The assignment consists of writing a critical review (2000 WORDS) of the following published article:
Horwood, H., Williams, M. J., & Mandic, S. (2015). Examining motivations and barriers for attending maintenance community-based cardiac rehabilitation using the health-belief model. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 24(10), 980-987. (ARTICLE PDF ATTACHED)
FILE WITH MARKING CRITERIA AND STRUCTURE OF THE CRITICAL REVIEW IS ALSO ATTACHED – please follow it for word count for each section.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED document also attached (critical points raised need to be (BACKED UP WITH REFERENCES), most with recent references, please, from 2015 onwards, apart from when talking about the health belief model which was created pre 2015.
Examine the wider field of research or theory that the article addresses. Is it important to Health Psychology? Implications for Health Psychology? Is it specialised?
Examine the approach adopted in the study
Examine the methods used in the study
Examine whether data analysis is appropriate
Examine if the results are in line with the theoretical framework (do they support it?)
Examine conclusions and implications of study
Use the suggested structure to present your review (FILE WITH MARKING CRITERIA AND FORMAT ATTACHED)