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Chapter 30:
Disseminating Evidence: Reporting Research Findings
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Question
Tell whether the following statement is true or false:
In developing a dissemination plan, researchers select a communication outlet.
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Answer
True
In developing a dissemination plan, researchers select a communication outlet, identify the audience whom they wish to reach, and decide on the content that can be effectively communicated.
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Dissemination of Research Findings—Getting Started
- Select a communication outlet.
- Know the audience.
- Develop a plan (decide authorship order, decide content, prepare an outline, assemble materials).
- Develop effective writing skills.
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Quantitative Research Reports Typically Follow the IMRAD Format
- I = Introduction
- M = Method
- R = Results
- A = And
- D = Discussion
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Question
Tell whether the following statement is true or false:
The method section acquaints readers with the research problem.
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Answer
False
The introduction acquaints readers with the research problem. The method section describes what researchers did to solve the research problem.
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Introduction
- Summarize existing literature
- Describe research problem
- Present conceptual framework
- State research questions or hypotheses
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Question
Tell whether the following statement is true or false:
Standards for reporting methodologic elements are decreasingly being used.
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Answer
False
Standards for reporting methodologic elements are increasingly used.
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Method Section
- Describe research design
- Explain intervention (if any)
- Describe sample and setting
- Present data collection instruments
- Explain procedures
- Describe data analysis methods
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Reporting Methods
- CONSORT: randomized controlled trials
- STROBE: observational studies
- TREND: nonrandomized evaluations of interventions
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Results Section
- Findings from the analyses are summarized.
- Intertwine description and interpretation
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Discussion Section
- Interpretation of results
- Findings relate to earlier research
- Study limitations
- Implications of the findings
- Future research
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Discussion Section
- How do results compare with prior knowledge on the topic?
- What can be concluded about use of the findings in nursing practice, nursing education, and future nursing research?
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Major Types of Reports
- Theses and dissertations
- Journal articles
- Online publications
- Presentations at professional meetings
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Research Reports
- Often follow, roughly, the IMRAD format
- Are more loosely structured, offering more room for creativity
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Journal Articles
- Goals and audience
- Prestige and acceptance rates
- How often it publishes
- Impact factor: ratio between citations to a journal and recent citable items published
- Manuscript
- Review journal’s instructions to authors.
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Nursing Journals
- Refereed journals
- Peer review, usually double-blind reviews
- E-journals
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Presentations
- Professional conference presentation
- Poster session
- Call for Abstracts: 6–9 months before it is held