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- A reflection on the use of virtual nominal group technique in health policy and research priority consensus studieson September 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
Background Nominal group technique (NGT) is widely used in healthcare research to facilitate decision-making and consensus-building. Traditional NGT requires face-to-face interaction and its limitations include potential biases, logistical challenges and high costs. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to virtual methods, which led to the development of virtual nominal group
- The methodological challenges faced when conducting hydration research in UK care homeson September 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
Background The evidence base for hydration practice in care homes is underdeveloped. High-quality research is therefore needed to determine what practices support older people with dementia in drinking sufficient fluid. However, methodological developments are needed to be able to do this. Aim To highlight the methodological issues researchers encountered during
- An evaluation of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals 4Ps Programme for the development of nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals’ research skillson September 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
Background Research forms an important part of clinical practice for nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals (NMAHPs). However, it is known there is a lack of confidence in this community in the development and use of research skills. The 4Ps Programme is a bespoke research-training programme that focuses on four
- Reflections on being an insider researcher: a study exploring the experiences of men accessing rural mental health serviceson September 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
Background An embedded single case-study design was used to explore the experiences of men in rural New Zealand accessing mental health services. It is essential for researchers to acknowledge positionality in case study research and the lead author used reflexive practice to acknowledge his values and beliefs. Aim To explore
- I am an ‘academic clinician’, not a ‘clinical academic’on September 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
In the field of nursing, not every nurse has been an academic, but every academic has been a nurse. I have been a nurse for 27 years, yet 19 of those have been spent in academia. Unlike a medical school model, where academics most often retain a clinical role alongside