Question

Instructions
Before beginning work on this assignment, please review the expanded grading rubric for specific instructions relating to content and formatting. See the research evaluation checklist below. Using this checklist read and evaluate the article “Diagnosed with Breast Cancer While on a Family History Screening Programme: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.” To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Submission Details: Your assignment should be addressed in a 2- to 3-page document. Submit your documents to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
Due Date
Jun 26, 2018 11:59 PM

Research Evaluation Checklist

Complete the checklist below for the study/article you are to evaluate.

Define topic and need.

What phenomenon does the study investigate?

Is the phenomenon a problem, an opportunity, or a dilemma?

What symptoms (easily observable signs) indicate that it is a problem, opportunity or a dilemma?

How do people who know this organization explain these symptoms? What do administrators want to know about the phenomenon?

How can it be expressed in manageable terms?

Assess relevant knowledge.

How much is already known?

Is additional background information necessary? Should this research be conducted?

Is the topic a special case of a broader, more fundamental and important problem?

Identify variables and measures, and research questions and hypotheses.

What variables associated with the phenomenon are investigated? How are the variables measured?

What are the research questions?

What specific hypotheses are formulated?

Identify and analyze the research design.

What is the research design—exploratory, descriptive, or causal research? Is this non-experimental, quasi-experimental, or experimental research? What is the nature of data—primary or secondary?

What is the source of data—interviews, questionnaires, existing databases? Are answers obtained through interviews and questionnaires objective?

Analyze the sample.

What is the population from which the respondents have been selected? How large is the sample?

Is it random, stratified, or other sample?

Gather data.

How are data gathered?

Does the procedure of gathering data ensure objectivity?

Analyze data.

Are the data words (qualitative data) or numbers (quantitative)? How are qualitative data analyzed?

How are quantitative data recorded and checked for accuracy? What statistical methods are used to analyze data?

Assess results.

What are the answers to research questions? Are hypotheses supported?

What evidence did the study produce that helps answer research questions or support/refute hypotheses?

Evaluate recommendations.

What recommendations can be made on the basis of results?

What recommendations are made that cannot be supported with results?

Evaluate the study.

What limitations does the study have?

What improvements in research design can be recommended?

Answer 1

1) In the above article, the study is about the attitudes of the women towards the mammographic screening who have a family history of breast cancer. Many women had positive opinion about the screening program who said this gave a strong sense of reassurance prior to diagnosis. But some women preffered prophylactic masectomy to reduce future cancer risk and allievate the anxieties and fears regarding cancer detection.

2) The phenomena appears to be a dilemma as the women are confused with the choice of treatment options i.e to continue screening or to adopted surgical management.

3) The symptoms which indicates that it is a dilemma is the choice of mammography screening and prophylactic mastectomy by the women with history of breast cancer. Some women showed trust and confidence on the mammography screening and completely relied on it for cancer detection. Whereas some women were not ready to comply with screening process, so they chose mastectomy.

4) The people who know this organization explain this phenomena to be an opportunity as it helps for early detection of the cancer and prevents the unwanted surgical procedure. The administrators want to know about the success evolved with the implementation of such intervention. The number of cases detected to have cancer and the how mmamography have reduced their emotional conflict to accept the diagnosis of cancer.