Giving voice to adults with intellectual disabilities and experience of mental ill-...
Background Mental ill-health is more prevalent among adults with intellectual disabilities (...
13 Sep 2018
Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
A systematic review of structural equation modelling in nursing research
Background A growing number of nursing studies have used structural equation modelling (SEM...
12 Sep 2018
Using ‘draw, write and tell’ to understand children’s health-related experiences
Background In recognising the capability and rights of children to express their experiences...
11 Sep 2018
Finding the stories: a novice qualitative researcher learns to analyse narrative...
Background Qualitative research skills, especially those used in narrative inquiry, are...
06 Sep 2018
Content validation of the evidence-based nursing practice assessment tool
Background The authors designed the evidence-based nursing practice assessment tool (EBNPAT...
08 Jun 2018
Challenges in adapting a survey: ensuring cross-cultural equivalence
Background The increase in the number of international research studies means more surveys...
01 Jun 2018
A reflection on the challenges in interviewing Arab participants
Background Cultural beliefs and ways of thinking need to be considered when interviewing...
29 May 2018
Using hermeneutic phenomenology and the ethnographic principle of cultural...
Background The interpretive paradigm and hermeneutic phenomenological design are the most...
29 May 2018
Reflections of a black African insider researcher
Background There is a growing body of literature providing reflective accounts and critical...
22 May 2018
The use of the Medical Research Council framework in the study of complex interventions...
Background Nursing care addresses several complex interventions and international research...
15 May 2018
Recruiting and engaging African-American men in health research
Background Improving the health of black and minority ethnic (BME) men in the US continues...
08 May 2018
Disseminating research information through Facebook and Twitter (DRIFT): presenting an...
The internet and social media have become a large part of everyday life for many people...
02 May 2018
Introduction to positivism, interpretivism and critical theory
Background There are three commonly known philosophical research paradigms used to guide...
16 Mar 2018
The search for understanding: the role of paradigms
Background Kuhn’s ( 1962 ) acknowledgement of a paradigm as a way that scientists make sense...
16 Mar 2018
Making sense of concept analysis
Background Concept analysis is frequently the first step novice nurse researchers take when...
16 Mar 2018
Using Colaizzi’s method of data analysis to explore the experiences of nurse academics...
Background Phenomenology is a useful methodological approach in qualitative nursing research...
16 Mar 2018
Using diaries to collect data in phenomenological research
Background Collecting data in phenomenological research can be difficult and an often under-...
16 Mar 2018
Core story creation: analysing narratives to construct stories for learning
Background Educational research uses narrative enquiry to gain and interpret people’s...
16 Mar 2018