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A research critique is important because it enables the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of an article. This guides a researcher in determining the relevance of the articles to the specific topic of study. This critique evaluates two qualitative research articles with the aim of evaluating different aspects of the selected studies. A summary of the studies will be provided, and the relevance of the study to the nursing practice issue identified. Furthermore, this paper will describe the methods and the findings of each of the studies and discuss the ethical considerations upheld by the authors of the articles.
The first qualitative research article is authored by Diaz Rios & Chapman-Novakofski (2018). The authors aimed at the identification of factors that influence the participation of Latinos and Hispanics in community nutrition research. Furthermore, the researchers are seeking to identify strategies to give Latinos and Hispanics access to community nutritional research. The clinical problem is racial discrimination to access proper health care, nutritional, and holistic healthcare services. This is significant to nursing practice because nursing personnel should be on the front line of championing equity in health care service provision. They can achieve this by championing promotive, preventive, and rehabilitative healthcare services for every person.
According to Diaz Rios & Chapman-Novakofski (2018), the purpose of the article is to conduct extensive interviews with experience-laden community nutritional researchers in the United States of America to identify the barriers and enablers of recruitment of Latinos and Hispanics and evaluate any beneficial practice that the group enjoys. The objective of the study is to identify factors that influence participation and evaluate strategies that facilitate access to community nutrition research for Latinos and Hispanics. The authors formulated one research question: What are the factors influencing the participation of Latinos/Hispanics in research from the perspective of community nutrition researchers?
The second research article is authored by Patel et al. (2020). The authors aimed to evaluate the knowledge of health insurance terms among racially and ethnically diverse people. This feedback can be used as an indicator of the access to healthcare services by various ethnic populations in the United States of America. The existence of discrimination to access to health care services and coverage suggests that the racial minority will have minimal understanding of the insurance terms. Nurses should be actively involved in minimizing discrimination by advocating for policies that ensure equitable access to health care services.
According to Patel et al. (2020), the purpose of their study is to evaluate demographic variations on health insurance knowledge. The objective of the study was to determine the level of understanding of health insurance and the Affordable Care Act among ethnic minorities in the USA. The research question that can be formulated from the study: what is the impact of a multi-ethnic population on the understanding of health care insurance and the Affordable Care Act.
The clinical problem is racial discrimination to access proper health care, nutritional, and holistic health care services. My PICOT question: Among the ethnic minority population, do culturally appropriate care-based interventions versus traditional approaches reduce discrepancies in access to health care services after six months? The two articles will be used to answer the PICOT question. Both studies reveal that the ethnic minority population has poor access to healthcare services. Patel et al. (2020) reported that Latinos and Hispanics had little understanding of health care insurance and the Affordable Care Act. On the other hand, Diaz Rios & Chapman-Novakofski (2018) reported that cultural variations, formative work, and decisional balance influenced the participation of Latinos and Hispanics in nutritional research. Both authors acknowledge that the current (traditional) approaches have created disparities in access to health care services. A policy that takes into consideration the disparities and addresses the people holistically can help to address the problem.
Both authors used their target population as the ethnic minority and their comparisons as the native population. Patel et al. (2020) propose inclusive and individualized communication as the intervention to address the problem. Diaz Rios & Chapman-Novakofski (2018) propose cultural competency and formative work as the interventions to address the problem. The comparison groups and interventions
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