Article Analysis Matrix

ARTICLE ANALYSIS MATRIX
Name
Practicum Site
APA Citation of the Article

In one or two sentences describe the
subject (topic) of the research article.

In one or two sentences describe the
goal(s) of the research article. In
other words, what were the
researchers hoping to accomplish
with this research?

What are the research questions
and/or hypotheses being
investigated in the study?

How was the original study
conducted? In other words, what
types of methods were used?
There are a number of terms used to
describe study methodology in public
health, including: cross
–
sectional,
longitudinal, cohort, case
-control,
case series, intervention, clinical,
survey, interview, ecologic,
qualitative, observational,
quantitative, etc.
Hint: the author(s) often don’t spell
–
out exactly what methods they used,
but you can deduce it from reading
the paper.
In two or three sentences describe
the sample (subjects, cases, cohorts,
etc.) used in the research article.
Discuss how the sample was
selected, randomized, and which
population it was drawn from.

Were human subjects used? Did the
author(s) collect identifying
information about the subjects? Did
the author(s) collect biological
samples from the subjects (e.g.,
saliva, blood, urine, feces)?

Do you feel that the subjects
experienced physical, emotional, or
mental harm during the course of the
study?
If human subjects were used, did the
author(s) discuss any ethical issues?
If yes, please discuss the ethical
issues

In two or three sentences describe
limitations of the study described in
the research article. The author(s)
might mention types of bias (recall,
sampling, etc.), limitations inherent
with the study design, limitations
related to the specific population
sampled, etc. NOTE: The paper you
will be writing will be based on these
limitations)?

Beyond the study’s limitations, do
you have any specific criticisms of
the article?

In two or three sentences describe
the results of the research article.

In two or three sentences describe
the take
-away point(s) of the
research article, including why the
study matters and the implications of
the study (for practice,
understanding, knowledge, public
health, etc.).

Keywords: List the keywords that
best describe the research article.

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