{"title":"Exploring the Application of Interpretive Description in Chronic Illness: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Anna M Marrocco, Maher M El-Masri","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00022","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>Chronic illness is a complex condition that affects over one billion people. To develop a deeper insight of the needs of this patient population, interpretive description uses disciplinary knowledge as the source of understanding. This methodology is a pragmatic approach to research without focusing on a strict methodological directive. The aims of this scoping review are twofold, (a) to describe the findings of studies that have used Thorne's interpretive description to research chronic illness and (b) to discuss the application of interpretive description in clinical research. Thereby, showing interpretive description as a valuable tool to advance nursing knowledge and patient care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The methodological framework for this review was based on the Johanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping reviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>To develop an understanding of interpretive description, it is essential to examine the results of studies which have applied the methodology. Our scoping review showed that researchers utilizing interpretive description identified four common challenges experienced by individuals living with chronic illness: symptom management, education and knowledge, supportive care, and cultural disadvantages. By demonstrating how interpretive description is applied, it shows how it can be used to understand and interpret clinical phenomena to improve practice.</p><p><strong>Implication for practice: </strong>This scoping review demonstrates how interpretive description was used to develop knowledge about chronic illness. The premise of interpretive description is that disciplinary knowledge offers a sufficient foundation to develop meaningful research to support health practices. By approaching research from a disciplinary perspective, new knowledge can be discovered to complex health problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39101063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills Toward Adopting Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Decision-Making of Registered Nurses in Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Alia Almoajel","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00119","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>Evidence-based practice (EBP) is generally recognized as a fundamental tenet of cost-effective and high-quality patient care. Nurses must be engaged with the appropriate attitude and educated with essential competencies to implement EBP systematically into their daily practice. This study assessed the attitudes, knowledge, and skills of registered nurses toward the adoption of EBP in making clinical decisions in their practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quantitative, crosssectional study surveyed a convenience sample of 312 nurses from five regions in Saudi Arabia from October 2019 to December 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority of nurses were unknowledgeable about the acceptable definition of EBP. The highest overall mean score was reported in the motivation subscale, followed by the skill and barrier subscales. The attitude subscale received the lowest overall mean score, which denotes a positive attitude. The nationality, level of nursing education, and years of experience had significant multivariate effects on nurses' EBP skills. Consequently, designation and EBP training had significant multivariate effects on nurses' perceived barriers to EBP adoption.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>Nurses lack EBP knowledge. Nonetheless, they are motivated with positive attitudes to implement EBP in their professional practice if they are given adequate training and resources, sufficient time and managerial support, and mentoring from nurses with adequate EBP experience. Heightening the understanding and utilization of the best available scientific resources about EBP into nurses' daily clinical decision and practice is essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39119693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Efficacy Effects of Maccabi Telcare Center Diabetes Mellitus Intervention: Do Men and Women Benefit Equally?","authors":"Angela Irony, Racheli Magnezi, Yael Vilensky Sela","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00083","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>A growing body of evidence points to physiological and psychological gender differences in the manifestation and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study is part of a large-scale, prospective trial investigating the effects of Maccabi Telecare Center (MTC) interventions on self-efficacy. Here, we focus on the effects of gender on diabetes self-efficacy related to depressive symptom severity and illness representation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective open-label study investigating the effect of tele-based intervention on diabetes self-efficacy. Participants completed the following questionnaires: Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale (DMSES) (self-efficacy), Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) (depression), and Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) (illness representation). Data were collected at three time points: Baseline (T1), 3-4 months (T2), and 8-9 months (T3).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Although men and women exhibited similar baseline self-efficacy levels, men scored significantly higher than women over time, at T2 (<i>p</i> < .05) and T3 (<i>p</i> < .05). Consistent gender differences were observed throughout the study in depression and illness representations: women scored higher than men on PHQ-9 (3.94 vs. 5.57, <i>p</i> < .001), and perceived their diabetes consequences as more severe than men (<i>p</i> < .001). A linear regression analyses indicated that MTC intervention, age, baseline self-efficacy, and depression at T3 explained 39.8% of the variance of selfefficacy at the conclusion of the study for both genders, although more strongly for men.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>This study indicates that the effects of a treatment intervention for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus are gender specific. Thus, gender-tailored interventions may be advised to further improve outcomes for women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39119694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Regulation in Pediatric Nursing Literature: An Evolutionary Concept Exploration.","authors":"Adaya Kirk Bayless, Tami H Wyatt, Hollie Raynor","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00084","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The concept of <i>self-regulation</i> appears frequently in nursing literature. Although the concept is well developed in nonnursing theories, its application in nursing has not been explored adequately. Most nursing authors address self-regulation in one of two ways. Some publish findings without a strong theoretical understanding of self-regulation. Others publish studies using a conglomeration of theorists' self-regulatory explanations without properly contextualizing the theoretical elements for nursing practice. For this concept exploration, the authors used Rodgers, B. L. (2005). <i>Developing nursing knowledge: Philosophical traditions and influences</i> Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, evolutionary concept analysis method to determine the current use of self-regulation in pediatric nursing literature and trace the concept's recent development, changes, and expansion. This work provides a representation of self-regulation based on existing healthcare studies and suggests steps for concept clarification that could promote accurate use of the concept in future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39119695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mari Salminen-Tuomaala, Juha Tiainen, Riitta Mikkola, Eija Paavilainen
{"title":"Identification of Elder Abuse through Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care Providers.","authors":"Mari Salminen-Tuomaala, Juha Tiainen, Riitta Mikkola, Eija Paavilainen","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00074","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation are under-detected and under-reported. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe out-ofhospital emergency care providers' experiences of identifying elder abuse.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Individual theme interviews were conducted with nine prehospital emergency care providers and three community paramedics in spring 2019. The transcribed data were analyzed using inductive content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Although the short duration of care contacts made the identification of elder abuse challenging, the emergency care providers detected indicators of physical, psychological and social abuse, unethical action, material exploitation, and self-neglect/self-abuse. The professionals based their observations on patient and family interviews, on clues in the home environment, on caregiving quality combined with the patient's medical history, and on physical signs, which were the easiest to identify.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>The identification of elder abuse may be improved by multiprofessional collaboration, by increased attention given to risk groups and common indicators of abuse, and by adoption or creation of screening tools to assist detection and reporting. Training on the detection of elder abuse should be included in nursing and social work curricula and in the continuing professional development of emergency care providers.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39241905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Orem's Self-Care Model of Nursing on Hand Symptoms and Life Activities in Geriatric Individuals Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Halil Ibrahim Tuna, Guler Balci Alparslan","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00093","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>According to Orem's self-care deficit theory, when patients cannot meet their care needs, they need nursing systems for maintaining their health. Nursing care for elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should be based on maintaining self-care. This study aims to determine the effects of Orem's self-care model of nursing care given to geriatric patients with RA on hand symptoms, life activities, and hand pain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study sample comprised a total of 22 patients (intervention group, 11; control group, 11) who met the sample selection criteria at a rheumatology outpatient clinic of a university hospital between June 17, 2019 and September 20, 2019. All interviews with patients in the intervention group were conducted by daily phone calls and a face-to-face interview at the hospital every 4 weeks. Patients continued to receive routine prescription by a physician during the course of application.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No difference was observed between the groups in terms of descriptive patient characteristics (<i>p</i> > .05). Hand pain, hand symptoms, and life activities of patients in the intervention group were measured at study initiation, week 4, and week 8. Intragroup comparison revealed that hand pain, hand symptoms, and life activity scores were lowest at week 8 in the intervention group (<i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>This study indicates that nursing care given according to Orem's self-care model is effective in reducing pain, improving hand functions, and performing life activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25579449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Georgia Dewart, Andrew Estefan, D Jean Clandinin, Vera Caine
{"title":"Waiting as Performative and Relational: A Narrative Inquiry Study Into the Experiences of Women Who Use Substances.","authors":"Georgia Dewart, Andrew Estefan, D Jean Clandinin, Vera Caine","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00005","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>The act of waiting in health care is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. Waiting in health care is not a neutral activity; it is filled with expectations marked by cultural and social norms. In this article, we consider the performative nature of waiting by reflecting on the experiences of two participants in a narrative inquiry study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Drawing on a narrative inquiry study focused on the experiences of three women who disclosed illegal substance use during their pregnancy or early postnatal period, we inquired into two participants' experiences of waiting. The study which took place in a large urban center in Western Canada, where the researcher connected with participants who faced numerous challenges due to poverty, stigma, and discrimination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sharing the narratives of Georgia Dewart, and participants Renate, and Marilynn, we explore the performative act of waiting in their interactions with health care. We consider the political and social implications of the act in order to explore the subtleties and overlooked consequences of waiting. This work encourages the nursing profession to address overlooked aspects of care, such as the act of waiting.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>Our findings draw attention to the normative expectations within participants' experiences of waiting. This work offers methodological considerations for those engaging with Butler's concept of performativity when considering everyday acts. We also challenge care providers to reflect on their experiences working with clients, families, and communities to consider both the relational and performative nature of these interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25466118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
İlknur Dolu, Mehmet İIlkin Naharcı, Patricia A Logan, Piret Paal, Mojtaba Vaismoradi
{"title":"A Qualitative Study of Older Patients' and Family Caregivers' Perspectives of Transitional Care From Hospital to Home.","authors":"İlknur Dolu, Mehmet İIlkin Naharcı, Patricia A Logan, Piret Paal, Mojtaba Vaismoradi","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00067","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>The need for high-quality long-term healthcare services is increasing across the globe as the population ages. Strategies for improving transitional care from hospital to home are needed. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of patients aged 65 years and over and their family caregivers transitioning from hospital to home in an urban area of Turkey.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thematic analysis of in-depth semi-structured interviews was conducted with older patients (<i>n</i> = 14), with at least one chronic disease and admitted to the hospital for a minimum of 3 days, and family caregivers (<i>n</i> = 11) who voluntarily participated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Main themes were \"confused feelings of safety and stress\"; \"worried about being left alone\"; and \"disrupted healthcare journey.\" The proactive rehabilitation model was used to elaborate on the study findings and interpret the perspectives and experiences of older patients and their family caregivers, which can be used for improving the quality of care after discharge from hospital.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>A high-quality transitional care program requires taking care of the feeling of safety in older patients and their family caregivers by the multidisciplinary team and their enhanced involvement in care initiatives after hospital discharge.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25439670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is the Title of Your Manuscript Telling the Truth?","authors":"Diane B Monsivais","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-21-00020","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-21-00020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25440629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pilot Testing and Psychometric Validation of the Nijmegen Professionalism Scale for Spanish Nursing.","authors":"Loreto García-Moyano, Rogelio Altisent, María Teresa Delgado-Marroquín, Begoña Pellicer-García, Oihana Arrazola-Alberdi, Isabel Antón-Solanas","doi":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00043","DOIUrl":"10.1891/RTNP-D-20-00043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>Professional commitment is frequently used as a humanistic care indicator. Thus, it is important to design and validate a tool which is able to measure professional commitment of nurses in Spain. In this study we aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Nijmegen Professionalism Scale for Spanish (NPS-S) nursing in order to verify its validity and reliability.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We undertook the pilot testing and psychometric validation of the NPS-S. A total sample of 249 nursing professionals from a variety of areas of expertise took part in this study. The STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement was used for reporting this research.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The NPS-S achieved a high degree of content validity, construct validity, internal consistency, temporal stability, and usability; this version is, thus, equivalent to the Nijmegen Professionalis Scale in its original version.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>Based on the results obtained from the validation of this tool, it is possible to affirm that the NPS-S is an effective instrument for measuring professional commitment in this population. The NPS-S will evaluate and thus contribute to the promotion of professional commitment in Spanish nursing. Additionally, it will serve to establish correlations between professional commitment and other variables including quality of care and patient satisfaction. Future studies should analyze the evaluation capacity of this tool.</p>","PeriodicalId":51287,"journal":{"name":"Research and Theory for Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25439668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}