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Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 16, No. 10, 1350-1370 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306294274

From Synthesis to Script: Transforming Qualitative Research Findings for Use in Practice

Margarete Sandelowski

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Frank Trimble

University of North Carolina, Wilmington Department of Communication Studies, Wilmington, North Carolina

Elizabeth K. Woodard

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Julie Barroso

Adult Nurse Practitioner Program, Health Inequalities Program, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina

Although qualitative research synthesis has secured a place in the evidence-based practice movement, little effort has as yet been directed toward translating the results into material form for practice. The authors transformed a qualitative research synthesis of findings pertaining to stigma in HIV-positive women into a script and DVD. The process of transformation entailed bringing together the norms and imperatives of scientific research, clinical practice, and artistic presentation.

Key Words: qualitative research synthesis • representation • research translation • research dissemination • arts-based research

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