FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE - THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENT GUIDES FROM QUALITATIVELY DERIVED THEORY

Citation
Jm. Morse et al., FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE - THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENT GUIDES FROM QUALITATIVELY DERIVED THEORY, Qualitative health research, 8(3), 1998, pp. 329-340
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Heath Policy & Services",Nursing
Journal title
ISSN journal
10497323
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
329 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-7323(1998)8:3<329:FTTP-T>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In this article, a method of using qualitative research findings to de velop a patient assessment guide is described. Qualitatively derived t heory is deconstructed to form the theoretical components of the guide . Nursing assessment questions and behavioral signs are then elicited from the theory. Intervention strategies are extrapolated both from th eory and from clinical nursing knowledge. Finally, the assessment guid e is implemented and evaluated using techniques of qualitative outcome analysis to modify the guide and expand the repertoire of interventio n strategies. This process is illustrated using two projects: hope (fi om concept analysis) and living with bipolar disorders (from grounded theory). Assessment guides provide a method for directly applying qua litative research to practice and constitute a valid and useful means of patient assessment and intervention.