- Title
- 'An exploration of the health beliefs of Chinese nurses' and nurse academics' health beliefs: a Q-methodology study'
- Creator
- Cai, Dan; Stone, Teresa E.; Petrini, Marcia A.; Mcmillan, Margaret
- Relation
- Nursing and Health Sciences Vol. 18, Issue 1, p. 97-104
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12251
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Q-methodology was used to investigate the health beliefs of Chinese clinical nurses and nurse academics. Twenty-eight participants from one hospital and nursing school in China were involved. The four stages of this study included: (i) concourse development from literature review, Internet searches, and key informant interviews; (ii) A pilot study to develop the Q-sample from the concourse; (iii) participants sorted the Q-sample statements along a continuum of preference (Q-sorting); and (iv) PQ data analysis using principal component analysis and varimax rotation. Five viewpoints were revealed: (i) factor 1 - health management and the importance of evidence; (ii) factor 2 - challenging local cultural belief, and Eastern and Western influences; (iii) factor 3 - commonsense; (iv) factor 4 - health and clinical practice; and (v) factor 5 - health and nursing education. This study presents a need for nurses and nurse academics to think critically, examine their long-held health beliefs, and promote the use of evidence-based practice.
- Subject
- China; clinical nurse; culture; evidence-based practice; health belief; nurse academic; Q-methodology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1338974
- Identifier
- uon:28143
- Identifier
- ISSN:1441-0745
- Language
- eng
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