TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends and recommendations for critical care nursing research in the Nordic countries
T2 - Triangulation of review and survey data
AU - Egerod, Ingrid
AU - Kaldan, Gudrun
AU - Lindahl, Berit
AU - Hansen, Britt Sætre
AU - Jensen, Janet Froulund
AU - Collet, Marie Oxenbøll
AU - Halvorsen, Kristin
AU - Eriksson, Thomas
AU - Olausson, Sepideh
AU - Jensen, Hanne Irene
N1 - Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/2
Y1 - 2020/2
N2 - BACKGROUND: Priorities for critical care nursing research have evolved with societal trends and values. In the 1980s priorities were the nursing workforce, in 1990s technical nursing, in 2000s evidence-based nursing and in 2010s symptom management and family-centred care.OBJECTIVES: To identify current trends and future recommendations for critical care nursing research in the Nordic countries.METHODS: We triangulated the results of a literature review and a survey. A review of two selected critical care nursing journals (2016-2017) was conducted using content analysis to identify contemporary published research. A self-administered computerised cross-sectional survey of Nordic critical care nursing researchers (2017) reported current and future areas of research.RESULTS: A review of 156 papers identified research related to the patient (13%), family (12%), nurse (31%), and therapies (44%). Current trends in the survey (n = 76, response rate 65%) included patient and family involvement, nurse performance and education, and evidence-based protocols. The datasets showed similar trends, but aftercare was only present in the survey. Future trends included symptom management, transitions, rehabilitation, and new nursing roles.CONCLUSION: Critical care nursing research is trending toward increased collaboration with patient and family, delineating a shift toward user values. Recommendations include long-term outcomes and impact of nursing.
AB - BACKGROUND: Priorities for critical care nursing research have evolved with societal trends and values. In the 1980s priorities were the nursing workforce, in 1990s technical nursing, in 2000s evidence-based nursing and in 2010s symptom management and family-centred care.OBJECTIVES: To identify current trends and future recommendations for critical care nursing research in the Nordic countries.METHODS: We triangulated the results of a literature review and a survey. A review of two selected critical care nursing journals (2016-2017) was conducted using content analysis to identify contemporary published research. A self-administered computerised cross-sectional survey of Nordic critical care nursing researchers (2017) reported current and future areas of research.RESULTS: A review of 156 papers identified research related to the patient (13%), family (12%), nurse (31%), and therapies (44%). Current trends in the survey (n = 76, response rate 65%) included patient and family involvement, nurse performance and education, and evidence-based protocols. The datasets showed similar trends, but aftercare was only present in the survey. Future trends included symptom management, transitions, rehabilitation, and new nursing roles.CONCLUSION: Critical care nursing research is trending toward increased collaboration with patient and family, delineating a shift toward user values. Recommendations include long-term outcomes and impact of nursing.
KW - Critical care nursing
KW - Intensive care unit
KW - Research priorities
KW - Review
KW - Survey
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U2 - 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.102765
DO - 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.102765
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31685257
SN - 0964-3397
VL - 56
SP - 102765
JO - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
JF - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
M1 - 102765
ER -