Abstract
Purpose: The aim was to provide an overview of nursing research in Qatar over the previous 15 years. Methods: Several online databases were searched for published articles between 2000 and 2015 related to nursing research in Qatar. Findings: The initial search identified 6540 articles, whose titles, abstracts, and texts were screened for satisfying the eligibility criteria. Only 57 articles met the eligibility criteria. The highest percentage of studies (42%) focused on clinical practice issues. Eighty-seven percent (87%) were published in peer-reviewed journals; 84% (N = 48) were conducted between 2011 and 2015 with 16-fold growth rate compared to 2000-2005. The majority of authors were postgraduate qualified nurses, mainly 67% of them with hospital and academic affiliation (88%). The vast majority of identified studies were conducted in hospital settings (63%), and only 14% of the studies used a nursing theory or conceptual framework. Sixty-three percent (63%) of the studies were quantitative, and 25% were funded mostly by hospitals. The majority of the included studies have been done in collaboration with other disciplines (60%), especially with physicians (65%). Conclusion: Nursing research in Qatar has dramatically developed and improved over the last 15 years. However, nurses need to be more motivated to conduct and publish research in collaboration with national, regional, and international research bodies. Implications for Nursing & Health Policy: Building and sustaining nursing research infrastructure considered as a top priority for nursing leaders, academic, and ministry of public health in Qatar. Furthermore, preparing nurses with higher academic degrees is an essential step in advancing research utilization in Qatar and the region.
Highlights
From a global perspective, nursing research utilizes solid scientific methods that offer a robust body of knowledge for nursing practice advancement, health care policy establishment, and public health awareness promotion [1] [2]
The nursing research aims to enhance the overall wellbeing of the people as well as make health care providers informed about recent health care trends [3] [4]
After applying the present review eligibility criteria, the authors included only 57 studies. Those included studies are associated with nursing profession in Qatar or carried out by nursing scholars lives in Qatar
Summary
From a global perspective, nursing research utilizes solid scientific methods that offer a robust body of knowledge for nursing practice advancement, health care policy establishment, and public health awareness promotion [1] [2]. The holistic approach is considered as one of the foundations of nursing research in which individuals’, families’ and communities’ needs will be addressed [1]. This perspective involves an interdisciplinary and translational approach to science [5]. For an extended period of time, nursing has been considered as a vocation instead of a profession [7] It has been reported by the nursing scholars that nursing knowledge has been borrowed from other fields such as sociology, psychology, and health sciences [2]. Florence Nightingale is the first person who has recognized the necessity of collecting scientific data in nursing [8]
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