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(How) Do We Theorize?: A Focused Mapping Review and Synthesis of Theoretical Nursing Research in the German-Speaking
Jasmin Eppel-Meichlinger1, Ana Cartaxo, Theresa Clement
1Division Nursing Science with focus on Person-Centred Care Research, Department of General Health Studies, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria (Mss Eppel-Meichlinger, Cartaxo, and Clement, Mr Wallner, and Dr Mayer); Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany (Dr Hirt); Center for Dementia Care, Institute of Applied Nursing Science, Department of Health, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland (Dr Hirt); Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (Dr Hirt); and Department of Nursing Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (Mr Wallner).
Abstract:
There are increasing discussions on theory dynamics in nursing research. We aimed at mapping the theoretical publication output by nursing researchers from the European German-speaking area. We conducted a focused mapping review and synthesis, focusing on nursing journals articles with a theory-related aim. We identified 32 eligible publications, reflecting 2% of the nursing journal articles affiliated with researchers from our target region. Twenty-one articles involved an inductive approach. Eleven articles intended to test or revise a theory. The theoretical publication output with a theory-related aim was low. Theory-building efforts were fragmented and mostly without reference to a meta-theoretical level.
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