Bringing Research Into a Closed and Protected Place

Lindahl, Berit; Bergbom, Ingegerd

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“…As expected, there were some limitations that must be considered. It is challenging to conduct research in an ICU setting (Lindahl & Bergbom, ). Varied factors, such as busy wards and ICU nurses being unable to leave their duties, resulted in sample size problems.…”

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Design and psychometric testing of instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses’ attitudes toward obese intensive care patients

Robstad

Siebler

Söderhamn

et al. 2018

Research in Nursing & Health

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The purpose of this pilot study was to design and test research instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses' implicit and explicit attitudes and behavioral intentions toward obese intensive care patients. In previous studies researchers have demonstrated that some health professionals hold negative attitudes toward obese patients; however, little is known about qualified intensive care nurses' attitudes toward these patients. Our cross-sectional pilot study involved Implicit Association Tests, the Anti-fat Attitude questionnaire, an explicit bias scale comprising ratings of explicit beliefs and feelings, assessment of behavioral intentions based on vignettes, and demographic questions. Thirty qualified intensive care nurses from a general intensive care unit in Norway (80% female; age range 31-62 years) completed the study. Nurses reported implicit and explicit preferences for thin over thick patients and found obese patients lazier than normal-weight patients. Measures of behavioral intentions and anti-fat attitudes were reliable. Generally, the nurses intended to help obese patients immediately. Nevertheless, explicit anti-fat attitudes (rho = −0.49) as well as implicit anti-obese stereotypes (rho = −0.40) were negatively correlated with such intentions. Data supported satisfactory face validity, and convergent and discriminant validity within and between implicit and explicit attitudes and stereotypes.The set of research instruments were reliable, valid, and suitable tools to measure qualified intensive care nurses' implicit and explicit attitudes; however, the present findings need to be replicated in a larger-scale study. K E Y W O R D S attitude, implicit, intensive care, nurse, obesity

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Design and psychometric testing of instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses’ attitudes toward obese intensive care patients

Robstad

Siebler

Söderhamn

et al. 2018

Research in Nursing & Health

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“…Thorough preparation is required when utilising observation as a research method in order to collect optimal data, as the ICU is considered to be a place of limited access and interaction, where the dignity of patients must be protected (9,31). The first step is to gain access to the 'field' and to related situations.…”

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“…One or 20 observations can be selected depending on the study objective, number of participants and quality of the observations. Further, space and place (31) are issues of considerable importance when conducting an observation, as qualitative research always depends on the context. Therefore, it is necessary to consider how the room is arranged and if there is a suitable area with adequate space in which to sit without disturbing ongoing care activities.…”

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Hermeneutic observational studies: describing a method

Eriksson

Lindahl

Nåden

et al. 2020

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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There is a need to develop and use research observations in the clinical field, primarily to gain insight into and assess evidence of what comprises caring in a real‐life situation and confirm what is actually taking place. In addition, assessments lead to a new and different understanding of what caring constitutes, thereby enabling the identification of what kind of care is being provided and is required. Such observations also enable the observer to perceive and verbalise caring. There are ongoing discussions, specifically in Nordic countries, on how to use caring science‐based observations as a means of collecting and interpreting qualitative data through the application of a hermeneutic approach, which constitutes describing what has been seen and reporting on it by way of ethical obligation. This article contributes to the debate through the provision of additional content and by reflecting on the development and usability of hermeneutical research observations from a method and methodological perspective, thereby refining previous ideas and extending previous assumptions. The primary study objective was to report on the experience of utilising observations as a single data collection method for hermeneutic research with the aim of evaluating the interplay between intensive care unit (ICU) patients and their next of kin. A secondary objective was to highlight the impact of preknowledge and preunderstanding on the interpretation process. An intensive care context was assessed as the most appropriate, as the majority of patients are unable to engage in verbal narratives during ongoing treatment and care. The benefits of employing hermeneutic observation as well as interpretation and preunderstanding from a caring science perspective are considered.

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“…However, even though sound levels have been found to be high in ICUs, they could easily be improved through the use of sound absorbents behind walls and ceiling. When a patient room in an ICU was refurbished according to the principles of evidence-based research (Ulrich, 2006 ), and in order to communicate a song of caring and praise, restorative energies were conveyed to patients and their loved ones as well as to staff (Lindahl & Bergbom, 2015 ). The results showed that both patients and visitors evaluated the cyclic light system as comfortable (Engwall et al, 2014 , 2015 ).…”

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Space and place for health and care

Roxberg

Tryselius

Gren

et al. 2020

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: This discussion paper aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the state of the art of research engaged with conceptual matters of space and place for health and care. Method: The authors, who represent a variety of academic disciplines, discuss and demonstrate the conceptual recognition of space and place in research in health and caring sciences building upon own work and experience. Results: To explore the concepts of space and place for health and care is a research pursuit of utmost importance, and should be made through transdisciplinary research collaborations, whereby spatial theories from various disciplines could be communicated to cultivate truly novel and well-informed research. Furthermore, engaging with relational and topological perceptions of space and place poses methodological challenges to overcome in future research on health and care. Conclusions: We argue that there is a need for accelerating spatially informed research on health and care that is informed by current theories and perspectives on space and place, and transdisciplinary research collaborations are a means to achieving this.

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Bringing Research Into a Closed and Protected Place

Cited by 25 publications

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Design and psychometric testing of instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses’ attitudes toward obese intensive care patients

Design and psychometric testing of instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses’ attitudes toward obese intensive care patients

Hermeneutic observational studies: describing a method

Space and place for health and care

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