Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 221-225, November 2005

Home health care nursing research priorities

  • Elizabeth A. Madigan, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • International Health Programs
    • Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Tel.: +1 216 368 8532; fax: +1 216 368 3542.
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  • Catherine Vanderboom, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106, USA

Received 7 November 2003; received in revised form 23 August 2004; accepted 24 September 2004.

Abstract 

The purpose of this study was to determine research priorities for home health care nursing. A Delphi study was undertaken to generate and prioritize research topics. The first round consisted of members of the Home Health Nurses Association Research Committee (n = 27); subsequent rounds also included nurse researchers who had conducted research in home health care (n = 17). Consensus emerged after three rounds, with the four most important priorities identified as outcomes, health policy, the use of advanced practice nurses, and models of care/best practice. These areas are consistent with the regulatory events in home health care in the last 10 years.

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PII: S0897-1897(05)00069-8

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2004.09.014

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 221-225, November 2005

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