My research is about the use of social media in healthcare

Critical Review Paper Assignment Purpose: Apply the skills you have learned in this class to complete a critical appraisal of a research study. You have practiced the multi-step process of appraising research evidence up to this point. Now it is time to apply those skills in conducting a critical appraisal of research literature related to your field of study. For this assignment, you will assimilate all the information you have collected about your approved research study article into a cohesive critical appraisal paper. To prepare for this assignment, you should have: Read and reviewed Chapters 2-8 of the textbook Review specific concepts of internal and external validity of research Completed all Lessons and assignments in weeks 2-6 Review the video "Writing a Critical Review" in Week 6 . Reviewed APA guidelines for writing a student paper Instructions: Your 6-8 page paper should include the following elements: 1. Title page in APA student format. Refer to Course Resources for APA guides. 2. Article reference (APA format) at the top of the first page 3. Introduction: 1-3 paragraphs orienting the reader to the study a) Introduces the topic and clinical question/problem b) Provides background information c) States the purpose of the research d) Previews your analysis of the research with an appropriate thesis statement 1. Research Summary (no more than 2 pages): Brief summary of the study with sufficient detail to clearly explain the research a) Study design b) Study methodology (sampling, procedures, instrumentation, data collection, etc.) c) Main findings (statistical analysis and results) d) Authors' conclusions e) Limitations noted by the authors