TY - JOUR
T1 - In the mind of the beholder
T2 - Hypothesized effect of intrapartum nurses' cognitive frames of childbirth cesarean section rates
AU - Regan, Mary
AU - Liaschenko, Joan
PY - 2007/5/1
Y1 - 2007/5/1
N2 - In this article, the authors present the central finding of a study aimed at identifying possible relationships between the ways in which labor and delivery (L&D) nurses cognitively frame childbirth and cesarean section (CS) rates. They recruited 51 L&D nurses employed at two hospitals in a Midwestern city in the United States to participate in the study, in which they used a projective method to explore nurses' views about the meaning of childbirth and their possible relationship to CS. The authors selected a projective method for this research to identify the preconscious beliefs that inform clinical action. Analysis of the narrative responses to the photograph demonstrated three distinct ways in which participants cognitively framed childbirth and possible ways in which acting in accordance with these belief systems might influence the use of CS.
AB - In this article, the authors present the central finding of a study aimed at identifying possible relationships between the ways in which labor and delivery (L&D) nurses cognitively frame childbirth and cesarean section (CS) rates. They recruited 51 L&D nurses employed at two hospitals in a Midwestern city in the United States to participate in the study, in which they used a projective method to explore nurses' views about the meaning of childbirth and their possible relationship to CS. The authors selected a projective method for this research to identify the preconscious beliefs that inform clinical action. Analysis of the narrative responses to the photograph demonstrated three distinct ways in which participants cognitively framed childbirth and possible ways in which acting in accordance with these belief systems might influence the use of CS.
KW - Cesarean section utilization
KW - Clinical decision making
KW - Cognitive framing
KW - Construction of risk
KW - Intrapartum nursing practice
KW - Utilization rates
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U2 - 10.1177/1049732307301610
DO - 10.1177/1049732307301610
M3 - Article
C2 - 17478644
AN - SCOPUS:34247592330
VL - 17
SP - 612
EP - 624
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
SN - 1049-7323
IS - 5
ER -