Question

Critique the body of research on the topic as a whole: describe the methodological strengths and limitations of the current research .

Harris, C., Sridharan, A., Landis, R., Howell, E., Wright, S. (2013). What happens to the medication regimens of older adults during and after an acute hospitalization? J Patient Saf, 9 (3) 150–153. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e318286f87d

Answer 1

Critique is a systematic process of analyzing a research that focuses on its strengths and weakness of and the applicability of research in practice.Critique is a process wher it helps the professionals often need to be able to identify the best current practice.Here we can simply say it as a critical analysis of some body'sworkto assess the strength and limitations of the work.enario we are considering the current reserch as "Harris, C,.Sridharan,A,.Howell,E.,Wright,S.(2013), What happens to the medication regimens of older adults during and after an acute hospitalization?

Here in the present scenario:

$\rightarrow$ The main strength of this study are:

*Relatively quick and cheap

*Adequate sample size

*Distinguish causes from effects

*Comfortable age selection

*Use of advanced statistical tools

*Create a new hypothesis

$\rightarrow$ Limitations of the present reserch:

*Here the continuos observation is not possible results in bias

*The results obtained are fragile

*The data base of the study is inadequate

*Difficult follow up of the case after discharge

*Continuous observation is not possible after the discharge

*Results of the study are sub-optimal

*Need of a alternate methodology to improve the study and its results with the same topic