An interpretative phenomenological analysis of non-research-delivery nurses' experiences of caring for adult research participants in a secondary care setting

Whitbread, Cindy 2026. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of non-research-delivery nurses' experiences of caring for adult research participants in a secondary care setting. Cardiff University. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This thesis examines the lived experiences of non-research-delivery nurses who care for adult research participants within secondary care. Nurses constitute the largest professional group in the National Health Service and recent structural reforms have redistributed responsibilities, such as research participant management, across a broader nursing workforce (NHS England 2025; Nursing and Midwifery Council 2025; The King’s Fund 2018). Set in an NHS organisation in the South of England, the study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to investigate the perspectives of six nonresearch-delivery nurses whose primary roles focused on direct patient care rather than formal research activity. An homogenous sample was recruited and semistructured, face-to-face interviews were analysed ideographically before moving to group-level interpretation. Participants’ accounts revealed tensions as they negotiated competing demands: professional duty versus personal belief, autonomy versus constraint, and optimism versus discouragement. The findings reveal the interpersonal and organisational factors that shape how non-research-delivery nurses experience clinical research, their decision-making processes, and the implications for research integration and equitable patient access. This provides understanding of what it means to embed clinical research within the everyday care delivered by non-research-delivery nurses within a secondary care setting. By centring the perspectives of those with the most sustained patient contact, this thesis addresses a gap in the evidence base and offers new understanding of how non-research-delivery nurses interpret and enact research-related responsibilities. While improvements in education and infrastructure are necessary, embedding research as a routine element of patient-centred care will require a broader cultural shift within nursing, supported by strong leadership and sustained organisational change.

Item Type:	Thesis (Other)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Schools > Healthcare Sciences
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 July 2026
Last Modified:	28 Jul 2026 13:55
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/188584

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