Quantitative and Qualitative on Nursing Home Patients and Treatment of Pneumonia

Nursing Research Critique: Quantitative and Qualitative on Nursing Home Patients and Treatment of Pneumonia
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Nursing Research Critique: Quantitative and Qualitative on Nursing Home Patients and Treatment of Pneumonia
Quantitative Article Critique
Results
Data Analysis
The article utilized statistical analysis in evaluating the data collected. The authors employed logistic regression analysis to generate their conclusions; first using univariate regression then stepwise multivariate regression analysis. The technique utilized is appropriate since the researchers were seeking to understand the relationship between a pneumonia patient with dementia and the withholding of curative antibiotics. According to Allwood (2011), a regression analysis is used when there is a need to estimate the links between independent variables and a dependent variable.
Findings
The results of the study were well-summarized with proper presentation. The authors described the variables such as patient factors, illness severity, and clinical judgment and how these influenced the choice of withholding or not withholding antibiotics. There was sufficient comparison between the themes hence, clinical judgment as the most impactful in the decision process (van der Steen, Ooms, Adèr, Ribbe & van der Wal, 2002). The findings are both insightful and provocative and help the readers understand what leads to the withholding of antibiotics for pneumonia patients with dementia.
Reliability and Validity
The data collection methods, adequate sample size and thorough analysis of the data enhance the reliability of the findings. However, the difference in weighing the degree of a variable among the physicians limits the accuracy of the results. Also, there is a question of validity due to the lack of the attainment of the direct information from families and physicians concerning their basis for their decisions.
Discussion
Interpretation of Findings
The discussion and integration were done based on the results acquired during the investigation. Additionally, there is the reference to other previous studies concerning the phenomena. However, the authors do not provide adequate details of these research works, limiting the audience’s understanding of how they came up with their conclusions.
Implications/Recommendations
The researchers present the factors that may lead to withholding of antibiotic treatment for pneumonia in patients with dementia providing a basis for further investigations. They suggest that the data can be utilized to facilitate discussions on whether the predictors should be critical in decision making. Furthermore, more research concerning the ways that physicians can accurately weigh patient factors could assist in advancing pneumonia treatment.
Global Issues
Presentation
Harwell (2013) explains that a quantitative research is supposed to show the relationship between some variables. The document achieves this through sufficient analysis of data with detailed findings and interpretation of the results. The audience comprehends the elements that could lead to antibiotic withholding for patients with dementia. Conversely, the authors do not organize th...