Action Research in Hospital Settings: A Literature Review of International Nursing Journals.
10.11111/jkana.2016.22.1.46
- Author:
Jeong Eun MOON
1
;
Mi Ok SONG
;
Hee Young KIM
;
Hyun Young PARK
;
Eun A KIM
;
Yun Min KIM
;
Keum Seong JANG
Author Information
1. Chosun Nursing College, Korea. coffeesong@cnc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Action research;
Hospital;
Review;
Research trend
- MeSH:
Data Collection;
Health Personnel;
Health Services Research*;
Humans;
Models, Theoretical;
Nursing*;
Reproducibility of Results;
Research Design;
Writing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2016;22(1):46-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Purpose of this study was to identify major trends of action research from 2006 to 2013 and suggest directions for activating and advancing domestic action research in nursing. METHODS: A review was made of 118 action research studies in hospital settings reported in international journals. Search from PubMed, Ovid, and CINHAL was done using analysis criteria developed by the researchers. General and methodological characteristics and focus on changing outcomes of action research were analyzed. RESULTS: The major group of researchers belonged to colleges/universities (40.7%). Methods included use of qualitative methods (61.0%), research questions (24.6%), and use of theoretical models (35.6%). Prevalent data collection methods were interviews (20.2%), and 48.3% showed more than a 1-cycle process including spiral circulation structure. Focus of changing outcomes of the 56 papers including more than 1-cycle were practice (66.1%), environment (8.9%), client-nurse (7.1%). CONCLUSION: Trends in action research in nursing were identified providing necessary reasons to increase action research in nursing as follows: needs of various researchers including stakeholders as well as healthcare providers, various research designs including unconstrained reflection and writing, specific presentation of adapted theoretical models and action strategies, and quality assurance for validity and reliability of research processes and outcomes.
