Thesis
Clinical Significance as it Related to Evidence Based Practice: A Concept Analysis
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
12/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3424
Abstract
Aim: Analyzes the concept of clinical significance in relation to evidence-based practice. Background. There has been insufficient inquiry into the evidence base of the definition and use of the term clinical significance in nursing. Delineating a common conceptual meaning and definition for clinical significance will enhance its usefulness in research and practice. Methods: Rodgers' evolutionary approach to concept analysis provides the framework for interpreting clinical significance in the context of its uses, measurements, and defInitions in the nursing literature. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria and a sampling method, 53 articles were included in the analysis of clinical significance. Using Rodgers' rigorous, evolutionary method of concept analysis, the concept of clinical significance was examined for its significance, use, and application as it has unfolded between 1999 and 2010. Results: Findings indicate that the nursing literature contains various, disparate definitions and applications of clinical significance. Conclusion: The disparate uses of clinical significance negatively impact standardizing and quantifying research outcomes to discern evidence-based practices. The authors propose a definition of clinical significance inclusive of the multifarious uses that were revealed in the literature and conclude that there is a need for professional nursing consensus to define the term. A standard operational definition of clinical significance would enable consistency as clinicians interpret research findings and facilitate translating research to practice.
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Details
- Title
- Clinical Significance as it Related to Evidence Based Practice: A Concept Analysis
- Creators
- Susan Kristine Schmidt Bruner
- Contributors
- Cindy Corbett (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591040201842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis