Your assigned article for an appraisal is:

  Nieves, H. , Clements-Hickman, A. & Davies, C. C. (2021). Effect of a parent empowerment program on parental stress, satisfaction, and length of stay in the

          Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 35 (1), 92-99. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000540.

RUBRIC: 

measurement tool: Identify and describe the instrument(s) (dependent variable) used to measure the major study variables (research or dependent variable[s]). 5 pts • Identify the level of measurement (LOM) achieved by each instrument. 5 pts • Discuss the psychometric properties (reliability & validity of questionnaires/scales or precision & accuracy of physiologic measures) of instrument(s) used in this study (authors’ description of instruments’ past reliability/validity & reliability/validity from current research). 5 pts

 

data collection: Describe data collection procedures used in the study. 5pts • Discuss clarity of description of data collection process. 1 pt • If more than one data collector was used for the study, describe the training of the data collectors and how/whether interrater reliability was adequately assessed/ensured. 4 pts

 

data analysis: List the statistical procedures performed to describe the sample. 5 pts • List the statistical procedures performed to answer the research question(s). 5 pts • Discuss appropriateness of statistical procedures for the LOMs of data collected. 2 pt • Did the researcher(s) address the management of problems with missing data? 1 pt • What level of significance (alpha) was set for this study? 2 pt • Discuss the clarity of presentation of study results (if tables or figures were used, briefly describe them & discuss if/how they made the presentation more understandable). 5 pt

 

Research interpretation of findings: Describe the key findings of the study in relation to purpose/question/hypothesis. 3 pt • Discuss the clarity of the authors’ explanation of key findings, including statistically significant & non-significant findings. 4 pts • Discuss whether the key findings were clinically significant/clinically important. 3 pt • Describe which findings were consistent with those expected, which findings were unexpected. 3 pt • What implications for practice were identified by the authors? 4 pt • What suggestions for future studies were identified by the authors? 3 pt

 

legal and ethical issues: Briefly discuss institutional review board approval for the study. 4 pts • Explain how ethical principles of research (beneficence, justice, & respect for human dignity) were followed to protect subjects’ rights (freedom from harm, privacy, autonomy, & disclosure). 3 pts • If the study included subjects from a vulnerable population, were additional safeguards used to protect them? 3 pts

 

Evaluation:  Discuss at least two strengths of the study. 5 pts • Discuss at least two weakness of the study and whether/how that weakness could have been corrected. 5 pts • Based on the previous research presented in the ROL and the findings of the study presented in this article, discuss whether the findings are ready for use in practice. 5 pts

 

APA writing: Reference list included. Uses professional and orderly presentation of ideas (full sentences, precision, clarity, format, grammar, spelling, & punctuation) with appropriate citation of sources. Use the APA guidelines throughout this paper. Up to 0.5 points will be deducted for each grammar, spelling, punctuation, or format error. NO USE OF QUOTES

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