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Eldh, A. C., Rycroft-Malone, J., van der Zijpp, T., McMullan, C. and Hawkes, Claire (2020) Using non-participant observation as a method to understand implementation context in evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 17 (3). pp. 185-192. doi:10.1111/wvn.12449 ISSN 1545-102X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12449
Abstract
Background. The uptake of evidence-based knowledge in practice is influenced by context. Observations are suggested as a valuable, but under-used approach in implementation research for gaining a holistic understanding of contexts. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how data from observations can provide insights about context and evidence use in implementation research.
Methods. Data were collected over 24 months in a randomised trial with an embedded realist evaluation in 24 nursing homes across 4 European countries; notes from 183 observations (representing 335 hours) were triangulated with interview transcripts and context survey data (from 357 staff interviews, and 725 questionnaire responses, respectively).
Results. While there were similarities in several elements of context within survey, interview and observation data, the observations provided additional features of the implementation context. In particular, observations demonstrated if and how the resources (staffing and supplies), leadership (formal and informal, teamwork and professional autonomy) affected knowledge use and implementation. Further, the observations illuminated the influence of standards and the physical nursing environment on evidence-based practice, and the dynamic interaction between different aspects of context.
Linking evidence to action. Although qualitative observations are resource intensive, they add value when used with other data collection methods: further enlightening the understanding of the implementation context, and to how evidence use and sharing is influenced by context elements. Observations can enhance an understanding of the context, evidence use, and knowledge sharing triad in implementation research.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Medical care -- Research, Observation (Educational method), Medical care -- Research -- Case studies, Medical care -- Research -- Methodology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing | ||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1545-102X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 19 June 2020 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 17 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 185-192 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/wvn.12449 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 March 2020 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 23 June 2020 | ||||||
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