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Assignment on Research

Critique(A study to assess the effectiveness of acupressure on the labour pain during the first

stage of labour among primi mother in selected hospital of Delhi.)

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!rs .Urmila hard'a

!rs .Smriti Arora

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!Sc. ursing

Second semester.

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The problem statement

A study to assess the effectiveness of acupressure on the labour pain during the firststage of labour among primi mother in selected hospital of Delhi.

Comments

roblem statement is clearly and concisely stated.



roblem adequately narro'ed do'n into a researchable problem.

Research problem significantly enough to 'arrant a formal research effort.

roblem statement or purpose of statement e/press a relationship bet'een t'o

variables that is acupressure on 0i1 (independent variable) and the labour pain

e/pressed by the primi mothers (Dependent variable). #hey are tested

hypothetically using descriptive and inferential statistic.

roblem statement and2or purpose specify the nature of the population being

studied and need for the study.

Relationship bet'een the identified problem and previous research is %#

clearly described in the study.

Literature review

0iterature revie' is logically organi3ed in the study under three subdivisions4

literature related to use of non pharmacological methods to reduce labour pain5

literature related to the effect of acupressure on general health and literature

related to effectiveness of acupressure on labour pain.

Revie' in the study provided the critique of the studies appropriately.

6aps or conflicts in 7no'ledge of the problem are 'ell identified in the study.

"mportant and relevant references included in the study for the further revie'.

Reference cited by the researcher mainly from the secondary sources in the

revie' of literature.Theoretical and conceptual framework

"n the study conceptual model selected for this Study 'as based on nursing process

developed by "da 8ean oralando in 9:;<.

Conceptual frame'or7 easily lin7ed 'ith the problem. =ell defined5 correlated

'ith study and applied in the study in the form of nursing process.

Relationship among concepts 'ell defined in the study.

%perational definitions of the independent and dependent variables they reflect

the conceptual definitions appropriately.

Research variables

"ndependent and dependent variables are defined in the study5 ho' they can use

and tool for measurement of the variables 'ell defined by the researcher in the

study.

Confounding variables present in the study but not clearly mentioned by the

researcher.

Hypothesis



#'o hypothesis made by researcher5 hypothesis 'ere clear5 testable and

specific to the research study 'ith the significant level.

$ach hypothesis specified very 'ell relationship bet'een variables included in

the hypothesis.

,ypotheses logically flo' 'ith theoretical or conceptual frame'or7.

Sampling

Researcher selected a small sample >o in the control group and >? in the

e/perimental group. Sample selection through simple random sampling

technique by lottery method.

Sample is representative of the defined population. Researcher selected

appropriate method of selection 'ithout the biasness.

Sample si3e and method of selection is appropriate the research design.

#he findings of the research cannot be generali3ed due to small sample si3e.

Research design

Research design adequately described in the study.appropriate research design

'as used for the study.

"n the study quantitative research approach used by the researcher. #he research

design used in the study 'as true e/perimental design4pre test and post test

control group design.

1. #he data4collection procedures 'ere same for the all subects.

$thical clearance 'as ta7en by the researcher form ethical committee. And

'ritten consent ta7en from the subects for the participation in the research.

Data collection methods

Appropriate method 'as used for the data collection.

Data collection tool 'as 'ell described in the study.

Content validity 'as done by the researcher by giving tool to the e/perts5 tri4

out method and establishment of the reliability of pain scale done by

interobservable reliability 'hich 'as ?.:9.the tool used by researcher for the

study is reliable.

Data analysis

Result selection clear and logically organi3ed in the study by the researcher inthe study.

Appropriate method of data analysis and measurement of each variable 'ere

used by the researcher.



All the tables and figures used in the study 'ere clear and easily u

understandable.

Statistical test applied by the researcher is appropriate method 'as used to test

the hypothesis and ans'er the research question. 0evel of significance

described in the study (?.?;). $ach table and diagrams have title and headings.

nterpretation and discussion of the findings

Researcher clearly distinguished bet'een actual findings and interpretation in

the study.

"nterpretations and research findings based on the data obtained after analysis.

Discussion of the findings in relation to the previous research and to the

conceptual2theoretical frame'or7 done by the researcher in the study.

6enerali3ation 'as 'arranted due to the small sample si3e so the generali3ation

cannot be done.

0imitations of the research 'ell defined in the study by the researcher.

"mplications of the research study findings done by the researcher in various

setup nursing administration5 nursing education5 nursing practice5 nursing

research.

Recommendations for the future research 'ere identified by the researcher and

mentioned in the study.

Conclusion ustified by the researcher.

References

References 'ere relevant to the research and in a +ancouver style of format.

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