AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Note that the first box should have JN "American Journal of Occupational Therapy". This will return articles only from AJOT.
Add SIMPLE KEYWORDS in the next box:
home safety
alzheimer's disease
assistive devices
nursing homes
Use LIMITERS to narrow the results.
Research articles follow a specific format and are organized into standard sections. Skim the abstract and article for the following sections:
Introduction
Participants
Objectives
Methods
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Letters to the editor
News articles
Literature reviews
Editorials & opinion pieces
Systematic reviews
Information articles
Care plans
Meta analysis & meta synthesis
QUALITATIVE
explores in-depth understanding through observations, interviews, and textual analysis
QUANTITATIVE
numerical data and statistical analysis to establish cause-and-effect relationships
| FEATURE | QUALITATIVE | QUANTITATIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Data | Words, descriptions, observations | Numbers, statistics, objective measurements |
| Analysis | Thematic, narrative, interpretation | Statistical, numerical, graphs, tables |
| Goal | Understanding, exploration, hypothesis generation | Testing, prediction, generalization |
| Sample Size | Smaller, may not be representative | Larger, aims for representativeness |
| Objectivity | Subjective, researcher's interpretation matters | Objective, aims for researcher bias reduction |
| Flexibility | More flexible, can adapt during study | Less flexible, structured approach |
| Examples | In-depth interviews, ethnographic studies | Surveys, experiments, numerical analysis |
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
| 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]
