1. Appraising Qualitative Research using the Johns Hopkins Research
Evidence Appraisal Tool.
Appraising Qualitative Research33 unread replies.44 replies.Download the Johns Hopkins
Research Evidence Appraisal Tool and the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary
Tool (ARE ATTACHED).Select one of the eight practice problems that burden the overall
health of the United States. Conduct a library search for one qualitative research study
addressing this problem. Appraise the qualitative research study using the Johns Hopkins
Research Evidence Appraisal Tool. (These eight practice problems include obesity;
diabetes; heart disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; mental illness; cancer;
addiction, which includes alcohol and opioids; and patient safety, which includes any event
in which an individual is harmed under our care). *I like addiction, but you can use any
other.After appraising and determining the Level of Evidence and Grade of Quality for your
selected qualitative study, summarize your findings. Transfer your findings to the Johns
Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool. Complete each column including specific
details about the qualitative study.Include your completed Johns Hopkins Individual
Evidence Summary Tool and your qualitative research study as an attachment with your
initial post. Also, include a permalink for your selected qualitative research study with your
initial discussion post. Confirm the link allows access to the full-text study article. Our
faculty team will review both your research study and Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence
Summary Tool and provide guidance.Analyze the evidence summary of the selected
qualitative research study to address the following.Does the research design answer the
research question? Explain your rationale.Were the study sample participants
representative? Why or why not?Compare and contrast the study limitations in this
study.Based on this evidence summary, would you consider this qualitative research study
as support for your selected practice problem? Explain your rationale. Helpful Hintswhen
appraising your selected research study, begin with the John Hopkins Research Appraisal
Tool. This tool guides you in a thorough critique and appraisal that leads to determining the
level of evidence and grade of evidence for each individual study. Once you are finished with
the Johns Hopkins Individual Research Appraisal Tool, transfer your findings to the Johns
Hopkins Evidence Summary Tool. Please note that you will add to this tool each week and
this document is REQUIRED as part of your Week 6 paper. IMPORTANT: Do NOT alter this
tool in any way whatsoever. For example, do not change this tool into portrait mode (keep it
in landscape). Changing the design of this tool will cause you to lose unnecessary points in

2. your weekly scores and also will affect your Week 6 paper grade. Some tips for completing
the Johns Hopkins Evidence Summary Tool include: in column #2 insert the selected
research study in APA format;in Column #3 state the specific type of qualitative research
design used (in week 1 you want to state whether this qualitative research study is
grounded theory, phenomenology, descriptive, etc.);describe in detail the sample and study
findings in the appropriate columns, and in the last column please insert both the level of
evidence and grade of evidence. Articles selected for appraisal in this course must be
current – within the past five years. If you are unsure if an article meets the research design
requirement (qualitative research for week 1), please feel welcome to run it by me to make
sure. I will be happy to help!At the end of your appraisal, if you do not think the research
study will inform your selected practice problem, you will need to substitute the publication
with another study that does before Week 6. This is required for the Week 6 paper.When
you are ready to upload your initial post, please upload your completed Johns Hopkins
Evidence Summary Tool along with a permalink to your two selected qualitative research
studies.A permalink is a full URL. If a permalink is not familiar to you here is a link to a tip
sheet in Chamberlain’s
Library: https://library.chamberlain.edu/HowToSearch/Permalinks (Links to an external
site.) The other option is to upload your qualitative research study as a PDF. I will carefully
read each of your studies along with reviewing your complete Johns Hopkins Evidence
Summary Tool. Finding Permalinks – How to Search the Library – Home at Chamberlain
University – Home – Chamberlain Library Home – Home at Chamberlain University (Links
to an external site.)Step by Step Instructions. Permalinks in the OVID database are a little bit
hidden, but you can find them by doing the following: 1. Go to the article in OVID, and look
for Tools on the right-hand side of the page.. 2.library.chamberlain.eduPlease Upload the JH
Evidence Summary Tool.Students are expected to follow proper APA formatting in each
discussion and the Week 6 written assignment. You required to use APA 7th edition for all
in-text citations and references, no exceptions.