Un univers scientifique plus inclusif : est-ce possible? Is a more inclusive scientific universe possible?

This Editorial/Éditorial is brought to you for free and open access by Science of Nursing and Health Practices Science infirmière et pratiques en santé. It has been accepted for inclusion in Science of Nursing and Health Practices Science infirmière et pratiques en santé by an authorized editor of Science of Nursing and Health Practices Science infirmière et pratiques en santé. Recommended Citation Côté, José (2019) "Un univers scientifique plus inclusif : est-ce possible?," Science of Nursing and Health Practices Science infirmière et pratiques en santé: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 1. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31770/2561-7516.1047

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EDITORIAL IS A MORE INCLUSIVE SCIENTIFIC UNIVERSE POSSIBLE?
In a recent study, Witteman et al. (2019) evidenced a gender gap in research funding. They found that female principal investigators received less favourable assessments that had nothing to do with the quality of their proposed research. Based on their research results, Carli and colleagues (2016) concluded that women were perceived or considered not to have what it takes to be successful scientists. So if a sex or gender bias exists in the scientific universe, might not other biases exist as well, such as against certain research groups, fields of study or methods of developing knowledge?
Recently, Webster et al. (2019) made an impassioned plea for qualitative research so that its contribution be fully recognized as an alternative approach to doing science in health sciences, considering the biomedical conservatism that prevails in this field. It would seem, then, that today's world of research needs to adopt greater openness towards the multiplicity of questions and methods in a field as complex and shifting as the field of health, if it wishes to innovate and gain an added edge. The relevance of any research conducted with the utmost scientific rigour is measured also by the social impact it has and by how its concrete application modulates the health care and services that the population is offered.
The focus of this issue is on vulnerable populations, including seniors with neurocognitive problems, hospital patients in pain, and preterm neonates.
Complementary to traditional approaches, novel practices have been developed and evaluated to improve outcomes and the immediate health conditions of these groups.
Bourbonnais et al. developed a triadic intervention for seniors, family caregivers, and professional caregivers in the aim of better understanding the meaning of vocal behaviours in seniors. The results of their mixed-methods action research demonstrate the potential of this empowerment intervention to improve the wellbeing of the individual members of the triad. Interventions of the sort are critical in this day and age where families are being called upon to become go-to care partners.
With a view to bringing comfort and to developing innovative non-pharmacological interventions to reduce procedural pain in preterm neonates, De Clifford-Faugère and colleagues report the preliminary results of a pilot study that support the acceptability and feasibility of an olfactory stimulation intervention with mother's milk.
Managing pain in hospital patients is a highpriority concern in care settings. Gentizon and colleagues have been working on a project to improve the quality of nursing practices in this regard in a university hospital in French Switzerland. Their evaluative study documents the benefits of an e-Learning training program in terms of knowledge acquisition and knowledge translation to practice.
In support of nursing practice, Lemire et al. conducted a correlational study to identify the determinants of nurse intention to exercise clinical surveillance of hospitalized adults during the peak of action of subcutaneous opioids. Their results support various leads for the development of intervention based on targeted determinants: perceived control and professional norms.
The purpose of the studies in this issue is to advance different types of knowledge with a concern for finding concrete solutions to improve the health care and services provided to people.
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