Research Critique of Pilot Program to Improve Self-Management-2.docx

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH CRITIQUE 2 ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to critique the research journal article, ‘“Pilot Program to Improve Self-Management of Patients with Heart Failure by Redesigning Care Coordination” (Shaw, O’Neal, Siddharthan, and Neugaard, 2014). In this critique the content within each section of the research article will be evaluated. The critique will be guided utilizing Nieswiadomy’s research guidelines (2012). In the article, Shaw et al. (2014) outlined a design to coordinate care for patients who were recently admitted to a hospital and discharged to home independently with a diagnosis of Heart Failure to assist these patients with selfmanagement to decrease readmission rates and poor prognosis.