Qualitative Critique

The research article chosen for critique is entitled “an educational programme for decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in intensive care units: a pre- and post- intervention observational study” by Shimoyama et. al, which published on 8 May 2017. This essay is a research paper using guideline of critique process (Boswell & Cannon, 2011).

The title is clearly presented and describes the research as a whole which includes independent and dependent variables and has total word count of 19 words. Pilot and Beck (2012) recommended that the title should be less than 15 words include both an independent and dependent variable. According to Parahoo (2006), title that too long or too short can confuse a reader. The title is very important

In this paper, the research problem has clearly stated about it. The researchers stated that CRBSIs causes morbidity and mortality for ICU patient thus lead to high healthcare costs. Based on recent studies, educating healthcare providers on evidence-based approaches are needed to prevent and reduce the infections rate. The objective of this study is to analyse the incidence of CRBSIs. The research focused on exploring the compliance rate of Infection Control Committee includes physician and healthcare practitioner in medical ICU at a college affiliated with the Japan Society of Intensive Care Medicine. The aim of the study was to determine whether an educational programme could reduce the rate of CRBSIs in ICU. In addition, the author also mentioned to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programme lasting for four year was influencing the adherence of the Infection Control Committee following the guidelines for prevention of CRBSIs. The researchers believed that the study was necessary because previous data on the impact of such program was insufficient. The research also sought to study whether interventions could improve the level of knowledge and create awareness in order to decrease the rate of bloodstream infections. The researchers are from wide range of academic and professional background, and make use of their relevant knowledge and experience in doing the

It includes citations from relevant current studies with publication range from 2000 to 2012. In the study, all evidence is related to the research topic. The researchers used appropriate literature to support their statements and the majority of literature cited is recent, usually between 5 to 10 years old. Most of the literature search focused on preventing hospital-acquired infections, educational programme for CRBSIs and the impact of the programme implementation to patients. As mentioned by Burns and Grove (2007), the main purpose of the literature review is to develop the research question, providing a solid basis of the study and identifying appropriate methods for data collection. Coughlan et. al., (2007) recommended that literature used in review should be less than 5 years; however the lack of research being conducted on the topic led the authors to use slightly older material, which scholarly writing generally indicates is appropriate. The review of the literature by researchers revealed the significant current problem CRBSIs and identified past studies finding that infections are consistently related to clinical practice. Through the study, the researchers used primary empirical data rather than secondary source or anecdotal information, which is consistent with the recommendations (Coughlan et. al, 2007). Using primary empirical data excludes bias in the interpretation of the work that has been done by other