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Designer Louise Brooks' Elegant Home on Long Island Sound
A newly built home with a relaxed, open floor plan and timeless style
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Sailing and the sea are in the Brooks family DNA. Ever since Louise and Ned Brooks were married 30 years ago, they have summered and sailed in and around Martha's Vineyard (Ned is commodore of the Edgartown, Massachusetts, Yacht Club), and the three Brooks children grew up on sailboats and sandy beaches.
So it's not surprising that a parcel of land in Rowayton, Connecticut, overlooking Long Island Sound and its bobbing sailboats, captured the couple's sea-loving hearts. "The impetus for building this house was to get down by the water," says Louise, an architectural designer who planned the home. "Now my husband can look out our bedroom window and see his boat moored in the harbor."
Ned, a real estate developer as well as an accomplished sailor, had been on the lookout for in-town property. He and Louise had grown tired of maintaining the acres of wooded land and gardens at their home in New Canaan, Connecticut. Their children are in their 20s and on their own, so a big family house wasn't required.
"Technically, we didn't really downsize in terms of the house's square footage," Louise explains. "We downscaled the property surrounding the house, and we created a more relaxed, open floor plan."
The tall, narrow house sits on a bluff overlooking the harbor, with the rear facade toward the water. The front exterior, with painted-yellow shingle siding, black shutters, and a cedar shake gambrel roof, is classic New England, in keeping with the old fishing community. Shell cutouts embellish some shutters, and scallop motifs are carved into the perimeter of the front door in recognition of the family's sea heritage. The Brooks family crest includes three scallop shells, Louise explains.
Interiors are sea- and view-focused, too, with banks of large windows—many with transoms—and a broad bowed window in the living room. ("I've always coveted a window with real curved glass," Louise admits.) The family sitting area by the kitchen has so many windows it feels like a "glassed-in sunroom," the designer says. The same effect is played out in a dining alcove. "It's meant to feel like a porch that has been enclosed."
Rooms flow easily one to the other, with few walls to block traffic or views. There is no formal dining room. Instead, a light-filled alcove next to the living room holds table and chairs, with French doors that lead to an outdoor dining area on the terrace.
While the floor plan is open, the house feels traditional, thanks to Louise's classic architectural touches: elegant crown moldings, wide baseboards, rope trim on a mantel, built-in shelves, and a floor-to-ceiling plate rack with beadboard back and curving corner brackets.
The coastal setting played into the home's interior design but not with obvious motifs like anchors and sailing flags. "This is our primary residence, and I didn't want it to be a beachy home," Louise explains, "so we went with the darker floors and classic details, such as the clean, simple trims."
Louise is known for her white and ivory interiors, and this house would be no exception. "White is my favorite color, and we just added some sea-blue turquoises in the kitchen and bedroom for a coastal feel," she says.
A longtime friend, Rowayton interior designer Lynn Morgan, was Louise's trusted sounding board and adviser. She was totally on board with the clean, neutral palette. "In this particular house, it's the views that were the inspiration," says Morgan. "You look out to their beautiful terrace overlooking the water and the boats. It just called for serenity.
"We decided let's keep it white and maybe do some coastal gray colors. It's really what the rooms called for," she adds. Morgan reupholstered many of Ned and Louise's existing seating pieces in white and cream-hued linens. The sofa and armchairs in the sitting area adjacent to the kitchen are covered in a cozy soft-blue corduroy with accents of white piping.
In the living room, Morgan laid down a broad-striped wool rug in foggy gray and cream and repeated the gray hues in accents such as silver bowls and accessories. "There is this serenity with white furniture, white trim, and those beautiful floors," she says. "The floors add so much depth and warmth."
Louise agrees that the wood floors are key to the house's overall feel. In addition to the wood in the living room, Louise laid a gray limestone that absorbs and radiates warmth from the sun in the kitchen and sitting area. "Whenever I do a new house for a client," she says, "I highly recommend reserving a budget for a special floor. It is one of the most important elements that can change the feel of a home."
One room where Louise departed from the white-on-white look was in her office and library, where the walls are paneled in a cerused oak with a gray finish. "It is the only room on the first floor that does not have a direct water view, so I thought a warm cozy interior for my office would be perfect," Louise says. Her desk sits in an arched niche that conceals her organized filing system: cubby-style shelves from floor to ceiling.
Teal blue, sea-foam green, coral, and lavender pillows with playful patterns accent rooms, adding softness and personality. Louise often changes out the colors and patterns of pillows and accessories with the season—one of the reasons she loves a white backdrop. Many of the pillows and occasional tables, some with fretwork aprons and wavy borders, are from Oomph, a company Louise founded in 2009 with friends Amy Rice and Patty Hopple.
"The idea was that every room needs some oomph," explains Louise, "and that by adding a new pillow, table, or chair, you have a new room." She designs the furnishings, which are custom-made in the United States and sold in a few retail outlets and through interior designers. Several of her painted tables play supporting roles throughout the house.
Original artwork gets special treatment in the Brooks home, with some pieces bearing personal stories. "I'll change out furniture, but artwork I keep," Louise says. Paintings of the Edgartown harbor by friend and prominent landscape painter Ray Ellis hang above the fireplace mantels in the living room and kitchen sitting area. The kitchen sitting area painting was a gift to Ned on his 50th birthday.
While designing a home is nothing new for Louise, she did admit it was more difficult to do her own. "I know too much. Sometimes it was hard to pull the trigger," she says with a laugh. "It wasn't the exteriors or floor plan that was hard but more the finishes, the little things like, 'Should this have a radius or be straight?'"
One alteration that occurred midway through the design process was the kitchen—a room Louise is probably best known for designing. Originally, it was to open to the living room, but Louise and Ned agreed they preferred a cozier layout.
"My husband does all the cooking, and I didn't want to talk across a big room every night," Louise explains. "We were so happy with the kitchen in our New Canaan house, with its sitting area and fireplace, that we pretty much replicated what we had but with different finishes."
A wall of windows in the sitting area allows the couple to look from the kitchen island to the harbor, and French doors to the side make it easy for them to step outside to the terrace.
"Architecturally, Louise put down the most gorgeous house she could have done," Morgan says. "Sometimes houses tell you how to decorate them, and this one did, with simplicity and serenity."
Photography: Tria Giovan
Produced by Stacy Kunstel
Architectural designer: Louise Brooks, Brooks & Falotico Assoc. Inc., 199 Elm St., Suite 2, New Canaan, CT 06840; 203/966-8440, brooksandfalotico.com
Interior designer: Lynn Morgan, Lynn Morgan Design, 147 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, CT 06853; 203/866-1940, lynnmorgandesign.com
Builder: Artisans Home Builders, 143 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton,CT 06853; 203/604-6001, artisanshb.com
Table (custom): Parc Monceau, 404/467-8107, parcmonceau.com
Side chairs: owner's collection.
Host chair: antique.
Fabric on dining chairs ("Rough 'n Rowdy"/Sea Salt #955-124, Textures Collection): Perennials, 888/322-4773, perennialsfabrics.com
Console table ("Newport Console"/Large): Oomph 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Sconces flanking console ("Fenton Storm Wall Light"/Brass #WL97/BR): Vaughan Designs, 212/319-7070, vaughandesigns.com
Mirror over console: antique.
Vases: Lillian August, 203/847-1596, lillianaugust.com
Interiors are traditional from the get-go, including the curving staircase grounded by a large handmade hanging lantern from Treillage.
Hanging lantern: owner's collection.
Wood table: antique.
Flooring (bleached walnut): Historic Floors, 203/866-0892, historicfoorsinc.com
Stair carpet: Elizabeth Eakins, 212/628-1950, elizabetheakins.com
Paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com
Tufted chair (Faronte"); pillow ("Volpi"): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Chair fabric: Romo, 800/338-2783, romo.com
Hanging lantern, background (large-scale handmade copper-and-brass lantern with hand-blown glass, Belgium): Treillage, 855/873-4552, treillageonline.com
Living Room
Creamy white upholstery and a gray-and-cream striped rug from Elizabeth Eakins set a serene mood. Ship lanterns on the built-in shelves and a painting of Edgartown harbor above the mantel are nods to the coastal setting.
Love seat (custom); lounge chairs (custom): Lynn Morgan Design, 203/866-1940, lynnmorgandesign.com
Love seat and lounge chair fabric ("Tuckernut"/Reminiscent #91012/01): Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.
Ikat pillows on love seat ("Dove Remy"): Madeline Weinrib, 646/602-3780, madelineweinrib.com
Throw: owner's collection.
Barrel chair by mantel ("Mini Chair"); small table by lounge chair ("Tini Table IV"); coffee table ("Fairfield 48"): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Silver tray on coffee table; white vase; coral (custom): owner's collection.
Area rug: Elizabeth Eakins, 212/628-1950, elizabetheakins.com
Mantel: custom.
Fireplace surround: honed black granite.
Art over mantel (by Ray Ellis): Ray Ellis Gallery, 800/752-4865, rayellis.com
Stone sculptures on mantel: antique.
Lanterns on shelves: antique.
Wall paint ("Skimming Stone" #241); trim paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com
Living Room Details
Simple rope molding around the fireplace mantel is one of many softly elegant features of the living room.
Living Room Game Area
A backgammon table from Oomph—the custom furnishings company Louise Brooks cofounded with two friends—and two side chairs nestle by a bow window, allowing gamers to enjoy harbor views.
Backgammon table: Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Upholstered chairs: owner's collection.
Faux bo is demilune table: custom.
Art over console (by Kerri Rosenthal): Art KR, 203/246-4139, kerrirosenthalart.com
Wall paint ("Skimming Stone" #241); ceiling and trim paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com
In the kitchen, the range is tucked into an arched niche with a white Waterworks tile backsplash accented with turquoise dots. A similar hue is repeated in the lantern light fixtures from Urban Electric.
Cabinetry: CJS Millwork, 203/708-0080, cjsmillwork.com
Wall and cabinetry paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com
Cabinetry hardware: Canaan Distributors, 203/356-1000.
Hanging lanterns over island ("Chisholm Hall," by Michael Amato): Urban Electric Co., 843/723-8140, urbanelectricco.com
Bar stools: Pottery Barn, 800/922-5507, potterybarn.com
Farmhouse sink (by Shaw): Rohl, 800/777-9762, rohlhome.com
Island faucets: Barber Wilsons & Co. Ltd., barwil.co.uk. Through Klaff's Home Design Store, 800/552-3371, klaffs.com
Range: Dacor, 800/793-0093, dacor.com
Backsplash (Architectonics Collection): Waterworks, 800/899-6757, waterworks.com
Ceramic plates: Treillage, 855/873-4552, treillageonline.com
Kitchen Details
Floor-to-ceiling plate racks are signature features in kitchens designed by Louise Brooks. "They're decorative but also useful," Louise says. "It's so easy to find what you need."
White tableware looks neat and clean behind glass-front cabinets from CJS Millwork. Louise loves the crisp look of an all-white kitchen, beautifully executed with "All White" paint from Farrow & Ball.
Kitchen Sitting Area
Chairs and a sofa are covered in Rogers & Goffigon blue corduroy. Raffia cubes and the coffee and side tables are from Oomph.
Sofa (custom): Lynn Morgan Design, 203/866-1940, lynnmorgandesign.com
Sofa fabric (#F1211/13SEA, by Designers Guild, discontinued): Osborne & Little, 212/751-3333, osborneandlittle.com
Blue-patterned pillows on sofa ("Volpi"); "Oomph" pillow: Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Swing-arm sconces (antique): Ann-Morris Antiques Inc., 212/755-3308, annmorrisantiques.com
Coffee table ("Rowayton"); small table by club chair ("Tini IV"); ottomans; ottoman fabric (Raffia): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Club chairs (custom): Lynn Morgan Design, 203/866-1940, lynnmorgandesign.com
Club-chair fabric (#F1211/13SEA, by Designers Guild, discontinued): Osborne & Little, 212/751-3333, osborneandlittle.com
Club-chair trim: Perennials, 888/322-4773, perennialsfabrics.com
Lanterns on mantel (Moroccan): antique.
Art over mantel: Ray Ellis Gallery, 800/752-4865, rayellis.com
Paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com
Flooring (antique Grey Barr): Paris Ceramics USA, 888/845-3487, parisceramicsusa.com
Stone fire surround (limestone bricks): custom.
Kitchen Sitting Area Details
Pillows gathered on the plush blue sofa are from Oomph, a design furnishings store Louise founded with friends Amy Rice and Patty Hopple.
Terrace Dining Area
An outdoor dining spot is sheltered on one side by a tall wall of Bermuda shutters that can be tipped open for light and ventilation. "That dining alcove is so cozy, it's terrific," says Louise.
Table and chairs (by Smith & Hawken): discontinued.
Blue-and-white pillow on settee (Synergy Silhouette"); mirror ("Charleston"): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
White settee; chair cushions: owner's collection.
Shutters ("Bermuda"): Timberlane, 800/250-2221, timberlane.com
Paint: Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com
Flooring: bluestone.
Terrace Details
A bright turquoise mirror lends shape and a pop of color to the all-white shuttered wall.
Deep furniture makes for luxurious lounging in an intimate outdoor sitting area off the terrace. Playful patterned pillows give the space color and texture.
Sofa and chairs; fabric (in color, Sand); coffee table; table behind sofa: Restoration Hardware, 800/910-9836, restorationhardware.com
Large hurricanes: Campo de' Fiori, 413/528-1857, campodefiori.com
Yellow pillows on sofa ("Topaz"); tan patterned pillows ("Zig Zag"); orange-patterned pillow ("Jiggernut"): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Wicker planters: antique.
Stone planter: Pennoyer Newman, LLC, 212/839-0500, pennoyernewman.com
Wooden chair (by Smith & Hawken): discontinued.
"I didn't want a beachy home, so we went with dark floors and classic details," says homeowner and architectural designer Louise Brooks.
A table that doubles as Louise's desk is centered in an arched niche. Walls and built-in bookcases are paneled with cerused oak.
Sofa; lounge chair; roll-back chair by window: custom.
Fabric on sofa, lounge-chair, and roll-back chair: Perennials, 888/322-4773, perennialsfabrics.com
Lavender pillows (custom, lilac linen); patterned pillow ("Poetical"); coffee table ("Essex"); small table beside roll-back chair: Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Lavender chair (Tini Tufted Chair"); pillow in lavender chair: Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Lavender-chair fabric: Perennials, 888/322-4773, perennialsfabrics.com
Carpet: Stark Carpet, 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com
Paneling: CJS Millwork, 203/708-0080, cjsmillwork.com
Console table by window; pyramid-shaped sculpture on console: Jayson Home. 773/248-8180, jaysonhome.com
Sculpture at left on console: antique.
Window treatment: Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.
Master Bedroom
Delicately embellished linens from Matouk dress the custom bed by Leonards. Both the striped pillow on the armless chair and the small table beside it are from Oomph. The painting by artist Kerri Rosenthal is evocative of a windswept coast.
Bed: custom.
Bed linens; duvet: Matouk, matouk.com
Bed-skirt fabric: custom. Bed-skirt trim ("Stella"): Lulu DK, 212/223-4234, luludk.com Through Donghia, 800/366-4442, donghia.com
Paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com
Art (by Kerri Rosenthal): Art KR, 203/246-4139, kerrirosenthalart.com
Chest: antique.
Armless chair (custom); chair fabric ("Rainwashed"); striped pillow; small table beside chair ("Tini II"): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Master Sitting Area
A blue settee and a white coffee table from Oomph create a serene sitting area with views of the harbor.
Love seat ("Tini Love Seat"); love-seat fabric ("Rainwashed"); coffee table ("Hobe Sound"): Oomph, 203/216-9848, oomphonline.com
Pillows on love seat (by China Seas): Quadrille, 212/753-2995, quadrillefabrics.com
Wood armchair: antique.
Drapery, top ("Stella"/Powder #1414-2): Lulu DK, 212/223-4234, luludk.com Through Donghia, 800/366-4442, donghia.com
Drapery, bottom ("Citra," by No. 9 Thompson): Jim Thompson, 800/262-0336, jimthompson.com Through Jerry Pair & Assoc., 800/367-7247, jerrypair.com
Drapery hardware: custom.
Vintage bridge-style faucets are from Waterworks.
Vanity cabinet (custom): CJS Millwork, 203/708-0080, cjsmillwork.com
Vanity hardware ("Amherst"): Merit, 215/343-2500, meritmetal.com
Vanity countertop (white statuary marble, 11/4-inch); wall tile (Thassos mosaic medium brick tile/white polished): Stepping Stones Marble & Granite, 203/854-0552, classicstones.com
Mirror: custom.
Sconces ("Melissa"): Urban Electric Co., 843/723-8140, urbanelectricco.com
Sink: Toto, 888/295-8134, totousa.com Through Klaff's Home Design Store, 800/552-3371, klaffs.com.
Faucets: Waterworks, 800/899-6757, waterworks.com.
Paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
Flooring (white statuary marble 12x24 inches): Stepping Stones Marble & Granite, 203/854-0552, classicstones.com.
Hanging lantern: Urban Electric Co., 843/723-8140, urbanelectricco.com.
Dressing Room
Glass-front cabinets and open racks make dressing a pleasure.
Paint ("All White" #2005): Farrow & Ball, 888/511-1121, farrow-ball.com.
Chandeliers: Restoration Hardware. 800/910-9836, restorationhardware.com.
Built-in cabinetry (custom): CJS Millwork, 203/708-0080.
Drapery, top ("Stella"/Powder #1414-2): Lulu DK, 212/223-4234, luludk.com. Through Donghia, 800/366-4442, donghia.com.
Drapery, bottom ("Citra," by No. 9 Thompson): Jim Thompson, 800/262-0336, jimthompson.com. Through Jerry Pair & Assoc., 800/367-7247, jerrypair.com.
Blinds: custom.
Stool: antique.
Stool fabric ("Grammot Linen" #107132, by Travers): Zimmer + Rohde, 212/758-7925, zimmer-rohde.com.
From the street, the new-shingled house belies its age, with features such as a gambrel shake roof and a fanlight above the front door.
Windows: KSD Custom Wood Products, 603/796-2951.
Shutter paint ("Black Ink" #2127-20); trim paint (white): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com


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Ethics approval was obtained by investigators in their country of origin. Results showed wide variation in the level of contextual support. The average total level of support across all countries was 26.8% (standard deviation [SD] = 14.97). The greatest variability was in the area of availability of publishing opportunities (ranging between no suitable journals in a country to over 100). The least variability was in the area of availability of local enabling support (SD = 7.22). This research showed wide differences in the level of contextual support for nursing research. Conclusion: The survey instrument can be utilised as a country assessment that can be used to strategically plan the building of infrastructure needed to support nursing research. Contextual support for nursing research is an antecedent of strong science. Building infrastructure for nursing science is a priority for global health. Leana R. Uys1 1School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Robin P. Newhouse2 2Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, United States Arwa Oweis3 3Maternal and Child Health Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan Xiaokun Liang4 4School of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College, China Leana Uys firstname.lastname@example.com PO Box 577, St Francis Bay 6312, South Africa 12636110.4102/curationis.v36i1.126 06 July 201207 July 201327 Sept. 2013Uys, L.R., Newhouse, R.P., Oweis, A. & Liang, X., 2013, 'Descriptive survey of the contextual support for nursing research in 15 countries', Curationis 36(1), Art. #126, 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v36i1.126 © 2013.The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Introduction There is a pressing need for nursing science globally to inform interventions that improve healthcare processes, thereby resulting in better patient outcomes. The dramatic changes in healthcare and in the roles and boundaries of nursing professionals require new, innovative solutions generated by nursing science. Globalisation, which has led to health and well-being becoming global issues, has forced the development of new trends in healthcare education, practice and research internationally (Harrowing et al. 2010). Nursing professionals should be able to generate and develop new knowledge to establish the scope of healthcare practice and to verify the knowledge essential to respond to clinical realities in healthcare delivery (Downs 1988). Based on her research regarding the developments of nursing knowledge after World War II, Fairman (2008) concluded that the increased number of talented and creative nursing staff and innovative scholars holds great promise for patients. However, the international impact of nursing research has not gained the recognition it deserves (Fairman 2008). Although nursing research has become more prevalent, flexible and collaborative over the last few decades, it continues to remain largely dependent on financial support and funding priorities shaped by national politics and dominant cultural and social contexts (Fairman 2008; Rosenberg 2007). Problem statement Nursing science is fundamental to effective nursing practice and is built on nursing research. There is a wide variance in the level of both the generation and application of knowledge globally. This variance is detrimental to evidence based practice, results in variances in the quality of healthcare, and negatively affects patient outcomes. It is therefore important internationally for nursing research to develop to equitable levels in order to strengthen nursing science and practice. Furthermore, the contextual factors that influence nursing research productivity are not generally acknowledged, but should be identified and described in order to address each barrier systematically and strategically. To promote nursing research, contextual factors that influence research productivity must be at an appropriate level. Purpose, objectives and research questions The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument to measure the level of contextual support for nursing research within a specific country, allowing comparisons between countries, and to test this instrument through a survey in selected countries. The objectives of this research and resulting research questions were the following: Phase 1: Develop an instrument to describe contextual support for nursing research. Research question: How can contextual support for nursing research be measured in a country? Phase 2: Test the instrument by describing the level of local and national contextual support for nursing research in selected countries. Research question: What is the contextual support for nursing research in the selected countries? Contextual support refers to all factors external to the individual researcher which either impede or promote research productivity. These factors can be classified as local (inherent in the workplace or organisation of the individual researcher) or national (part of the specific country's national research support structure). SignificanceUnderstanding how to measure the level of essential contextual support for nursing research in a country can make a significant contribution to raising awareness of this issue. Nursing groups can use the results to lobby for increased support where such support is lacking. This could contribute to the advancement of nursing scholarship both nationally and internationally. Literature review Globally, nursing and healthcare institutions are influenced by international initiatives such as those led by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978, the WHO established the acceptable level of health promotion for all the people of the world by the year 2000. This is updated every 10 years to reflect a new vision for society. To meet this declaration, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) continues to work with national nurses' associations worldwide to promote and facilitate the development of research in nursing by nurses themselves, as well as the dissemination of the research findings that are generated as a result (Freshwater 2003). Globally, nurses are called upon to produce evidence based practice guidelines, as well as developing and implementing clinical and research policies and standards. In the academic setting, nursing programmes are required to incorporate new and culturally sensitive interventions to improve health. Thus, nurses in practice and in academic settings are forced to focus their attention on the importance of establishing research-based practice (Freshwater & Broughton 2001; Freshwater & Rolfe 2001). This practice continues to be challenging to researchers both locally and internationally because the infrastructure to support well-constructed and well-conducted research is inadequate (Freshwater 2003). Contextual and contingent factors continue to shape nursing scholarship, as has been the case in the past, within ever changing social and cultural contexts (Fairman 2008). The critical challenge is how the different contexts are acknowledged and understood. Nursing knowledge gained through scholarship should help nurses understand and develop strategies for patient care. In earlier decades, nursing knowledge was developed by individual expert practitioners equipped with a solid theoretical preparation, but the social, political, economic, cultural and scientific foundations have changed so that the development of nursing knowledge is now more systematic and academic (Fairman 2008; Rosenberg 2007). Fairman (2008) describes how the development of graduate programmes and nurse scholars influenced the development of nursing knowledge in the USA after World War II. The contextual and innovative forces influencing nurses, scholars and practitioners enhance the generation of important ways of defining what nurses do, as well as the boundaries of their practice. These forces may help generate a common language by which to describe how nurses contribute to quality patient outcomes (D'Antonio & Fairman 2004). Philosophically, moving nursing science forward is a shared global vision. The reality, however, is that there is a wide variance in the support for nursing science amongst countries, with a subsequent variance in the knowledge that is generated and which relates specifically to each country's population. Scientific productivity measures for individual researchers are not adjusted for geography, primary language of origin or other factors which may enable or inhibit scholarship. This is an important distinction, since some settings (or countries) set the expectation and provide resources for successful scholarship. Laudel (2005) compared scientists in experimental physics from Germany and Australia to see how valid external grant funding was as a measure of the quality of the research undertaken. He isolated 'influencing conditions' which determined the ability of a scientist to advance by obtaining external funding for research. He also identified cognition, social and institutional conditions as contextual factors determining 'the opportunities for a researcher to actually acquire external funding' (Laudel 2005:30). These contextual factors were different for the two countries and included: appropriate funding sources availability of enabling funds acceptability of funding proposals (mainstream, low-risk and disciplinary) availability of time. These variables indicated that scientists from different countries might face different barriers in conducting research. A survey was conducted amongst 16 different types of Chinese hospitals to investigate their current status and the need for nursing research. The results revealed that the nursing staff indicated a desire to conduct research but were unable to do so because they faced several difficulties. One barrier expressed was the lack of research funding support (Wang & Huang 2005). Li, Cheng and Liu (2002) analysed all the research articles published in five Chinese nursing journals from 1999 to 2001. Surprisingly, only 2.2% of research projects received funding support. However, funding is not the only barrier to overcome. Contextual factors related to increased emergency medicine research productivity include appointing more non-clinical faculty members, reducing clinical hours for researchers and making research co-ordinators available (Karras et al. 2006). Itagaki (2005) found that National Institute of Health funding (p < 0.001), larger resident programmes (p < 0.001) and the presence of fellows (p = 0.007) were positively associated with research productivity. Composite measures, which combine a number of such contextual factors and do not rely on a single measurement (such as the level of external funding), provide good estimates of productivity and can be used to indicate graduate programmes with strong research incentives (Gordon, Holmes & Maly 1999). Research capacity of the individual, institution and country should be addressed and initiatives should target different levels, including those relating to research trainee, researcher, institution, funding agencies, as well as national and international support (Stineman & Kennedy 2005). Factors such as obtaining financial aid to attend conferences where networking can take place might be mentioned as a minor aspect of the review of a university nursing school. However, undervaluing this aspect of financial support does not reflect an understanding of the impact of such exposure on the involvement of nurse academics in knowledge production. Research method and design Design A descriptive e-mail survey with one follow-up reminder was used. Population and sampling Since the nursing research endeavours in most countries across the world are located mainly in universities, university nursing schools were targeted. In most African countries (such as Botswana, Rwanda, Malawi, Mozambique), nursing programmes are offered at only one institution, whilst in many others (such as Jordan, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya) between two and ten universities offer nursing programmes. Three countries stood out as having large numbers of university nursing schools: the USA, Japan and China. On the website of the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN), only 32 countries with doctoral programmes are listed (INDEN 2012). This is not an exhaustive list: for instance, China is not part of this network although it offers many doctoral programmes. However, this gives some indication of how thinly such programmes are spread internationally. A convenient sample of countries in each world region that was known to have university nursing programmes (Far East, North America, Middle East and Africa) was identified by the team members from these four regions. From each of these countries each investigator then conveniently generated a list of at least three university-based nurse researchers in each of three countries in the region. The academics were identified from their publications and from the websites of their universities. The invited sample included 100 nurse researchers from 22 countries. The final sample included 39 (39%) respondents from 15 countries (see Table 1). Instrument and data collection The instrument was developed using the contextual factors described in the literature review and extracted from this review. The survey covered the availability of seven categories of support factors inside each country: access to postgraduate nursing education availability of nurse mentors with appropriate postgraduate qualifications appropriate funding resources for research availability of enabling funds inside own institution acceptability of research funding proposals from nurse or midwifery scientists availability of time availability of research journals in which to publish – regionally or nationally – and in the language of the researcher. For each factor a number of criteria were identified which could be used to measure or describe the factor. A method was identified to measure each criterion. Data collection process An email with the survey and information document was sent to the target sample of 100 nurse researchers. A reminder e-mail was sent six weeks later. The survey was provided only in English, since it was assumed that in all targeted countries respondents would be able to understand English, even though their home language and even their academic language might be different. A short description of each support factor was provided, and then a set of questions asked. Response formats varied by item. Examples of information requested included the number of nursing doctoral programmes in their country, the percentage of permanent faculty in their own institution who were doctorally prepared and the availability of funds in institutions on a scale from 1 ('yes, relatively easily accessible') to 5 ('no, never'). Respondents were invited to provide qualitative comments. See Figure 1 for the survey items. Data analysis All criteria and finally all factors were expressed as a percentage for comparison purposes. The scores of each of the 15 countries were calculated for each item and factor as follows. For items where only one correct score was possible, for instance in how many regions of a country master's programmes in nursing were available, the mode of the responses was entered; that is, the value that appears most often amongst the responses. For countries for which data from only one respondent was available, the single respondent's response was used. For items where more than one score was possible, such as whether master's programmes were available in the respondent's own workplace, the average score was entered since respondents represented different institutions. To calculate a percentage, an ideal (100%) was needed. In some items this was not apparent – for instance, the number of nursing journals available in the country and region or the number of funding sources. In such cases researchers took the highest score amongst the countries as the 100% mark or researchers took a number just above the highest score. In these items the USA scores were excluded, since they were such an outlier that it would have skewed the calculations. As part of the description of the data from the selected countries, a one way ANOVA test was performed to assess whether the differences between the total scores were based on the economic level of countries in the survey. The validity of the study was facilitated by basing the initial instrument on the current literature, and then adapting it based on the responses received from the different countries. Reliability was addressed by having more than one respondent per country, where possible. Ethical considerations The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Africa and by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Maryland, USA. The universities in China and Jordan, where the other two authors work, declined to consider giving ethics approval, since they deal only with studies conducted in their own clinical facilities. The study therefore proceeded with ethics approval from two universities only. This was considered to be a low-risk study, with no risk to respondents. No respondent was identified by name. The research aims and objectives were provided to each respondent and their positive response to the e-mail inviting them to participate was accepted as informed consent and agreement to participate. Results Thirty-nine respondents of the 100 invited (39%) completed the survey. Fifteen countries were represented (see Table 1 and Table 4). Three or more responses were received from 10 of the countries, whilst only one response was received from 5 countries, namely Austria, Iraq, Japan, India and Mozambique. These countries were not excluded for illustrative purposes. The instrument The instrument logic, survey items and metrics are presented in Box 1. An instrument addressing 7 factors and 11 criteria was developed. It has a demographic section as well as 20 items addressing the criteria. The items include rating scales with a five-point scale, checklist items (yes/no) and factual or opinion items. See Figure 1 for the final recommended instrument. The level of support across the 15 countries The average total level of support across all countries was 26.8% with a standard deviation of 14.97 (see Table 2). The minimum country score was 1.58 and the maximum was 61.92. The greatest variability was in the category availability of publishing opportunities (factor 7) and the least variability in factors 4 (enabling support locally) and 6 (time). Factor 4 was also the factor with the lowest average score (19.69%). The factor with the highest average score was the status of nursing research (factor 5). The scores of the particular countries are summarised in Table 3. The two lowest scoring countries (Mozambique and Rwanda) had zero for more than one factor and were both in Africa, but the third-lowest scoring country was in Europe (Austria). A one-way ANOVA test was performed to assess whether differences in the total scores, indicating the level of contextual support for nursing research, were based on the economic level of countries in the survey. The economic level referred to the gross national income (GNI) as classified by the World Bank (see http://data.worldbank.org), with countries classified into three major groups (low income, middle income and high income). Most of the countries were in the high income (6) or middle income (6) category, but three were in the low income category (see Table 3 for classification). The mean score of the three low-income countries was 6.78% (SD = 5.43), that of the six middle-income countries 28.97% (SD = 7.71) and that of the six high-income countries 33.5% (SD = 15.6). The relationship was significant at the ≤0.05 level (1532.376, df 2, mean square 766.188, F 5.084, significance 0.025), which means that the level of income of the country had a significant impact on the level of contextual support for nursing research. Standard deviations (SD) were then used to classify countries categorically (see Table 4). In 40% (6 of the 15 countries) nursing research receives average contextual support (within 1 SD from the average across all countries), whilst high contextual support (above 1 SD across countries) and low contextual support (below 1 SD across countries) are provided in 2 countries (13% each). Discussion and recommendations How can contextual support for nursing research be measured in a country? With the quantitative results obtained by using this questionnaire, it would seem that this is a tool that can be used to measure the contextual support for nursing research in a country. The survey items and conceptual definitions can be adapted to each country's goals. For instance, five specialty areas in postgraduate nursing education might be an inappropriate target for smaller countries. Countries may choose an alternate ideal number of specialty areas based on their current health needs. Respondents noted that the survey asked national and institutional questions, and not all of them had access to reliable national information. The final instrument was therefore divided into an institutional section to be completed by academics, and a national section to be completed by an appropriate body or individual. Whilst the economic classification of the country can be used as a shortcut to identifying the probable level of contextual support, there are enough exceptions to make it essential that national studies be done. It is therefore strongly recommended that national surveys be conducted and national metrics chosen. This will also allow for the survey to be undertaken in the most appropriate language. What is the contextual support for nursing research in selected countries of the world? The results of this study indicate that contextual support for nurse researchers differs markedly, and that this preliminary work can be used to categorise countries' contextual support for nursing research. For example, countries with very limited nursing research traditions, such as Mozambique (with no master's programmes in nursing) have a low level of support for nursing research. The USA has a high level of contextual support, with its strong tradition in nursing research. The survey can provide a baseline assessment of the country's resources to help nurse leaders plan for development of research programmes over time. With an average support score across all countries of only 26.51% in this preliminary study, global support for nursing research requires attention. Even the countries classified as 'average' have very low scores in relation to certain factors. For instance, in China the national score for the status of nursing research is zero. The different scores across factors seem to provide a clear indication of where nursing associations should concentrate their attention nationally if they are interested in raising the standards of nursing research. It is recommended that leaders in each country that achieved low scores should conduct a national baseline survey using this instrument. The results can then be used to lobby for and plan specific improvements to develop the contextual support for nursing research. It does not seem as though one can classify a region (such as Africa or Europe) as one area with regard to national support for nursing research. A good example is the African continent, on which countries vary from above average support (South Africa) to low support (Mozambique and Rwanda). A similar pattern can be seen in the Middle East, although these countries are only one category apart. Therefore, the approach of using the standard deviation of a larger group of countries seems to be a valid way of classifying countries just as a means for some level of comparison. It is important that the results of national surveys be collected internationally and collated to ensure up-to-date standard deviations to allow for classification and comparison (World Health Organization 2011). This could be done on a website such as the INDEN website. LimitationsThis study has a number of limitations, including sampling bias and using an English survey for all countries. Response rates were low, so the sample was not representative. The data should, therefore, be interpreted with caution. In addition, some respondents stated that they did not have the national figures so some data was missing. Conclusion This study indicates that, globally, there are wide variances in contextual support for nurse researchers. Generating knowledge to promote health for all people is dependent on international efforts and teams focused on common health problems. Advances in global research will be inhibited by variances in the professional development of investigators. A major factor that impedes the professional development of nurse scientists is the variance in resources, both material and human, between countries. The lack of description of international resources and the inability to identify areas on which to focus further strategic efforts to build nursing science is an obstacle to further progress. In the globalised world, it is increasingly important for institutions and agencies to be able to make a valid evaluation of researchers. It is especially important for nurse scientists from developing countries that they not be discriminated against based on the poor research infrastructure in which they are working. A case in point is the newly established Researcher's Hall of Fame initiated by Sigma Theta Tau International (see http://www.nursingsociety.org). To support the growth of nursing science globally, leaders should assess the contextual support for nurse researchers and strategically plan for further development of infrastructure required to promote the health of people worldwide. Identifying clearly what the level of contextual support is in their own country might allow nurse scientists to assess strengths and weaknesses relative to other countries and develop strategic initiatives to improve contextual support in their own countries. 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- Alexandra Shulman, on McQueen's suicide: "I think everybody is really shocked by it. Obviously, not everybody in the fashion community really knew him. Life goes on." [FWD]
- David Arquette: has a clothing line called Propr, loves clowns. "I'm obsessed with clowns! I think clowns get a bad name." Guess we just found that one person. [NYP]
- Also cashing in on fame is Roisin Murphy. The singer is launching a "limited-edition" sunglasses collab. The shades cost over $500 U.S. [WWD]
- Agyness Deyn: Now acting in a short art film near you. [Style.com]
- "John [Galliano] would stand on the runway and tell you a story about who you were. He'd say, 'You're a princess and you've just escaped from the castle and you're running away from the wolves,' and the wolves would be howling on the soundtrack, and he'd send you out, and he'd cry, 'Run, Kate, Run!'" — Kate Moss on her favorite fashion memory. [Fashionista]
- If a store sent us a text message when we entered its orbit, we'd be freaked out (and consider changing numbers). Yet the North Face thinks playing Big Brother will lure shoppers. [NYTimes]
- Here's another fashion-bloggers trend piece. Did you hear about fashion bloggers yet? They're these people, who sometimes write about fashion and take pictures of it, only they don't put their writing and pictures between perfect binding where people buy it at the grocery store — they put it on this thing called the Internet, where other people read it and sometimes comment on it. Some of the bloggers are good at what they do and some of them are kinda sucky. Some of them get invited to sit front row at shows and others don't. Some designers are suspicious of bloggers as a breed, some designers are just unexamined techno-positivists who say all bloggers are the bee's knees. Some designers probably think that since the Internet is a system of distribution and therefore content-neutral, it depends on the blogger, but those with such moderate and logical leanings are rarely interviewed for these kinds of stories. Are we up to speed? Okay, just to be sure, we'll write this article all over again in a newspaper next season. So you can read about it in a blog. [Reuters]
- And here's another new vs. old media trend piece! Some people who work in fashion PR in London believe they field too many ticket requests from subpar bloggers. Refusing this inordinate-but-unspecified number of ticket requests must take up a lot of her time! (How many ticket requests they get from subpar magazines is unmentioned.) One anonymous magazine editor gave an internship to a girl still in her teens, and now that girl works at a blog and once got a better seat than the editor at a fashion show. This is Tavi Gevinson's fault, right? Just making sure. [ToL]
- If we were at London Fashion Week, we might nip off to the just-opened Irving Penn show at the National Portrait Gallery, if only to escape from the tedious trumped-up wholly constructed narrative above. [Telegraph]
- Meanwhile, readers continue to migrate to the Internet, and the industry periodically adjusts to reflect reality. For the first time, the Council of Fashion Designers of America included online writers — nobody knows which ones — in the balloting process for its annual awards. [WWD]
- Claudia Schiffer does not think that "size 0 models" — whatever those are — should be banned from the industry. "No I don't think so, because I think models have always been thin, ever since I can look back anyway — I've never... no I don't think there has ever a moment where it's been any different. The most important thing is that they are healthy. There will always be an exception somewhere, within any profession, whether it's acting or singing. There will always be that one person that is unhealthy and doesn't eat anything and God knows what else they do. I mean, you should be able to spot that, if you are a company or a designer you should be able to say this one particular person is not healthy and maybe we shouldn't use her. But in general I think, you can be thin and be healthy, you can be bigger and be healthy as well, you know. It just depends." People: they're so different from one another, you know? [Mirror]
- London's Royal College of Psychiatrists believes that the media plays a significant role in the glamorization of eating disorders — and would like to see a watermarked symbol added to aggressively Photoshopped photographs to subtly remind the public that they reflect a highly manipulated vision of reality. [BBC]
- "We design shoes every day, and we are as creative as Prada. We are creating as much as the Pradas and the Chloés of the world. Do we make $900 shoes that are in Neiman Marcus? Have we made shoes just like that, which are less than $100 and have been great? Yes, we have. We're out there creating and designing every day, making and building a meal for our customers. That creativity is not appreciated, and I would argue that what we do is harder. I could design an $800 shoe line; it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great shoes for $90." — Steve Madden, misunderstood knock-off artist, convicted money-launderer and securities fraudster, and Man Yearning For Legitimacy. [WWD]
- Despite being a disappointing collection, Sonia Rykiel pour H&M sold out in most of the cities where it launched over the weekend. In London, shoppers even knocked over a mannequin to get at the striped knitwear and accessories. [WWD]
- Spanish prosecutors have brought a case against Custo Barcelona for allegedly infringing on Warner Brothers' copyright by using an image of a yellow canary that's a little bit too much like Tweety. Having not seen the dress in question, we cannot render our expert judgment — but considering LVMH knocked off New Balance's classic sneaker, it would be specious to assume that originality of design is the exclusive preserve of high-fashion brands. (Madden, though, he's a knock-off artist.) [Independent]
- Zac Posen is designing the interiors of a luxury condominium development on W. 21st St. Chelsea. What is this, 2007? [Independent]
- J. Crew, as of this May, will start distributing its clothing via the online boutique Net-A-Porter, which ships to over 170 countries. [WWD]
- Competitor Lands' End, meanwhile, is adding a lower-priced line, Canvas. [DN]
- Anna Wintour has been named a member of the American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame. [WWD]
- Gee, with surefire moneymaking strategies like writing "Fan Club Anna Wintour" on a cheapo tote bag and selling it for $77, how on earth could Urban Outfitters' comps always be so bad? [Fashionista]
- Tyra Banks wants you to audition for Cycle 15 of America's Next Top Model by sending pictures of yourself to her online, but only if you are over 5'7", aged between 18 and 27, and have no desire to ever work in the industry beyond the show. [People]
- In the fourth quarter, sales of Liz Claiborne brands fell. Juicy Couture's same-store sales were down 3% on last year, Mexx declined a whopping 22%, and Lucky Brand fell 10%. Kate Spade's same-store sales decreased by 5%. This is the company's ninth consecutive quarter of declining results. [WSJ]
- Same-store sales at Nordstrom in the same period grew by 6.9%, but the company's share price still fell during trading because analysts had expected superior results. [TS]
- Liberty of London's collection for Target is the most insanely freaking gorgeous thing we've seen in a long time. Dodai wants the bike. I want the china jars. [ApartmentTherapy]
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