Introduction to Nursing Research

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Critical Analysis of Quantitative Study Titled “Quantitative Bone Ultrasound Measurements in Young Females 14-23 Years of Age” Grand Canyon University NRS 433V – Introduction to Nursing Research Research Critique Part 2: Critical Analysis of Quantitative Study Titled “Quantitative Bone Ultrasound Measurements in Young Females 14 – 23 Years of Age” Panagiota Klentrou and Izabella Ludwa; two Canadian researchers from Brock University, Ontario conducted a study (the study) to examine how the peripheral Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) measurements differs in young females of ages 14 to 23 and if their body composition and behavioral factors of physical activity, Oral Contraceptive (OC) use, and calcium intake influence the QUS measurements. This is a critical analysis of the research article published in the Journal of Women’s Health in May 2011(Klentrou & Ludwa, 2011). This author intends to analyze the study in four distinct criteria: (a) Protection of Human Participants of the study; (b) Data Collection; (c) Data Management and Analysis; and Study Findings and its Interpretations. Protection of Human Participants The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research guidelines – commonly called ‘the Belmont Report’ - are the standards that researchers follow worldwide to comply with ethical principles governing protection of humans subjected to medical research (Belmont Report. 1979). It mandates that the risks and benefits of participating in the study to be explicitly explained to the participants. The research article does not specify that the benefits and risks of participation were identified and explained to the participants; or that a written consent was obtained. There was an ultrasound examination performed on each participant, at the distal one third of the radius and mid-tibia of limbs. High frequency
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