First article:
https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-684X-13-22
Harvard referencing:
Harrop.E, and Bryne. A and Nelson.A,HE,BA,NA, 2014, “It’s alright to ask for
help”: findings from a qualitative study exploring the information and support needs
of family carers at the end of life, Article number: 22
Where it came from?
● The information comes from a research article.
● Includes findings from a qualitative study, helps explores the information and
supports the needs of family carers at the end of their life.
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● Does mention its authors.
How is it written?
● Sectioned under each heading, includes Background, Methods, Results and
conclusion.
● Article has brief then detailed information underneath each heading.
● In the starting of the article, it gives us a brief understanding of the article and
cl informs us the reason why the article was created.
Method used
● Used four focus groups, included variety of professionals such as clinical
nurse specialists, healthcare assistants, former and current carers at a hospice
in the UK.
● These professionals were all used to explore and look at the information and
an
support the needs of family carers.
● Article used qualitative method to explore detailed experiences and
perspectives and the focus groups were chosen as a method used to collect
data, which would help facilitate group discussion and debate.
● Critical realist approach used to discover an in-depth investigation into the
data, which is used to research the lived experiences, meanings and the reality
of family carers and nursing staff.
● Focus groups- The people that took place in the investigation (participants)
were recruited from Hospital in the UK.
● Given ethical approval by Cardiff university school of medicine Ethics
bi
committee. There was written informed consent that was collected at the start
of each group and further explanation of the study that was going to be
conducted.
1 focus group= senior health care assistants, 2nd group = former carers, 3rd group
st
=current carers and 4th= community based clinical nurse specialists.
● Focus groups facilitated by 2 female researchers, one worked so many years as
health care assistant at hospital and now current academic role.
● Former carers were female widows, caring for their husbands (aged 56, 60, 65
and 70). Two current carers housewives caring for husband and one daughter
caring for dad (aged 39, 50, 71). Length of time of care ranged from 1-7 years
and 1-2 and half years for current carers.
https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-684X-13-22
Harvard referencing:
Harrop.E, and Bryne. A and Nelson.A,HE,BA,NA, 2014, “It’s alright to ask for
help”: findings from a qualitative study exploring the information and support needs
of family carers at the end of life, Article number: 22
Where it came from?
● The information comes from a research article.
● Includes findings from a qualitative study, helps explores the information and
supports the needs of family carers at the end of their life.
.1
● Does mention its authors.
How is it written?
● Sectioned under each heading, includes Background, Methods, Results and
conclusion.
● Article has brief then detailed information underneath each heading.
● In the starting of the article, it gives us a brief understanding of the article and
cl informs us the reason why the article was created.
Method used
● Used four focus groups, included variety of professionals such as clinical
nurse specialists, healthcare assistants, former and current carers at a hospice
in the UK.
● These professionals were all used to explore and look at the information and
an
support the needs of family carers.
● Article used qualitative method to explore detailed experiences and
perspectives and the focus groups were chosen as a method used to collect
data, which would help facilitate group discussion and debate.
● Critical realist approach used to discover an in-depth investigation into the
data, which is used to research the lived experiences, meanings and the reality
of family carers and nursing staff.
● Focus groups- The people that took place in the investigation (participants)
were recruited from Hospital in the UK.
● Given ethical approval by Cardiff university school of medicine Ethics
bi
committee. There was written informed consent that was collected at the start
of each group and further explanation of the study that was going to be
conducted.
1 focus group= senior health care assistants, 2nd group = former carers, 3rd group
st
=current carers and 4th= community based clinical nurse specialists.
● Focus groups facilitated by 2 female researchers, one worked so many years as
health care assistant at hospital and now current academic role.
● Former carers were female widows, caring for their husbands (aged 56, 60, 65
and 70). Two current carers housewives caring for husband and one daughter
caring for dad (aged 39, 50, 71). Length of time of care ranged from 1-7 years
and 1-2 and half years for current carers.
