The Challenges of Conducting a Nurse-Led Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Vulnerable Participants
Joint Authors
Usher, Kim
Park, Tanya
Foster, Kim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper discusses the challenges encountered by researchers while conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of a healthy lifestyle educational and exercise intervention for people with serious mental illness.
RCTs, even though considered the “gold standard” of research designs, are still prone to risks of potential bias and threats to their validity.
Based on researcher reflexivity, the combination of reflection and action, during the conduct of the study, this paper outlines a number of challenges faced by the researchers.
These included managing the need of participants to tell their story and be heard, reluctance of participants to remain in allocated groups, participant literacy, dual role of the nurse nurse-researcher, and reporting the benefits of nonstatistical results of a quantitative research project.
Recommendations for conducting future behaviour intervention studies of this type include the incorporation of a reflexive component for the nurse nurse-researcher, highlighting the importance of taking a reflexive stance in both qualitative and quantitative research designs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Park, Tanya& Usher, Kim& Foster, Kim. 2014. The Challenges of Conducting a Nurse-Led Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Vulnerable Participants. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046836
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Park, Tanya…[et al.]. The Challenges of Conducting a Nurse-Led Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Vulnerable Participants. Nursing Research and Practice Vol. 2014, no. 2014 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046836
American Medical Association (AMA)
Park, Tanya& Usher, Kim& Foster, Kim. The Challenges of Conducting a Nurse-Led Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Vulnerable Participants. Nursing Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046836
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046836