Article name: The Relationship Between Body Image Concern, Eating Disorders and Internet use, part 1: A review of empirical support.

Author: Rachel F Rodgers, Tiffany Melioni

1. Critiquing the research article

a. Title – Does it accurately describe the article?

b. Abstract – Is it representative of the article?

c. Introduction – Does it make the purpose of the article clear?

d. Statement of the problem – Is the problem properly introduced?

e. Purpose of the study – Has the reason for conducting the research been

explained?

f. Research question(s) – Is/are the research question(s) clearly defined and if

not, should they be?

g. Theoretical framework – Is the theoretical framework described? If there is

not a theoretical framework, should there be?

h. Literature review – Is the literature review relevant to the study,

comprehensive, and include recent research? Does the literature review

support the need for the study?

i. Methods – Is the design appropriate for the study? Does the sample fit with

the research design and is the size sufficient? Was a data collection

instrument needed? How were data collected? Were reliability and validity

accounted for?

j. Analysis – Is the analytical approach consistent with the study questions and

research design?

k. Results – Are the results presented clearly in the text, tables and figures? Are

the statistics clearly explained?

l. Discussion – Are the results explained in relationship to the theoretical

framework, research questions, and the significance to nursing?

m. Limitations – Are the limitations presented and their implications discussed?

n. Conclusion – Are there recommendations for nursing practice, future

research, and policymakers?

2. Determine the level and quality of the evidence using a scale (several can be found

in ANA’s Research Toolkit www.nursingworld.org/Research-Toolkit/Appraising-theEvidence )

3. Decide if the study is applicable to your practice

a. Can you use the results and recommendations in your practice?