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3.5 Variety of critiquing method

Having obtained appropriate articles for literature review, different types of critiquing methods and the importance of critiquing the literature will be described. In this dissertation the critiquing method to be used will be Bray and Rees (1995), a method designed specifically for critiquing research papers. The critiquing framework of Bray and Rees (1995) involve asking 12 questions regarding to research papers. More elaborately, main theme, research design, background and tool of data collection of the research papers must be explored. In addition, major findings, data presentation, ethical considerations and influence to current practice are also explored. In a nutshell, objective assessment and its significance can be reflected.

Another critiquing method- the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) is also used. It is a guideline that aims to enable researchers to develop the skills to find and make sense of research evidence helping them to put knowledge into practice. The CASP involves ten questions in order to examine qualitative or quantitative researches. However, researchers need to know about the approach of the studies that are reviewed. Otherwise, questions initially used for critiquing qualitative research may be used for critiquing quantitative research.

3.6 Importance of research critique

Critiquing the literature is a very important step because a research critique is to evaluate the merits of a study and to evaluate its applicability to clinical practice (Burns & Grove, 2005). The author should perform an intellectual and thorough research critique by using one of the critiquing methods in order to judge a study’s strengths, weaknesses, logical links, meaning and significance. As a result, goes beyond summary of a study, all aspects of a study can be carefully appraised.

3.7 Various ways and importance of data analysis

There are different ways of analysing other researchers’ data. Constant comparison