Systematic reviews are characterized by a methodical and replicable methodology and presentation. They involve a comprehensive search to locate all relevant published and unpublished work on a subject; a systematic integration of search results; and a critique of the extent, nature, and quality of evi...
Another main critique of the Alvarado score is its applicability in children and women of childbearing age [18]. In children, abdominal pain is a common presentation in the absence of appendicitis and the presentation of true appendicitis can be highly atypical. The requirement for children to ide...
Family foster care deeply influences the needs of children and how these are satisfied. To increase our knowledge of foster children’s needs and how
Participants meet regularly to critique research articles, to improve their understanding of research design, statistics and critical appraisal. However, there is no standard process of conducting an effective journal club. We conducted a systematic literature review to identify core proces...
Critique on the conceptualisation of quality of life: a review and evaluation of different conceptual approaches. Int J Nurs Stud. 2006;43(7):891–901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.03.015. Article PubMed Google Scholar The WHOQOL Group. The World Health Organization Quality of...
I have used this book when writing two essays - one a critique of a research paper, another an in depth examination of rigour in research using qualitative and quantitative exemplars.I think it is important to establish what the book is and is not. It is an excellent overview of how to ...
A critique of the cross-lagged panel model. Psychological Methods, 20(1), 102–116. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038889. Article PubMed Google Scholar Han, Z. R., & Shaffer, A. (2013). The relation of parental emotion dysregulation to children’s psychopathology symptoms: The moderating ...
–How has A become a turning point for B? –How has X transformed to Y? –What are the consequences of A? –What is the starting point of Y?Questions that ask for an evaluation.–What factors have influenced the decision? –How would the opponent critique this idea? –How would a ...
Major efforts in human neuroimaging strive to understand individual differences and find biomarkers for clinical applications by predicting behavioural phenotypes from brain imaging data. To identify generalisable and replicable brain-behaviour predictio
Postoperative complications represent a major public health burden worldwide. Without standardized, clinically relevant and universally applied endpoints, the evaluation of surgical interventions remains ill-defined and inconsistent, opening the door for