Short, masters level, Paper

 

Instructions:  You should prepare a critique of no more than 500 words. Follow APA format. Use Arial or Times New Roman 12 point font with double spaced lines. 

Select an article from the provided list and briefly state the purpose of the research. Select one figure from the article that offers the best representation of the overall work (i.e. if you didn’t read the article, but only looked at one figure to understand the article, this would be the figure). Explain why you selected this particular figure. What can the reader glean from this figure? Comment on the aesthetics, completeness, accurateness, etc. of the figure based on the material covered to date in this course. What did the authors do well and/or what did the authors do poorly when they created this figure? Does the caption of the figure adequately describe the figure? Is the figure adequately described in the text?  Did the authors convey the intended message with the figure?  

Articles to Select from for Critique 2:

Alley, D. E., Lloyd, J., Pagán, J. A., Pollack, C. E., Shardell, M., & Cannuscio, C. (2011).  Mortgage Delinquency and Changes in Access to Health Resources and Depressive Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Cohort of Americans Older Than 50 Years. American Journal of Public Health, 2011 Dec; 101 (12): 2293-8

 

Baldwin, N. S., Gilpin, D. F., Hughes, C. M., Kearney, M. P., Gardiner, D., Cardwell, C., & Tunney, M. M. (2009). Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes in Northern Ireland. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, 57(4), 620-626. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02181.x

 

 

Bleusein, C., Rothschild, D. B., Valen, A. Valaitis, E., Schweitzer, L., & Jones, R. (2014). Wait times, patient satisfaction scores, and the perception of care. American Journal of Managed Care, 20(5), 393-400.