title: Effectiveness of participatory-action-research to put in practice evidence at a nursing onco-hematology unit.
abstract: The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence implementation through participatory-action research (PAR). A prospective quasi-experimental design with two non-equivalent and non-concurrent groups (2006 and 2008) was adopted. The research was conducted at the bone marrow transplant unit of a tertiary-level Spanish hospital. To put the evidence in practice, PAR was adopted as an "intervention studied". The dependent variables were: professional performance and patient outcomes (psycho-emotional area and adverse effects). In total, 125 patients were recruited (1(st) period=56; 2(nd) period=69). The results in the second period show significant improvements in professional performance in terms of the quality of the registers of signs and symptoms. In the psycho-emotional area, the psycho-social adjustment improved significantly; without caregiver burden or satisfaction showing any clear tendencies. Among the adverse effects, catheter-related thrombosis and catheter-related infection improved significantly; there were no significant differences in the level of pain or mucositis. Through the PAR, evidence could be put in practice and the outcomes under analysis could be improved.
authors.affiliation: Technical Training and Research, Consejería de Sanidad, Murcia, Spain. eva.abad@carm.es
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abad-Corpa
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabrero-García
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delgado-Hito
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Alcaraz
authors.forename: Cristobal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meseguer-Liza
authors.forename: José Tomás
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Martínez-Corbalán
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D015399:Nursing Research; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D011446:Prospective Studies