Epidemiology Article Critique Assignment

Locate a Cohort, Case-Control, Cross Sectional Study, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial or a Systematic Review/Meta Analysis in the American Journal of Epidemiology or any other Epidemiology journal.

Select an article that interests you.
Evaluate using the criteria below.
All responses must be in the order requested below.

    • What is the research problem being investigated?
    • What is the rationale for studying this problem?
    • How comprehensive is the literature review?

    • What are the implications of the research?

    • Who is the study sample?
    • How was the research sample obtained?
    • What biases, exist in the sample if any?

    • What is the research design of the study (cohort, case control etc.)?
    • What study methods were used?

    • How are these data presented?

    • Is the method of presentation effective?
    • Is the method of presentation accurate?

    • What were the conclusions of the study?
    • What are the implications of the finding for practice and future research?
    • What are the limitations of the study?

All critiques must be typed using 12point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced with one-inch margins

Article Critique Rubric!

 Aspect Expectation Weight
Formatting
All questions are answered in order.
Complete reference is provided
and properly formatted.

Content!
Each question is answered thoroughly and demonstration of knowledge of Key Concepts is clear. Correct identification of Bias, Limitations and Confounding and a thorough description of the Literature Review, Implications for future research/practice, and Discussion of the Conclusions are provided.

Organization!
The work is organized into paragraphs answering each question in order. The writing is clear and comprehensible.

Grammar
Work is free of spelling and grammar errors. No use of contractions.

2 pages