A Critique of "Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Stroke Survivors and SpousalCaregivers after Inpatient Rehabilitation"Written Critique#2-Chapters6&7To What Types Of Patients Do These Research Conclusions Apply?Who Was In TheStudy?Go toAppendix A-4on page282in the textbook.Review the abstract (first page of report that isall in italics) then under the headingMethods,read theStudy Design andSamplePopulationsection(page 284)of the research report, “Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Stroke Survivors andSpousal CaregiversafterInpatient Rehabilitation” byOstwald, Godwin, & Cron(2009).Now answer the following questions:1.Given that“the purpose of this studywas toidentify,among many physical andpsychosocial variables, specific variables that were associated with life satisfaction at 12months after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, and variables that were predictive oflife satisfaction 1 year later (at 24 months)”does the population for this study reflect thetypes of patients or situations of interest?Note:This question is related to the “targetpopulation”or“studypopulation”thatwouldincludeeverypersonwhofitsthepopulation of interest.Hint:If your answer isyes, what are thespecific commoncharacteristicsthat define thetargetpopulation for this study(seediscussion onpage107)?(3points)Answer:Yes, the specific common characteristics of the target population are:Preview Mode
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