An electronic Delphi study to establish pediatric
intensive care nursing research priorities in 20
European countries

Tume, LN; van den Hoogen, A; Wielenga, J; Latour, J

Abstract

Objectives: To identify and to establish research priorities for pediatric
intensive care nursing science across Europe.
Design: A modified three-round electronic Delphi technique was
applied. Questionnaires were translated into seven different languages.
Setting: European PICUs.
Participants: The participants included pediatric intensive care
clinical nurses, managers, educators, and researchers. In round
1, the qualitative responses were analyzed by content analysis
and a list of research statements and domains was generated. In
rounds 2 and 3, the statements were ranked on a scale of one to
six (not important to most important). Mean scores and sds were
calculated for rounds 2 and 3.
Interventions: None.
Measurements and Main Results: Round 1 started with 90 participants,
with round 3 completed by 64 (71%). The seven highest
ranking statements (≥ 5.0 mean score) were related to end-of-life
care, decision making around forgoing and sustaining treatment,
prevention of pain, education and competencies for pediatric
intensive care nurses, reducing healthcare-associated infections,
identifying appropriate nurse staffing levels, and implementing
evidence into nursing practice. Nine research domains were prioritized,
and these were as follows: 1) clinical nursing care practices,
2) pain and sedation, 3) quality and safety, 4) respiratory
and mechanical ventilation, 5) child- and family-centered care, 6)
ethics, 7) professional issues in nursing, 8) hemodynamcis and
resuscitation, and 9) trauma and neurocritical care.
Conclusions: The results of this study inform the European Society
of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care’s nursing research
agenda in the future. The results allow nurse researchers within
Europe to encourage collaborative initiatives for nursing research.

Citation

European countries. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 15(5), e206-e213. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000109

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Sep 6, 2019
• Journal: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Print ISSN: 1529-7535
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 5
• Pages: e206-e213
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000109
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000109
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