Reading & Critiquing Research – Response to two peers No unread replies.No replies. How do I complete this DB post? Read the journal article by Eckhardt and colleagues (2014) (“Fatigue in the presence of coronary heart disease Download Fatigue in the presence of coronary heart disease”) and then answer the Questions of Fact questions. Please note you will not share your responses to the Questions of Fact with your peers. However, I suggest you keep track of your responses so that you can answer the Questions for Discussion located at the bottom of this page. Questions of Fact Who were the researchers, and what are their credentials and affiliation? Who were the study participants? What were the site and setting of this study? What is the independent variable (or variables) in this study? What is the dependent variable (or variables)? Did the report actually use the terms independent variable or dependent variable? How was fatigue operationally defined? Was a conceptual definition provided? Were the data in this study quantitative or qualitative? Were any relationships under investigation? What type of relationship? Is this an experimental or nonexperimental study? Was there any intervention? If so, what is it? Did the study involve statistical analysis of data? After reading the article and answering the Questions of Fact, you are now ready to submit your post. Please do not upload your responses to the Questions of Fact in the discussion forum. Please read the Questions for Discussion and upload your responses in the discussion forum. Explore your peers’ responses, and then select one peer to respond to. Examine the similarities and differences between your responses and those of your peer(s). Consider including a question you would ask the author about their research (e.g., methodology, research design, sample size, results, etc.). Questions for Discussion How relevant is this study to the actual practice of nursing? How good a job did the researchers do in summarizing their study in the abstract? How long do you estimate it took for this study to be completed? Please share what made you come to that conclusion? What question would you ask the author about their research? (optional) Reference Eckhardt, A., DeVon, H., Piano, M., Ryan, C., & Zerwic, J. (2014). Fatigue in the presence of coronary heart disease. Nursing Research, 63, 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000019 (Links to an external site.) The article can also be located in the MU Library (Links to an external site.). Reading Critiquing Research Presentation Download Reading Critiquing Research Presentation Search entries or author Search entries or author Filter replies by unread ReplyReply to Reading & Critiquing Research – Response to two peers Replies are only visible to those who have posted at least one reply.
