Please note that the first row of data is meant as an example. Please read the example article (Peng et al., 2022) as a guide for how to dissect eachof the four articles assigned. The links to the four assigned articles are found in the Announcements area of our courseroom. These articles change each quarter. Please do not use any other articles. Use only the four articles linked in the courseroom Announcements. The focus of this research matrix is “family caregiving”.
Keep in Mind:
1). This is not merely an assignment for you to find information in an article and copy and paste information into the columns in the below matrix. Read and analyze the authors’ work in each article and evaluate it based on the assigned readings for this course and then offer your evaluation of what you read. You are to offer content in the matrix to reflect that you are an informed consumer of research.
2). There is much variation in published primary research articles and reports. Not all authors will include all the same information, verbatim or at all, based on the headings in the columns below. If that is the case, you will need to offer your own analysis of what the information should be in a logical manner aligned to the other information in the source that is provided. There should be no blank cells in the matrix below.
3). Communicate your input in a manner that is completely scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting, with few or no errors and include a formal APA style reference list. The reference from the example article has been completed for you to use as a model.
Parenthetical Citation
Identify the main concepts; often the “keywords” are helpful for identifying main concepts
Provide the research question(s)and/or hypotheses(word-for-word) and state if the questions/
hypotheseswere properly aligned to theresearch method and design
Conceptual or TheoreticalFramework (if not provided, offer your analysis of what framework was applied or what would be a logical one to have applied)
Population description, Sample description, “N=” (number of actual participants)
Research method (approach) & design applied (do not included data collection and data analysis information)
Summary of Findings (in your own words)
(Peng et al., 2022)
Family caregiving;
Person with Schizophrenia; positive caregiving; negative caregiving; rural China; chronic illness management
No clear research question was listed, but extrapolating from the purpose of the study, the question would be:
What is the long-term caregiving experience of family caregivers of people with schizophrenia (PwS) in rural China?
Theory of stress and coping; theory of symptom management
N = 20 people who were a family member of someone who was PwSspanning 1994-2015; provided at least two hours of care daily to PwS for no less than six months in the past year; aged 18-80; Mandarin or Sichuan speaker
Qualitative
The study lead to five main themes (with subthemes):
1. Long-term caregiving experiences for 18 of 20 participants, primarily spouses or parents, even if they wanted to stop as it was difficult to find someone to take over.
2. Caregiver burden (often due to expensive medications) included financial and psychological burdents as well as domestic workload and family stigma associated with schizophrenia
3. Positive thoughts developed over time as younger families managing the PwS grew into older families with fewer domestic burdens and financial strains as well as growth in coping skills and acceptance of their role in the family.
4. Coping strategies were mostly positive for the participants though some got angry when their PwS had a relapse and demonstrated negative coping skills.
5. Family roles and relationship restructuring occurred for most participants where the spouses tended to live separate lives and wives were likely to view their marriages to PwS as a misfortune that was their destiny. And PwS were less likely to be able to take care of their parents as was customary in China leading to strain for other family members.
References
Peng, M. M., Ma, Z., & Ran, M. S. (2022). Family caregiving and chronic illness management in schizophrenia: Positive and negative aspects of caregiving. BMC psychology, 10(1), 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00794-9
https://secure.smore.com/zdmk1
https://secure.smore.com/pustn
Overview
In Week 2, you were introduced to literature mapping as part of the preparation for a literature review. This assignment consists of a completing a research matrix, which is type of literature mapping/organizing that uses a table format. This matrix includes research concepts that can be found and connected to the published scholarly research provided by your instructor. Four research articles have been selected for you to read and dissect for completing the research matrix (table). The articles for this assignment are posted in the Announcements area of the courseroom. In the Literature Review Research Matrix [DOCX]
Download Literature Review Research Matrix [DOCX]
, a sample article is completed for you as an example; you will need to complete the matrix for the remaining four articles.
Assignment Instructions
Fill out the Literature Review Research Matrix [DOCX]
Download Literature Review Research Matrix [DOCX]
with research concepts connected to the topic selected for this quarter. Your instructor will provide the articles you are to use in the Announcements area of the courseroom. A sample article has been completed for you as an example. Please use accurate APA style and format for your citations and references in this assignment.
Additional Requirements
Refer to the assignment rubric to make sure you meet the requirements of this assignment.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the methodology used in scientific research.Identify the study sample in the chosen research.
Identify the methodology used in the chosen research.
Competency 2: Evaluate the characteristics, purposes, benefits, strengths, and weaknesses of research methods.Identify the main themes in the chosen research.
Identify the research question or questions in the chosen research.
Describe the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
Describe the findings in the chosen research.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members in the identified field of study.Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting.
Week 3 Assignment: Literature Review Research Matrix
Week 3 Assignment: Literature Review Research Matrix
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
Identify the main themes in the chosen research.
21 to >17.85 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately identifies the main themes in the chosen research. The main themes are justified, logical, and thorough.
17.85 to >14.7 pts
PROFICIENT
Accurately identifies the main themes in the chosen research.
14.7 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially identifies the main themes in the chosen research.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not identify the main themes in the chosen research.
/ 21 pts
Identify the research question or questions in the chosen research.
21 to >17.85 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately identifies the research question or questions in the chosen research and states the questions in such a way that the questions logically connect to the methodology.
17.85 to >14.7 pts
PROFICIENT
Accurately identifies the research question or questions in the chosen research.
14.7 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially identifies the research question or questions in the chosen research.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not identify the research question or questions in the chosen research.
/ 21 pts
Describe the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
21 to >17.85 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately and thoroughly describes the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
17.85 to >14.7 pts
PROFICIENT
Accurately describes the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
14.7 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially describes the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the theoretical framework of the chosen research study.
/ 21 pts
Identify the study sample in the chosen research.
21 to >17.85 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately identifies the study sample in the chosen research in such a way that it logically connects to the study’s design.
17.85 to >14.7 pts
PROFICIENT
Accurately identifies the study sample in the chosen research.
14.7 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially identifies the study sample in the chosen research.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not identify the study sample in the chosen research.
/ 21 pts
Identify the methodology used in the chosen research.
21 to >17.85 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately identifies the methodology used in the chosen research in such a way that identifies the design.
17.85 to >14.7 pts
PROFICIENT
Accurately identifies the methodology used in the chosen research.
14.7 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially identifies the methodology used in the chosen research.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not identify the methodology used in the chosen research.
/ 21 pts
Describe the findings in the chosen research.
21 to >17.85 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Accurately describes the findings in the chosen research and identifies gaps.
17.85 to >14.7 pts
PROFICIENT
Accurately describes the findings in the chosen research.
14.7 to >0 pts
BASIC
Partially describes the findings in the chosen research.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Does not describe the findings in the chosen research.
/ 21 pts
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting.
24 to >20.4 pts
DISTINGUISHED
Communicates in a manner that is completely scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting few or no errors.
20.4 to >16.8 pts
PROFICIENT
Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting.
16.8 to >0 pts
BASIC
Communicates in a manner that is partly scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, but inconsistently employs APA style and formatting.
0 pts
NON_PERFORMANCE
Fails to communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting.
/ 24 pts