Juvenile Arthritis



Abstract

Article critique is significant in improving the knowledge prior the practice. The research articles are an imperative part for evidence based practice in nursing requiring the substantial information. Therefore, nurses should know the criteria of assessing the research articles. This paper contains the critique of the qualitative research study. It covers the analysis of the title, background of the study, literature review, sampling, data collection, data analysis, and ethical considerations.

Abstractii

Introduction1

Discussion1

Title1

Literature Review and Background to the Problem2

Sampling & Recruitment2

Data Collection3

Ethical Considerations4

Data analysis4

Conclusion5

References6

Juvenile Arthritis

Qualitative Article Critique

Molly Secor-Turner, Ann Garwick, Keith Horvath, Peter Scal & Wells, C. K. (2011), Living With Juvenile Arthritis: Adolescents' Challenges and Experiences, Journal of Pediatric Health Care, vol. 25, pp. 302-307

Introduction

Nurses and other healthcare professionals consider the information in the written form as substantial or absolute. The article from any research study increases the reliability via this assumption. Fatefully, all the available articles are not authentic and thus demand the critique. To critique any article, it is imperative for the nurses to acquire the critique abilities. Nurses practice and cater healthcare services based on the evidence. Therefore, they can provide feedback for improvement via thorough understanding and analysis of the articles.

Discussion

Title

The title of the research study is suggesting the key phenomenon concisely and clearly. It is also well defining the group of population related to the specific disease under study.

Literature Review and Background to the Problem

The literature review is not well organized as it did not contain the proper headings such as “Introduction,” or “Summary.” The material in the article was not only obtained from the current research studies. Moreover, Turner et al (2011) have selected the relevant literature, from the previous as well as the recent research studies, of the year commencing 1992 till 2010. Almost all the sources were secondary sources of information such as articles and research studies published in different journals. The purpose of the study is clear and the literature given is relevant to the proposed objective of the research.

Landgraff (2009) described the background and literature in a better and organized way in comparison of this study. Although the purpose of the study was different; but the author had clearly discussed all the elements of the literature. The literature explained the same juvenile arthritis disease.

Sampling & Recruitment

Authors chose the two focus groups of population based on the age: one group of young adults of age 22 - 29 years and the other group of youth having age 14 - 21 years. The focus groups selected for the study were appropriate as the research was related to the juvenile arthritis disease. Therefore, all the members of the group were the patients of arthritis. The analysts followed the standard community guidelines for the focus group selection. Moreover, the recruitment of the sample was carried out via flyers and emails from

The clinics of pediatric rheumatology

Local chapters of the arthritis foundation

The authors neither mentioned the size of the sample nor the sex of the recruited group in the ...