Nurses' involvement in research has grown rapidly and nursing research has become an integral part of the scientific enterprise. Greater emphasis has been placed on the rigorousness of research methodology in recent years. Equal emphasis should now be placed on the relevance of research findings. In this issue of The Journal of Nursing Research, 9 original articles are published.
Health outcomes and concerns for patients with metabolic syndrome (Lin et al.), end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis (Lee et al.), and older nursing home residents (Chen & Ji) were investigated using either a correlational or an experimental design. Furthermore, job satisfaction (Al Maqbali), burnout (Hu et al.), and sleep disturbance (Lee et al.) among nurses were studied. Additionally, parental experience and understanding of medication errors (You et al.) as well as reproductive health knowledge and attitudes among female adolescents (Tork & Al hosis) were determined. Of note in this issue, Matua and Van der Wal conducted a phenomenological study of survivors and family caregivers during an Ebola outbreak in Kibale District, Western Uganda, to articulate the lived experiences of those living under the constant threat of Ebola. The features of the experience and of the responses to the traumatic experience were vividly captured in this article. The authors concluded that "Living under the constant threat of Ebola is experienced as distressing in the physical, social, and psychological realms."
On behalf of The Journal of Nursing Research, I would like to welcome submissions that disseminate high-quality research not only in nursing but also in health care generally in order to advance knowledge in practice, education, management, and policy making. Future randomized controlled trials that test nursing interventions are encouraged to incorporate not only the behavioral but also the physiologic measurements in order to uncover the mechanisms that underlie the beneficial effects.
The Editor declares no conflicts of interest.
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