O'Reilly Kate, Peters Kath, Wilson Nathan, Kwok Cannas
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith NSW, Australia.
Western Sydney University, Campbelltown NSW, Australia.
Nurse Res. 2018 Mar 16;25(4):21-25. doi: 10.7748/nr.2018.e1572.
Although more men than women sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), approximately one quarter of people with TBIs are women. The experiences of TBI reported in the literature are informed from the masculine perspective and do not adequately represent women's experiences. Pragmatism provides an overarching methodological framework to explore and critique a broader perspective of health, including psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, political and environmental factors, while attempting to address gender inequity.
To describe the philosophical background validating the use of pragmatism to research women's experiences of TBI.
Given the limited understanding of the interplay of socially constructed barriers with the complex impairments women have following TBI, a novel approach to research is required. Pragmatism offers a way to incorporate critical thinking and advocacy into research designs.
The critical feminist transformative framework presented in this paper demonstrates the strengths of using pragmatism as a framework to explore complex phenomena.
This paper illustrates how methodology, which is influenced by various philosophical perspectives, can be woven throughout the design of a research project.
虽然遭受创伤性脑损伤（TBI）的男性多于女性，但约四分之一的TBI患者为女性。文献中报道的TBI经历是从男性视角出发的，并未充分体现女性的经历。实用主义提供了一个总体方法论框架，用于探索和批判更广泛的健康视角，包括心理社会、文化、精神、政治和环境因素，同时试图解决性别不平等问题。
描述验证将实用主义用于研究女性TBI经历的哲学背景。
鉴于对社会建构障碍与女性TBI后复杂损伤之间相互作用的理解有限，需要一种新的研究方法。实用主义为将批判性思维和倡导纳入研究设计提供了一种途径。
本文提出的批判性女性主义变革性框架展示了将实用主义作为探索复杂现象框架的优势。
本文说明了受各种哲学视角影响的方法论如何贯穿于研究项目的设计中。
