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ArticleBMC nursing2023

Reasons for resistance to change in nursing: an integrative review.

Rozita Cheraghi, Hossein Ebrahimi, Nasrin Kheibar, Mohammad Hasan Sahebihagh

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Article in BMC nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rozita CheraghiPh.D. Candidate in Nursing. Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hossein EbrahimiDepartment of Psychology Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Nasrin KheibarPh.D. Candidate in Nursing. Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad Hasan SahebihaghCommunity Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of medical sciences, Tabriz, Iran. msahebihagh@gmail.com.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRIranshahr University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChange is a very complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is intertwined with the understanding of nursing practice, so, resistance to change in nursing can be considered as an important challenge. Knowing the reasons for this resistance can help in solving it in nursing. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the reasons for resistance to change in nursing as an integrated review.

methodsThis integrative review was conducted using the Whittemore & Knafl method in 5 stages, including problem identification, searching the literature, evaluating primary sources, analyzing data, and presenting the results. Databases like SID, Irandoc, Magiran, Google Scholar, Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus were searched using the keywords; "Resistance", "Change", "Nursing", "Resistance to Change" and their Persian equivalents in the time range of 2000 to January 2023. After applying inclusion criteria and assessing the articles using Bowling's Quality Assessment Tool, finally, 15 papers were included from 2964.

resultsAfter reviewing and critically appraisal of the qualified articles, the findings were placed in three main categories including; (1) individual factors, (2) interpersonal factors, and (3) organizational factors and six subcategories.

conclusionUndoubtedly, change is an integral component in nursing care, and resistance to it is the result of a set of individual, interpersonal and organizational factors that change managers should pay special attention to in order to make changes due to the reasons of this resistance, and the development process of developing changes in the clinical field is easily possible.

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ChangeIntegrated reviewNursingResistance

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PMID37697367
PMCPMC10494351
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