The nursing research corner

Precede the abstract with the title of the manuscript. Prepare a structured abstract with the following sections (include these headings):

Summarize the literature review, demonstrating the need for this study.

Clearly state the main question or hypothesis of this study in one sentence.

Describe the study design, participants, and measurements used in a few sentences.

Describe the main results in a concise paragraph. This section should be the most descriptive. Note levels of statistical significance and confidence intervals were appropriate.

Make conclusions based only on the reported results. Describe any further study needed. Manuscripts are reviewed anonymously by members of an expert panel. The decision with regard to publication is based on the reviews. Authors should not identify themselves in the manuscript other than on the title page, which is removed before review. The Nursing Research Corner is a peer-reviewed column. Manuscripts are submitted to two members of an expert panel for blind review. The first author will be notified following the review process.