A nurses' guide to Qualitative research

A nurses' guide to Qualitative research

Research

This article provides a breakdown of the components of qualitative research methodology. Its intention is to simplify the terminology and process of qualitative research to enable novice readers of research to better understand the concepts involved. The content of this article is intended to support the novice investigator to move towards higher levels of clinical competence  with regard to understanding and using research.

Ingham-Broomfield, Rebecca. (2015) A nurses' guide to Qualitative research. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32(3) 34-40.

Christmas BMJ issue - always entertaining

Christmas BMJ issue - always entertaining

Journals Research

Highly recommended reading at this time of year is BMJ's Christmas issue.  This year is no exception with some great tongue-in-cheek research studies on such topics as the survival time of chocolates in hospital wards, whether it is better to be right than happy, and the hypothesis that James Bond's drinks may have been shaken due to alcohol tremor.  Perhaps more serious is "Following celebrities' medical advice: meta-narrative analysis", which assesses how celebrities can be a useful force for health promotion in newspapers and magazines, but they can also provide poor information which is too readily taken up by some people.

BMJ, 21 Dec 2013 (Vol 347, Issue 7938).  Many articles are open access and others can be accessed via CIAP for NSW Health employees.

10 most popular health research publications

10 most popular health research publications

Research

Another top ten list, this time from Australian Policy Online, they have listed the Top ten health research publications 2013.  Based on the number of page visits to the APO's health research site, the most popular research publication this year was "Making it work: a workforce guide for disability service providers", published in June by the Social Policy Research Centre. Reports on early childhood disease prevention, collaborative care in mental health and the costs of alcohol misuse are also included, with links to all publications.

Search tool provides easy access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature

Search tool provides easy access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature

Databases Indigenous health Research Search engines

The Lowitja Institute launched a new search tool called LIt. Search. This tool makes online searching for information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health easy. LIt.search enables users to search the worldwide PubMed database and confine their search to articles about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. With one click, the tool provides access to all available literature in this field and to 27 predefined search topics. Searches can be refined further by adding keywords.