO GAIN ALL POINTS
| CRITERIA | NON-PERFORMANCE | BASIC | PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED |
| Analyze research articles related to an epidemiological issue using the appropriate appraisal tools. 20% | Does not review research articles related to an epidemiological issue using the appropriate appraisal tools. | Reviews but does not analyze high points of research articles related to an epidemiological issue, or may not use the appropriate appraisal tools. | Analyzes research articles related to an epidemiological issue using the appropriate appraisal tools. | Analyzes research articles related to an epidemiological issue using the appropriate appraisal tools, and evaluates the quality of the data. |
| Summarize how information from appraised journal articles could be integrated into a proposed intervention study. 20% | Does not summarize how information from appraised journal articles could be integrated into a proposed intervention study. | Summarizes information from appraised journal articles, but does not fully explain how they could be integrated into a proposed intervention study. | Summarizes how information from appraised journal articles could be integrated into a proposed intervention study. | Summarizes how information from appraised journal articles could be integrated into a proposed intervention study, and uses professionally validated criteria to evaluate the practices. |
| Identify the public health data that highlights the severity and magnitude of a selected epidemiological issue. 20% | Does not identify the public health data that highlights the severity and magnitude of a selected epidemiological issue. | Identifies the public health data for a selected epidemiological issue, but the data may not fully highlight the severity and magnitude of the issue. | Identifies the public health data that highlights the severity and magnitude of a selected epidemiological issue. | Identifies the public health data that highlights the severity and magnitude of a selected epidemiological issue, and evaluates the quality of the data. |
| Discuss how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding. 20% | Does not discuss how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, or confounding. | Discusses how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, or confounding, but not all three. | Discusses how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding. | Discusses how interpretation of results from scholarly articles are affected by information bias, selection bias, and confounding, and provides specific examples. |
| Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style. 20% | Does not write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style. | Writing lacks clarity or conciseness, is loosely structured, or includes errors in grammar, mechanics, or APA formatting that inhibit effective communication or detract from good scholarship. | Writes clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and |
