| Evaluating Nursing Interventions: A Theory-Driven Approach Contributor(s): Sidani, Souraya (Author), Braden, Carrie Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 076190316X ISBN-13: 9780761903161 Publisher: Sage Publications OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: At last, a book that offers not only an overall perspective of nursing intervention and outcome research but also theory-driven guidelines for future study. Evaluating Nursing Interventions provides clinicians and students alike with a clear explanation of the problems encountered in outcomes and intervention research and then proceeds, via the Intervention Theory, to show how these studies can be undertaken reasonably and comprehensively. The authors first relate outcomes and interventions research to the quality of care. They then review the conventional approach to evaluation and the elements and sources of the Intervention Theory approach to effectiveness research. Characteristics of clients and health care professionals, intervention variables, and outcomes are also considered, concluding with implications for future research in effectiveness. Nurses and other health professionals recognize the need to demonstrate that their care is high quality, effective, and also cost-effective; Evaluating Nursing Interventions helps them evaluate their programs to meet this need. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Management & Leadership - Medical | Nursing - Fundamentals & Skills |
| Dewey: 610.73 |
| LCCN: 97021227 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.57" W x 8.68" (0.60 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors of this innovative book offer a comprehensive perspective on nursing intervention together with theory-driven guidelines for future study. They provide a clear explanation of the problems encountered in outcomes and intervention research and then proceed, via the Intervention Theory, to show how these studies can be undertaken reasonably and comprehensively. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sidani, Souraya: - Dr. Souraya Sidani is Professor and Canada Research Chair at the School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada. Her program of research focuses on the design and evaluation of patient-centered health interventions. Her areas of expertise are in quantitative research methods, intervention design and evaluation, treatment preferences, patient-centered interventions, and measurement. She received funding, as principal or co-investigator, for over 100 studies, that focused on evaluating interventions and advanced practice roles, on examining patient preferences for treatments, and on refining research methods and measures for determining the clinical effectiveness of interventions. Braden, Carrie Jo: - Carrie Jo Braden is currently the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing. She holds a masters in applied psychology from Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota and a masters degree in community health nursing, primary care family nurse practitioner degree, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Dr. Braden has published many articles on aspects of chronic illness, published textbooks in community health and in theory based intervention, and has been awarded several research grants from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of General Medical Science. Dr. Bradens program of research has included clinical trial tests of self-help promoting intervention effectiveness for women receiving breast cancer treatment. Her current research focuses on educational interventions to promote commitment to a research career among students from under represented groups. For over 30 years Dr. Braden has taught doctoral level students concentration on courses on theory based evaluation and theory based intervention. |