Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Issues in conducting intervention research in long-term care settings

L R Phillips1, S Van Ort

  • 1University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, USA.

Nursing Outlook
|November 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

This study explored how mealtime context and interactions affect self-feeding behaviors in long-term care. Acknowledging implementation challenges, or "field noise," is crucial for interpreting results in nursing research.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Evaluation of complications and feasibility of indwelling epidural catheter use for post-operative pain control in dogs in the home environment.

New Zealand veterinary journal·2014
Same author

Noncontact dipole effects on channel permeation. III. Anomalous proton conductance effects in gramicidin.

Biophysical journal·2010
Same author

Deoxyribonucleoside phosphoramidites.

Current protocols in nucleic acid chemistry·2008
Same author

Conceptual "Heat-Driven" approach to the synthesis of DNA oligonucleotides on microarrays.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·2004
Same author

An adaptation of Brislin's translation model for cross-cultural research.

Nursing research·2001
Same author

Modulation of HIV-like particle assembly in vitro by inositol phosphates.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2001

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Research
  • Clinical Experimentation
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Field experiments in nursing face unique challenges in long-term care settings.
  • Staffing patterns and the nature of these environments can impact study implementation.
  • Acknowledging "field noise" is essential for accurate interpretation of experimental results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test hypotheses on how mealtime context and interactions influence self-feeding behaviors.
  • To identify and understand challenges in operationalizing a clinical experiment in a long-term care setting.
  • To highlight the importance of acknowledging implementation issues in field research.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative data collection to test hypotheses.
  • Intervention design focused on mealtime context and interactions.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Strategies employed to reduce threats to internal validity.

    • Main Results:

    • Some strategies for reducing threats to internal validity were effective, while others were not.
    • Operationalization challenges were primarily linked to long-term care setting characteristics and staffing.
    • Field noise, or implementation challenges, significantly influenced the study.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding and acknowledging "field noise" is as important as the study's findings.
    • The inherent difficulties of field experimentation in nursing must be recognized.
    • Results from long-term care settings should consider the impact of environmental and staffing factors.