LibGuides: RES, Allegheny: Critiquing a Journal Article

Example Critique

The information below is used for Nursing, but the process of analyzing and critiquing a published research study can be applied to any Allied Health discipline.

Nursing Research Critiques
This ebook provides nursing students with a step-by-step guide to critically analyze evidence from research studies. The introduction provides an overview of the critique template that is applied throughout the book. The remainder of the text includes reprints of quantitative and qualitative studies followed by a critique of each.
Use the links below to see an example article and its corresponding critique.

Article Critique

The sites below provide guidelines for reading and critiquing research studies:

Brief - Framework for How to Read and Critique a Research Study [PDF]

Detailed - Reading and critiquing a research article