meta-analysis critique cochrane review
Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study
Educational and Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults
Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study There is a high rate of violence between young adults in relationships. As this is becoming more prevalent it is important to strengthenone’s knowledge base to help prevent this form of violence. A meta-analysis is a process to combine the findings from several independent research studies in a statistical manner. This method is used most often to evaluate the rational and useful way associate several research studies to determine effectiveness of an intervention (Crombie& Davies, 2009). A critique of a study is, “a careful appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of a study” (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 123). These show areas of inadequacy and adequacy within a research study and to identify any errors. Within this paper there will be a critique of the Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis, “Educational Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults.” This critique will have several divisions; identification of the level of evidence, describe the search of the literature and the adequacy of the search, description of the replication process, discuss any problems or differences, identify gaps within the literature, discuss any limitations within the study, discuss the strengths of the review, describe the major statistics used to compare the findings, discuss the organization of the major findings, discuss the variables, and identify any steps needed to strengthen the evidence on the topic. This will help provide a more in-depth understanding of this study about how one can create a public awareness of and develop techniques to prevent this form of violence (Fellmeth, Heffernan, Nursem Habibula, & Sethi, 2013).
Level of Evidence Within every aspect of research
Educational and Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults
Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study There is a high rate of violence between young adults in relationships. As this is becoming more prevalent it is important to strengthenone’s knowledge base to help prevent this form of violence. A meta-analysis is a process to combine the findings from several independent research studies in a statistical manner. This method is used most often to evaluate the rational and useful way associate several research studies to determine effectiveness of an intervention (Crombie& Davies, 2009). A critique of a study is, “a careful appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of a study” (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 123). These show areas of inadequacy and adequacy within a research study and to identify any errors. Within this paper there will be a critique of the Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis, “Educational Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults.” This critique will have several divisions; identification of the level of evidence, describe the search of the literature and the adequacy of the search, description of the replication process, discuss any problems or differences, identify gaps within the literature, discuss any limitations within the study, discuss the strengths of the review, describe the major statistics used to compare the findings, discuss the organization of the major findings, discuss the variables, and identify any steps needed to strengthen the evidence on the topic. This will help provide a more in-depth understanding of this study about how one can create a public awareness of and develop techniques to prevent this form of violence (Fellmeth, Heffernan, Nursem Habibula, & Sethi, 2013).
Level of Evidence Within every aspect of research
References: Fellmeth GLT, Heffernan C, Nurse J, Habibula S, Sethi D. Educational and skills-based interventions for preventing relationship and dating violence in adolescents and young adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD004534. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004534.pub3. Melnyk, B., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2011). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Polit, D., & Beck, C. (2012). Nursing research generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.