Spirituality in general practice: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Qualitative evidence in evidence-based (nursing) practice

In this paper I will show the profound influence the evidence-based practice movement has on the use of qualitative research findings in health care, and in nursing in particular. I will argue that it has become difficult if not impossible to base practice on qualitative research within this way of thinking knowledge. Hence the qualitative research community needs to develop methods that will m...

Spirituality in medical practice.

Body, mind, and spirit are integrally connected. Medical training in the Western world has been strong concerning the more easily measured physical aspects, and on the mental needs it has been virtually mute on how to minister to the spiritual needs of our patients. Learning the spiritual aspects of medical care is not a typical part of the medical school curriculum, and yet it is emerging as s...

Spirituality in nursing practice.

Understanding “revolving door” patients in general practice: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND 'Revolving door' patients in general practice are repeatedly removed from general practitioners' (GP) lists. This paper reports a qualitative portion of the first mixed methods study of these marginalised patients. METHODS We conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with six practitioner services staff and six GPs in Scotland, utilizing Charmazian grounded theory to charact...

A Preliminary Investigation of Cast Anxiety in General Orthopaedic Practice

Background: Anxiety following casting is an unrecognised complication that results in frequent visits to fracture clinic in the UK. There is a paucity of research regarding this complication. Failure to recognise Cast Anxiety (CA) leads to increased visits, frequent cast changes and possible failure of treatment despite no objective problems with the cast. Prior research has suggested a possibl...