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Evaluating Nursing Interventions
A Theory-Driven Approach

  • Souraya Sidani - Ryerson University, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
  • Carrie Jo Braden - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA


200 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The authors of this innovative book offer a comprehensive perspective on nursing intervention together with theory-driven guidelines for future study. They provide a clear explanation of the problems encountered in outcomes and intervention research and then proceed, via the Intervention Theory, to show how these studies can be undertaken reasonably and comprehensively.
 
Introduction
 
Outcomes Research
 
The Theory-Driven Approach to Effectiveness Research
 
Characteristics of Clients
 
Intervener and Setting Characteristics
 
Intervention Variables
 
Outcomes-Related Factors
 
Implications for Effectiveness Research

Souraya Sidani, PhD

Dr. Souraya Sidani is Professor and Canada Research Chair at the School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada. Her program of research focuses on the design and evaluation of patient-centered health interventions. Her areas of expertise are in quantitative research methods, intervention design and evaluation, treatment preferences, patient-centered interventions, and measurement. She received funding, as principal or co-investigator, for over 100 studies, that focused on evaluating interventions and advanced practice roles, on examining patient preferences for treatments, and on refining research methods and measures for... More About Author

Carrie Jo Braden

Carrie Jo Braden, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor at the School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. During her tenure as the school’s associate dean for Research, she began mentoring Dr. Gealogo Brown through the Undergraduate Research Scholars program and eventually served as chair of her dissertation committee. She has published many articles on aspects of chronic illness, published textbooks in community health and in theory-based intervention, and has been awarded several research grants from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of General... More About Author

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