Action research studies in the intensive care setting: A systematic review

Soh, KL; Davidson, PM; Leslie, G; Rahman, ABA

Action research studies in the intensive care setting: A systematic review

Soh, KL Davidson, PM

Leslie, G Rahman, ABA

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Citation:: International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2011, 48 (2), pp. 258 - 268
Issue Date:: 2011-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Soh, KL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davidson, PM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-1534	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leslie, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rahman, ABA	en_US
dc.date.available	2010-09-27	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2011, 48 (2), pp. 258 - 268	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0020-7489	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18634
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: To review published studies using action research in the intensive care unit (ICU) in order to provide an intervention framework to improve clinical outcomes. Design: Systematic review. Methods: Searches of the electronic databases: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL); Scopus, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and the World Wide Web were undertaken using MeSH key words including: 'action research'; 'health care research', 'health services evaluation'; 'intensive care unit'. Reference lists of retrieved articles was also undertaken to identify further articles. All studies were reviewed by two authors using a critical appraisal tool. Results: The search strategy generated 195 articles. Only 21 studies projects were identified using action research in the ICU. The majority of studies were conducted in the United Kingdom. The participants in the action research studies ranged from 6 to 253. Predominately studies using action research involved nurses in collaboration with patients and family and other health care practitioners to address identified problems in the ICU. Conclusions: Based on this review it appears that action research is a promising methodological approach to address clinical practice improvement in the ICU. Studies retrieved focussed primarily on process and formative evaluation but not on clinical outcomes. There is a need to incorporate outcome assessment in action research in the ICU to increase the framework of action research to improve clinical outcomes. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Nursing Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.09.014	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Intensive Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Services Research	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Critical Care	en_US
dc.title	Action research studies in the intensive care setting: A systematic review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	48	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	48	en_US

Abstract:

Objectives: To review published studies using action research in the intensive care unit (ICU) in order to provide an intervention framework to improve clinical outcomes. Design: Systematic review. Methods: Searches of the electronic databases: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL); Scopus, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and the World Wide Web were undertaken using MeSH key words including: 'action research'; 'health care research', 'health services evaluation'; 'intensive care unit'. Reference lists of retrieved articles was also undertaken to identify further articles. All studies were reviewed by two authors using a critical appraisal tool. Results: The search strategy generated 195 articles. Only 21 studies projects were identified using action research in the ICU. The majority of studies were conducted in the United Kingdom. The participants in the action research studies ranged from 6 to 253. Predominately studies using action research involved nurses in collaboration with patients and family and other health care practitioners to address identified problems in the ICU. Conclusions: Based on this review it appears that action research is a promising methodological approach to address clinical practice improvement in the ICU. Studies retrieved focussed primarily on process and formative evaluation but not on clinical outcomes. There is a need to incorporate outcome assessment in action research in the ICU to increase the framework of action research to improve clinical outcomes. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

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