Theory development and testing

Student is able to explain and analyze the fundamentals of theory development in health sciences. The student is able to make difference between strategies of theory development. Student is able to plan a process of middle range theory developing including development, evaluating and testing the theory. The student is able to describe the instrument developing and testing as a part of the theory developing process. Student is able to apply gained knowledge on theory development critically in a task of the course.

Professor Kristina Mikkonen

Learning material

Current literature, research reports and lecture materials.

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Kyngäs H., Mikkonen K., Kääriäinen M. (Editors), 2019. The application of content analysis in Nursing Science. Springer Publisher. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30199-6

Preliminary recommended reading:

Bannigan K, Watson R (2009) Reliability and validity in a nutshell Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 3237-3243

Elo S, Kääriäinen M, Isola A, Kyngäs H. 2013. Developing and testing a middle-range theory of the well-being supportive physical environment of home-dwelling elderly. The

Scientific World Journal vol. 2013, Article ID 945635, 7 pages. doi:10.1155/2013/945635.

Gasmin CJ, Happell B (2014) On exploratory factor analysis: a review of recent evidence, an assessment of current practice, and recommendations for future use International Journal of Nursing Studies 51, 511-521

Kääriäinen M, Kanste O, Elo S, Pölkki T, Miettunen J & Kyngäs H. 2011. Testing and verifying nursing theory by confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67(5), 1163–1172. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05561.x

Kähkönen O, Kankkunen P, Saaranen T, Miettinen H, Kyngäs H, Lamidi ML. 2015. Motivation is a crucial factor for adherence to a healthy lifestyle among people with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71 (10), 2364–2373. doi: 10.1111/jan.12708.

Kähkönen O, Saaranen T, Kankkunen P, Lamidi M-L, Kyngäs H & Miettinen H. 2018. Predictors of adherence to treatment by patients with coronary heart disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Clinical Nursing DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14153.

Kyngäs H., Mikkonen K., Kääriäinen M. (Editors), 2019. The application of content analysis in Nursing Science. Springer Publisher. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30199-6

McEwen, M. & Wills, E.M. 2002. Theoretical Basis for Nursing. Lipincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 3-125, 202-228, 347-449.

Mikkonen K., Elo S., Miettunen J., Saarikoski M., Kääriäinen M. (2017). A development of the new scale as a sub-dimension to the clinical learning environment and supervision (CLES+T) scale for culturally and linguistically diverse students in clinical placements in Finland. Journal of Advanced Nursing 00(0), 000–000. doi: 10.1111/jan.13268

Oikarainen A.*, Mikkonen K.*, Tuomikoski A.M., Elo S., Pitkänen S., Ruotsalainen H., Kääriäinen M. (2017). Mentors’ competence in mentoring culturally and linguistically diverse nursing students during clinical placement. Journal of Advanced Nursing 00(0), 000–000. doi: 10.1111/jan.13388 (*equal contributions)

Peterson, SJ. & Bredow, TS. 2009. Middle Range Theories. Application to nursing research. Williams & Wilkins, Lipincott.

Polly, R. & Sawin, K. 2009. The Individual and Family Self-Management Theory: Background and perspectives on context, process and outcomes. Nursing Outlook 57, 217-225.

Riegel, B., Jaarsma, T & Ströomberg A. 2012. A Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness. Advances in Nursing Science 35(3), 194–204.

Räsänen P., Kanste O. & Kyngäs, H. 2010. Kotona asuvien ikääntyvien itsestä huolenpito: keskitason teorian ydinrakenteen testaaminen. Hoitotiede 3, 218-230.

Snowden A, Watson R, Stenhouse R, Hale C (2105) Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire short form Journal of Advanced Nursing 71: 2936–2949

Tomietto, M., Rappagliosi, C. M., Sartori, R., & Battistelli, A. (2015). Newcomer nurses’ organisational socialisation and turnover intention during the first 2 years of employment. Journal of nursing management, 23(7), 851-858.

Watson R, Thompson DR, Wang W, Meijer RR (2014) Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory: An illustration of the use of different methods Personality and Individual Differences 66, 74-78

Ylimäki E-L, Kanste O, Heikkinen H, Bloigu R & Kyngäs H. 2015. The effects of a counseling intervention on lifestyle change in people at risk of cardiovascular disease. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Apr;14(2):153-61. doi: 10.1177/1474515114521725. Epub 2014 Jan 23.

Active participation in contact teaching and workshops using digital media, and written assignment with self-evaluation. Read more about assessment criteria at the University of Oulu webpage.

Mode of delivery: Blended-learning/flipped classroom.
Preliminary reading and independent work 119h, lectures and workshops 16h.