A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010
Background & Aims: Availability of scientific research at high levels of evidence, provide an appropriate context for evidence-based nursing. This study aims to identify the levels of evidence of nursing theses and dissertations in type-one medical universities of Iran in a period of twenty year...
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| description | Background & Aims: Availability of scientific research at high levels of evidence, provide an appropriate context for evidence-based nursing. This study aims to identify the levels of evidence of nursing theses and dissertations in type-one medical universities of Iran in a period of twenty years. Material ;Methods: This is a descriptive survey on 1810 nursing theses and 54 dissertations. The abstract and/or method section of the theses and dissertations during 1991-2010 was reviewed and then their levels of evidence were determined by comparing these data with the table of evidence-based research assessment. Descriptive analysis on data was performed using SPSS-PC (v. 16). Results: A large percentage of the theses (60.7%) and dissertations (92.6%) were at the 6th level of evidence. First and 5th levels of evidence were not seen in Masters Theses, and none of the 1st, 4th and 5th levels of evidence was found in PhD dissertations. The lowest percentages (1.9%) of theses were situated at the 4th level. Only 7.4% of the dissertations were at the 2nd & 3rd levels of evidence. The trend of theses and dissertations during this period revealed that the 6th level of evidence is dominant. However, during 2005- 2010 the trend changed into performing research at the 2nd & 3rd levels of evidence. Conclusion: The results revealed that the majority of theses and dissertations in all educational fields and faculties are at the lowest (6th) level of evidence during the studied period. Thus, regarding the importance of evidence-based practice for increasing the quality of nursing care, investigating approaches to promote and improve the level evidence of nursing theses and dissertations is recommended. Received: 18 Sep 2012 Accepted: 6 Dec 2012 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-873e83e20be54274a86aa0aa615ae8542022-12-22T01:40:21ZfasIran University of Medical Sciencesنشریه پرستاری ایران2008-59312012-10-0125785261A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010Jamshidi Orak R0Alibeik MR1Banani GH2 Senior Lecturer of Medical Librarianship and Information sciences, Department of Medical Library and Information sciences, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (*Corresponding Author) Tel: 09123905887 Background & Aims: Availability of scientific research at high levels of evidence, provide an appropriate context for evidence-based nursing. This study aims to identify the levels of evidence of nursing theses and dissertations in type-one medical universities of Iran in a period of twenty years. Material ;Methods: This is a descriptive survey on 1810 nursing theses and 54 dissertations. The abstract and/or method section of the theses and dissertations during 1991-2010 was reviewed and then their levels of evidence were determined by comparing these data with the table of evidence-based research assessment. Descriptive analysis on data was performed using SPSS-PC (v. 16). Results: A large percentage of the theses (60.7%) and dissertations (92.6%) were at the 6th level of evidence. First and 5th levels of evidence were not seen in Masters Theses, and none of the 1st, 4th and 5th levels of evidence was found in PhD dissertations. The lowest percentages (1.9%) of theses were situated at the 4th level. Only 7.4% of the dissertations were at the 2nd & 3rd levels of evidence. The trend of theses and dissertations during this period revealed that the 6th level of evidence is dominant. However, during 2005- 2010 the trend changed into performing research at the 2nd & 3rd levels of evidence. Conclusion: The results revealed that the majority of theses and dissertations in all educational fields and faculties are at the lowest (6th) level of evidence during the studied period. Thus, regarding the importance of evidence-based practice for increasing the quality of nursing care, investigating approaches to promote and improve the level evidence of nursing theses and dissertations is recommended. Received: 18 Sep 2012 Accepted: 6 Dec 2012http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1380-en.htmlevidence–based nursingmaster of science thesisphd. dissertationslevel of evidence |
| spellingShingle | Jamshidi Orak R Alibeik MR Banani GH A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010 نشریه پرستاری ایران evidence–based nursing master of science thesis phd. dissertations level of evidence |
| title | A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010 |
| title_full | A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010 |
| title_fullStr | A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010 |
| title_short | A Survey on the Levels of Evidence of Nursing Theses and Dissertations in Type 1 Medical Universities of Iran, 1991-2010 |
| title_sort | survey on the levels of evidence of nursing theses and dissertations in type 1 medical universities of iran 1991 2010 |
| topic | evidence–based nursing master of science thesis phd. dissertations level of evidence |
| url | http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1380-en.html |
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