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. 2020 Jun 2;7(5):1285-1298.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.519. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Qualitative evaluation in nursing interventions-A review of the literature

Kristine Rørtveit  1 , Britt Saetre Hansen  1 , Inge Joa  1 , Kirsten Lode  1 , Elisabeth Severinsson  1
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Qualitative evaluation in nursing interventions-A review of the literature

Kristine Rørtveit et al. Nurs Open. .

Abstract

Aim: To identify and synthesize qualitative evaluation methods used in nursing interventions.

Design: A systematic qualitative review with a content analysis. Four databases were used: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase and CINAHL using pre-defined terms. The included papers were published from 2014-2018.

Methods: We followed the guidelines of Dixon-Woods et al., Sandelowski and Barroso, the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist and The Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research Approach.

Results: Of 103 papers, 15 were eligible for inclusion. The main theme Challenging complexity by evaluating qualitatively described processes and characteristics of qualitative evaluation. Two analytic themes emerged: Evaluating the implementation process and Evaluating improvements brought about by the programme.

Conclusion: Different qualitative evaluation methods in nursing are a way of documenting knowledge that is difficult to illuminate in natural settings and make an important contribution when determining the pros and cons of an intervention.

Keywords: clinical nursing; implementation research; interventions; literature review; nurses; nursing; qualitative evaluation.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest with regard to this study.

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