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Sundborg et al. (2012) conducted a quantitative study, which examined the preparedness of nurses to provide care for women who are exposed to intimate partner violence (p.1). The study was carried out on the premise that intimate partner violence (IPV) has significant effect on women's health. Therefore, nurses need adequate preparations to identify such victims and provide suitable interventions. While the study provides significant insights relating to nurses' preparedness in handling such patients, there are some drawbacks associated with it as demonstrated in this critique.
The sample for this study was randomly selected from the 174 primary health care centers that employ approximately 1,200 active nurses in Stockholm County (Sundborg et al., 2012, p.3). Since the sample was selected randomly, a probability sampling method was utilized by the researchers. Every individual in the sampling population had equal chance of being included in the study. The results from this sampling method were representative of the population since random sampling enables extrapolation of findings to the whole population. This sampling method did not introduce any bias because every individual in the sample population had equal chances of being considered and every primary health care center (PHCC) in the county was contacted and invited to participate in the research. The sample size was identified through a randomization process in which...
This resulted in identifying an adequate sampling size that represented the entire population. The rights of participants were ensured through protection of privacy and confidentiality as well as liberty to withdraw at any time. However, the researchers did not clearly identify eligibility criteria and delimitations for participating in the study.
Data Collection
Data collection instruments for this study are clearly identified since the researchers utilized a questionnaire, which was reviewed and modified by Statistics Sweden, a professional survey designer. Given the nature of this research, the use of questionnaires that were distributed to the selected primary health care centers in the county was appropriate. The data collection procedures are similar for all subjects since a similar questionnaire with 29 questions was used in each PHCC that participated in the study. Consequently, this data collection instrument was reliable and valid to generate findings that could be representative of the entire population. Nonetheless, the researchers did not establish the reliability and validity of the data collection instruments prior to the study. The research does not also provide information on methods utilized by the researchers to test the reliability and validity of this data collection instrument. This is a major drawback of…
Reference
Sundborg, E.M., Saleh-Stattin, N., Wandell, P. & Tornkvist, L. (2012, January 10). Nurses' Preparedness to Care for Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: A Quantitative Study in Primary Health Care. BMC Nursing, 11(1), 1-11.
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