Guidelines for evaluating research articles

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Phillip Rumrill, | Shawn Fitzgerald, | Megen Ware,

Affiliations: Kent State University, Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services Center for Disability Studies, 405 White Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA

Note: [] Occupational Therapy Department, Kwai Chung Hospital, 3-15 Kwai Chung Hospital Road, Kwai Chung, NT, Hong Kong. Tel.: +852 2959 8261; Fax: +852 2959 3565

Abstract: The article describes the components and composition of journal articles that report empirical research findings in the field of rehabilitation. The authors delineate technical writing strategies and discuss the contents of research manuscripts, including the Title, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and References. The article concludes with a scale that practitioners, manuscript reviewers, educators, and students can use in critically analyzing the content and scientific merits of published rehabilitation research.

Keywords: evaluation, research articles, guidelines for critique

Journal: Work, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 257-263, 2000