Joseph C Manning1, Louise Bramley2, Jane Coad3, Catrin Evans4, Kerry Evans5, Linda Tinkler6, Joanne Cooper7. 1. NIHR HEE ICA Clinical Lecturer, Clinical Associate Professor in Children, Young People and Families Nursing, and Charge Nurse in Paediatric Critical Care Outreach, Nottingham Children's Hospital and Neonates, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Associate Professor, Co-lead for Children and Young People Health Research (CYPHR), School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK. 2. Head of Nursing and Midwifery Research, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Honorary Associate Professor, NIHR 70at70 Senior Nurse Research Leader, University of Nottingham, UK. 3. Professor in Children and Family Nursing, Director for Clinical Academics (Nursing and Midwifery), Lead for Children and Young People Health Research (CYPHR), School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK; Professor in Nursing, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust & University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, NHS Trust, UK. 4. Associate Professor and Director of Knowledge Exchange, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK. 5. NIHR HEE ICA Clinical Lecturer, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery Excellence, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK. 6. Trust Lead (Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Research), Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholar, NIHR 70@70 Senior Nurse Research Leader, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK. 7. Assistant Director of Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery Care Excellence, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant burden on global healthcare systems. Nurses, midwives and health visitors remain critical to the rapid responses and innovative solutions required. Their views, however, on priorities for research is mainly muted, necessitating greater clarity to inform research that benefits patients and families across the life course. AIMS: To identify priorities for research in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and 'beyond', as recommended by nurses, midwives and health visitors across the four countries of the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS: A cross-sectional, web-based survey design was conducted (5th May-4th June 2020). In addition to the completion of demographic information, respondents identified up to three research areas important to their clinical care/practice in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Data were imported for analysis into NVivo 12 (QSR International). Descriptive analysis was used to summarise the demographic variables. Free text responses were analysed using a semantic, inductive thematic analysis approach. RESULTS: In total 1,296 responses were received from a self-selected sample of predominantly of female, registered nurses of white British ethnicity, located in England and working for acute care providers, providing 3,444 research priority recommendations. Four higher-order themes emerged, (1) New and unknown frontiers; (2) Care and treatment solutions; (3) Healthcare leadership and inclusive workforce; and (4) Emotional and mental health impact. CONCLUSIONS: At a time of significant global uncertainty, the collective voice of nursing, midwifery and health visiting is never more important to inform clinical research. Whilst generalisability is limited by the homogeneity of the sample, this is the first survey to elicit the priorities for research in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond from nurses, midwives and health visitors in the UK. Novel findings developed through a rigorous analytical approach illuminate areas that require both urgent and long-term attention and provide a platform to direct priority refinement, future research and the basis for evidence translation.
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant burden on global healthcare systems. Nurses, midwives and health visitors remain critical to the rapid responses and innovative solutions required. Their views, however, on priorities for research is mainly muted, necessitating greater clarity to inform research that benefits patients and families across the life course. AIMS: To identify priorities for research in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and 'beyond', as recommended by nurses, midwives and health visitors across the four countries of the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS: A cross-sectional, web-based survey design was conducted (5th May-4th June 2020). In addition to the completion of demographic information, respondents identified up to three research areas important to their clinical care/practice in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Data were imported for analysis into NVivo 12 (QSR International). Descriptive analysis was used to summarise the demographic variables. Free text responses were analysed using a semantic, inductive thematic analysis approach. RESULTS: In total 1,296 responses were received from a self-selected sample of predominantly of female, registered nurses of white British ethnicity, located in England and working for acute care providers, providing 3,444 research priority recommendations. Four higher-order themes emerged, (1) New and unknown frontiers; (2) Care and treatment solutions; (3) Healthcare leadership and inclusive workforce; and (4) Emotional and mental health impact. CONCLUSIONS: At a time of significant global uncertainty, the collective voice of nursing, midwifery and health visiting is never more important to inform clinical research. Whilst generalisability is limited by the homogeneity of the sample, this is the first survey to elicit the priorities for research in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond from nurses, midwives and health visitors in the UK. Novel findings developed through a rigorous analytical approach illuminate areas that require both urgent and long-term attention and provide a platform to direct priority refinement, future research and the basis for evidence translation.
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