The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research

Probyn, JE ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-9596, Howarth, ML ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4521-024X and Maz, J 2016, 'The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research' , British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 11 (5) .

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Abstract

The Nursing & Midwifery Council (2015) states that all registered nurses must ‘practice in-line with best available evidence’. Whilst there are clinical guidelines that are used to inform clinical practice, these often apply to medical rather than nursing interventions. Accordingly nurses must develop their critical appraisal skills to enable them to evaluate the available published research and consider to what extent findings might inform their clinical practice. A starting point for this process is an understanding of the characteristics of qualitative research and the key concepts that can guide the appraisal of a qualitative study. This paper provides and overview of the key points and frameworks for consideration in appraising qualitative evidence.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Applied Research in Health, Welfare and Policy
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Cardiac Nursing
Publisher:	Mark Allen Group
ISSN:	1749-6403
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Non funded research
Depositing User:	Dr Joy Probyn
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2016 11:06
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2022 20:24
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/38119

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