Nursing research: A marriage of theoretical influences.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim is to examine PhD theses in nursing science, their purpose or aim and the theoretical approaches and methods employed. The study seeks to examine how such theses may be categorized, what they study, what theoretical approaches they employ and, in particular, to what degree nursing theory is employed as a current theoretical approach.

Design

This study has a descriptive qualitative design.

Method

This study complied with the Standard for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR). Data were collected from 61 PhD theses in nursing science published from 1994-2015, at University of Edinburgh.

Results

Twenty of the PhD theses used theoretical approaches with a sociological perspective and 12 used a psychological perspective. Eighteen of the PhD theses were b

SUBMITTER: Jensen KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650759 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature