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© The Author(s) 2021.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.
Author(s): Manning JC, Bramley L, Coad J, Evans C, Evans K, Tinkler L, Cooper J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Research in Nursing
Year: 2021
Volume: 26
Issue: 5
Pages: 442-454
Print publication date: 01/08/2021
Online publication date: 05/08/2021
Acceptance date: 02/04/2020
ISSN (print): 1744-9871
ISSN (electronic): 1744-988X
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871211018737
DOI: 10.1177/17449871211018737
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