Exploring recruitment issues in stroke research: a qualitative study of nurse...
Aim To explore the practice of experienced stroke nurse researchers to understand...
18 May 2016
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.
Capturing the carer’s experience: a researcher’s reflections
Aim To reflect on the methodological challenges of conducting a study exploring the...
18 May 2016
Participatory action research for women with anorexia nervosa
Aim To discuss the application of the principles of participatory action research (...
18 May 2016
Variation of Kozinets’ framework and application to nursing research
Background Online communities are new sites for undertaking research, with their...
18 May 2016
Fundamentals of estimating sample size
Background Estimating sample size is an integral requirement in the planning stages...
18 May 2016
Exploring how to increase response rates to surveys of older people
Aim To address the special considerations that need to be taken into account when...
18 May 2016
Involving mental health service users in suicide-related research: a qualitative...
Aim To describe the research model developed and successfully deployed as part of a...
21 Mar 2016
Mixed-methods study to develop a patient complexity assessment instrument for district...
Background There is increasing reference to complex patient needs in health care....
21 Mar 2016
Setting a research question, aim and objective
Aim To describe the development of a research question, aim and objective.
21 Mar 2016
Lessons learned from recruiting nursing homes to a quantitative cross-sectional pilot...
Background A growing older adult population is leading to increased admission rates...
21 Mar 2016
Protocol for a block randomised controlled trial of an intervention to improve heart...
Aim To describe the design of a randomised controlled trial conducted to evaluate a...
21 Mar 2016
Validation of the professional practice environment scale in nurse educators in...
Aim To report an assessment of the psychometric properties of the Professional...
21 Mar 2016
Mixing methodology, nursing theory and research design for a practice model of district...
Aim To highlight philosophical and theoretical considerations for planning a mixed...
22 Jan 2016
Using circular questions as a tool in qualitative research
Background Circular questions are used within systematic family therapy as a tool...
22 Jan 2016
Narrative analysis: how students learn from stories of practice
Aim To describe and recommend a variety of data analysis methods when engaging in...
22 Jan 2016
Researcher perspectives from a study of women’s experiences of breastfeeding
Background Diaries are growing in popularity in healthcare, and are useful for...
22 Jan 2016
Application of summative content analysis to a postal questionnaire
Background Content analysis of replies to closed questions in questionnaires can be...
22 Jan 2016
Using storyboards in participatory research
Aim To draw on the authors’ experience of research conducted with vulnerable young...
22 Jan 2016