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The development of evidence‐based nursing interventions: methodological considerations
Author(s) -
Meijel B.,
Gamel C.,
SwietenDuijfjes B.,
Grypdonck M.H.F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03171.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , nursing interventions classification , process (computing) , nursing , empirical evidence , nursing practice , nursing theory , knowledge base , evidence based practice , medicine , nursing process , psychology , medline , management science , computer science , alternative medicine , engineering , epistemology , philosophy , pathology , world wide web , political science , law , operating system
Background. The call for evidence‐based practice presents numerous challenges to nurses who are responsible for developing interventions and expanding the associated knowledge base. The challenge is compounded because there is limited literature concerning development of interventions and their evidence base. Aim. The purpose of this article is to present a model that has been successfully used to guide the process of developing and testing complex nursing interventions, especially those in which the experience of the client plays an important role. Discussion. The model consists of four stages: problem definition, accumulation of building blocks for intervention design, intervention design and intervention validation. Each stage is described and examples from research studies are presented. Specific attention is given to the manner in which the model allows for the accumulation of empirical evidence and theory development during the development process. Conclusions. Use of the model could facilitate effective communication among nurses, researchers and educators when discussing the development and testing of nursing interventions.