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. 2023 Oct 5;10(12):7509–7527. doi: 10.1002/nop2.2021

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of included studies sorted per year of publication from oldest to most recent.

Year Country Author & title Aim Patient group/group/phenomenon of interest Setting Design
1997 US

Henderson

Intersecting Race and Gender in Feminist Theories of Women's Psychological Development

Critique and develop psychoanalytic theory on women's psychological development and discuss implications for mental health nursing. Women and race Mental health nursing

Theoretical

2004 Canada

Guruge & Khanlou

Intersectionalities of influence: researching the health of immigrant and refugee women

Theorize and operationalize the concept [intersectionalities of influence] in mental health promotion research with immigrant and refugee women Women with immigrant/refugee status Mental health nursing Theoretical
2009 UK

Jones et al.

Caribbean nurses migrating to the UK: a gender‐focused literature review

Explore the significance of gender in the context of the migration of nurses from the Caribbean region to the United Kingdom. Caribbean Nurses migrating to the United Kingdom Work environment of nurses Review
2009 US

Kelly et al.

Integrating Intersectionality and Biomedicine in Health Disparities Research

Discuss feminist intersectionality and biomedical approaches, their contributions to research, and integration in the research process Latino women who experience intimate partner violence All nursing Theoretical
2010 Canada

Caxaj & Berman

Belonging Among Newcomer Youths Intersecting Experiences of Inclusion and Exclusion

Explore newcomer youths' gendered, racialized, and class experiences of inclusion and sense of belonging in their country of resettlement Newcomer youths All nursing Empirical – qualitative
2010 Canada

Van Herk et al.

Identity matters: Aboriginal mothers' experiences of accessing health care

Explore the implications of how service providers' perceptions of Aboriginal women's identities influence their experiences of care access Aboriginal mothers Community nursing

Empirical – qualitative

Secondary analysis

2011 Canada

Benbow et al.

Mothers with mental illness experiencing homelessness: a critical analysis

To examine existing oppression and ongoing resistance in the lives of homeless mothers with mental illness and to learn from these women what is conducive to their health. Mothers with mental illness experiencing homelessness Mental health nursing Empirical‐qualitative
2010 Canada

Guruge et al.

Intimate male partner violence in the migration process: intersections of gender, race and class

Report Sri Lankan Tamil Canadian immigrants' perspectives on factors that contribute to IMPV in the postmigration context. Intimate male partner violence among immigrants All nursing Empirical – qualitative
2011 US

Rogers & Kelly

Feminist intersectionality: Bringing social justice to health disparities research

Provide an ethical approach to health disparities research that simultaneously describes and seeks to eliminate health disparities. Health disparities research All nursing Theoretical
2011 US

Kelly

Theories of Intimate Partner Violence: From Blaming the Victim to Acting Against Injustice Intersectionality as an Analytic Framework

Describe and expose the complexity of life experiences within intersecting oppressions in the context of intimate partner violence Women who experience intimate partner violence All nursing Theoretical
2011 US

Shade et al.

A Conceptual Model of Incarcerated Adolescent Fatherhood: Adolescent Identity Development and the Concept of Intersectionality

Present a model to guide research on adolescent fatherhood, in the context of incarceration, and suggest clinical intervention to improve outcomes for the young father and his child Adolescent, incarcerated fathers and their children Mental health nursing Theoretical
2011 Canada

Van Herk et al.

Examining our privileges and oppressions: incorporating an intersectionality paradigm into nursing

Discuss the hegemony of the white, middle‐class perspective in nursing Oppression and privilege within the nursing profession and practice All nursing Empirical ‐– qualitative
2012 Canada

Guruge

Intimate Partner Violence: A Global Health Perspective

Summarize literature on health consequences, costs, prevalence, risk factors, perceptions, and manifestations of intimate partner violence, and women's responses to it Women who experience intimate partner violence All nursing Review
2012 Sweden

Saarnio et al.

Power relations in patients experiences of suffering during treatment for cancer

Examine how patients who have cancer experience suffering in the context of power relations Patients undergoing cancer treatment Oncology nursing Empirical – qualitative
2013 Canada

Chulach & Gagnon

Rethinking the experience of HIV‐positive refugee women in the context of pregnancy: using an intersectional approach in nursing

Briefly overview the origins and evolution of intersectionality, describe levels of analysis and usefulness for nursing Pregnant refugee women living with HIV All nursing

Theoretical

2013 Canada

McCall & Lauridsen‐Hoegh

Trauma and cultural safety: providing quality care to HIV‐infected women of aboriginal descent

Describe the case of a 52‐year‐old, HIV‐infected Aboriginal woman in relation to colonization, intersectionality, post‐traumatic stress disorder, depression, revictimization, and substance use

Women of aboriginal descent living with HIV

All nursing Case report
2013 Canada

Giesbrecht et al.

Identifying socio‐environmental factors that facilitate resilience among Canadian palliative family caregivers: A qualitative case study

Identify socio‐environmental factors that contribute to palliative family caregiver resilience in the Canadian homecare context Palliative family caregivers Home care nursing

Empirical – qualitative

Secondary analysis

2013 US

Green

Application of the Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory: The Community Context

Establish the usefulness of Orem's Self‐Care Deficit Nursing Theory in application to disabled children in the school setting and link it to social determinants of health and intersectionality Schoolchildren with disabilities School nursing Theoretical
2014 Canada

Choby & Clark

Improving health: structure and agency in health interventions

Critique liberal individualist assumptions of health and propose steps for critical realist intersectional interventions research Structure and agency in health interventions All nursing Theoretical
2014 US

Caiola et al

Using an Intersectional Approach To Study the Impact of Social Determinants of Health for African American Mothers Living with HIV

Broaden the discussion about conceptual approaches which can be used to address health and health inequities in nursing African American mothers living with HIV All nursing Theoretical
2014 Sweden

Holmgren et al.

Intersectional perspectives on family involvement in nursing home care: rethinking relatives' position as a betweenship

To understand, in the context of intersectional theory, the roles of family members in nursing home care Relatives' involvement in nursing homes Nursing homes Empirical – qualitative
2014 Canada

Reimer‐Kirkham

Nursing Research on Religion and Spirituality Through a Social Justice Lens

Critically analyse nursing discourses on religion and spirituality Religion and spirituality in nursing All nursing Theoretical
2016 Sweden

Cuesta & Rämgård

Intersectional perspective in elderly care

Contribute to staff well‐being in elderly care by asking in what way an intersectional perspective can contribute to increased knowledge of power structures Employees at a nursing home with immigrant status Work environment of nurses

Empirical –

qualitative

2016 US

Hall & Carlson

Marginalization A Revisitation With Integration of Scholarship on Globalization, Intersectionality, Privilege, Microaggressions, and Implicit Biases

Examine and discuss recent scholarship on marginalization and building the knowledge base in nursing while respecting diversity. All marginalized groups/marginalization All nursing Theoretical
2016 Sweden

Höglund et al.

Impact of telephone nursing education program for equity in healthcare

Investigate if and how an educational intervention can improve awareness of equity in healthcare among telephone nurses Telephone nurses and education Nursing education Quasi‐experimental
2017 Canada

Blanchet Garneau et al

Drawing on antiracist approaches toward a critical antidiscriminatory pedagogy for nursing

Propose a critical antidiscriminatory pedagogy and thus translate social justice into nursing practice and education Social justice and nursing Nursing education Theoretical
2017 Sweden

Holmström et al.

Nursing students' awareness of inequity in healthcare — An intersectional perspective

Explore awareness of inequity in healthcare and the intersection between different structures of power among nursing students Nursing students Nursing education

Empirical – quantitative

descriptive

2017 Canada

Kellett & Fitton

Supporting transvisibility and gender diversity in nursing practice and education: embracing cultural safety

Raise awareness about the problems inherent to transinvisibility and propose interventions to increase the recognition of gender diversity in nursing education and practice Transvisibility and trans gender clients Nursing education and working conditions of nurses Theoretical
2018 US

Damaskos et al.

Intersectionality and the LGBT patient with cancer

Discuss cancer risk factors, health care access and treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients LGBT patients with cancer Oncology nursing Review
2018 Canada

Elliott et al.

A focused ethnography of nursing team culture and leadership on a transitonal care unit

Explore how a new staffing model impact the team dynamics within the socio‐political and sociocultural context of a transitional care unit Nurses working environment and teamwork Transitional care nursing Empirical – qualitative
2018 US

Wesp et al.

An Emancipatory Approach to Cultural Competency: The Application of Critical Race, Postcolonial, and Intersectionality Theories

Critique Guidelines regarding Culturally Competent Care Marginalized groups and nurses cultural competency All nursing Theoretical
2019 New Zealand

Aspinall et al.

Intersectionality and Critical Realism: A Philosophical Framework for Advancing Nursing Leadership

To develop an approach that addresses how the multiple social positions nurses hold an impact on their opportunities to develop as leaders Nurses as leaders Work environment of nurses Theoretical
2019 Canada

Campbell et al.

Nurse‐family partnership and geography: an intersectional perspective

Explore the influence of geography on the delivery of the public health program Nurse‐Family Partnership. Nurse‐family partnership, maternal/child health and geography Community nursing Empirical – qualitative
2019 Canada

Clark et al.

Applying Critical Race Feminism and Intersectionality to Narrative Inquiry. A Point of Resistance for Muslim Nurses Donning a Hijab

Explore racism within nursing and build a case for examining the experiences of Muslim nurses donning a hijab Female Muslim nurses donning a hijab Work environment of nurses Theoretical
2019 US

DeWilde et al.

Structural Stress and Otherness: How Do They Influence Psychological Stress?

Explore the impact of structural stressors and otherness on psychological stress. Determine if the cultural distress model aligns with definitions of culture among the participants. Cultural distress and psychological stress Hospital outpatient nursing Empirical ‐ quantitative
2019 US

Engelman et al.

State of the Profession The Landscape of Disability Justice, Health Inequities, and Access for Patients With Disabilities

Provide an overview of disparities faced by people with disabilities and recommendations for nursing curriculum and practice People with disabilities

All nursing

Nursing education

Theoretical
2019 US

Fitzgerald & Campinha‐Bacote

An Intersectionality Approach to the Process of Cultural Competemility – Part II

By using an intersectionality approach, offer strategies that nurses and other healthcare professionals can use to challenge and address inequalities. Nursing practice, organization and cultural humility All nursing Theoretical
2019 Canada

Henriquez, et al.

It's Complicated: Improving Undergraduate Nursing Students' Understanding Family and Care of LGBTQ Older Adults.

Articulate a teaching approach and methodology of an unfolding LGBTQ family case study for undergraduate nursing students.

Undergraduate Nursing Students and LGBTQ Older Adults

Nursing education Quasi‐experimental
2019 Canada

Reimer Kirkham

Complicating nursing's views on religion and politics in healthcare.

Complicate nursing's views on religion and politics in healthcare Nursing's views on religion and politics All nursing Theoretical
2019 Canada

Straus & Brown

The potential contribution of critical theories in healthcare transition research and practice

The aim is to examine the potential contributions of intersectionality and critical discourse analysis to healthcare transition research and practice Youth transitioning from childhood to adulthood and paediatric to adult health care Transition from paediatric to adult care Theoretical
2019 Canada

Thandi & Browne

The social context of substance use among older adults: Implications for nursing practice.

To critically analyse the social context of substance use among older adults and to offer strategies to support the health of older adults experiencing problematic substance use. Older adults with problematic substance use All nursing Theoretical
2019 US

Wardlaw & Shambley‐Ebron

Co‐cultural Communicative Practices of African American Women Seeking Depression Care.

Explore the co‐cultural communicative practices that African American women use when seeking depression care African‐ American women with depression Mental health nursing Empirical – qualitative
2020 US

Armour‐Burton & Etland

Black Feminist Thought: A Paradigm to Examine Breast Cancer Disparities.

Examine how the intersection of race, gender, and class influences mental and physiological well‐being among African American Women with breast cancer African American Women with cancer Community nursing Empirical – qualitative
2020 US

Griswold & Pagano‐Therrien

Women Living With HIV in High Income Countries and the Deeper Meaning of Breastfeeding Avoidance: A Metasynthesis.

Describe social and emotional experiences of infant feeding for women living with HIV in high‐income countries and raise ethical considerations surrounding the clinical recommendation to avoid breastfeeding. Breastfeeding women living with HIV in high‐income countries All nursing Review
2020 Australia

Ogrin et al.

The inter‐relationship of diversity principles for the enhanced participation of older people in their care: a qualitative study.

Explore how five diversity principles are considered by older people Older people Home care nursing Empirical – qualitative
2020 UK

Qureshi et al.

British South Asian male nurses' views on the barriers and enablers to entering and progressing in nursing careers.

Ascertain British South Asian male nurses' views on the barriers and enablers to entering and progressing in nursing education and careers. British South Asian male nurses Work environment of nurses Empirical – qualitative
2020 New Zealand

Aspinall et al.

The impact of intersectionality on nursing leadership, empowerment and culture: A case study exploring nurses and managers' perceptions in an acute care hospital in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Exploring intersectionality and nursing leadership in the context of the social environment Nurses and managers in an acute care hospital Work environment of nurses Empirical – qualitative
2020 US

Weitzel et al.

The Role of Nurses as Allies Against Racism and Discrimination: An Analysis of Key Resistance Movements of Our Time.

Offer nurses new epistemologies informed by intersectionality, critical race

theory, and historical trauma to use in practice

Nurses' role in relation to marginalized populations All nursing Theoretical
2021 US Burger et al. Reproductive justice and black lives: A concept analysis for public health nursing To analyse the concept of reproductive justice as used in peer‐reviewed publications with the aim of reframing black maternal health in public health nursing Black maternal health Public health nursing Review
2021 US Crooks et al. Black Female Sexuality: Intersectional Identities and Historical Contexts Explain how a secondary analysis of a study about Black female sexual behaviour supports intersectionality theory, describe an expanded model of intersectionality theory and discuss implications for nursing Sexual health of Black women All nursing Empirical – qualitative secondary analysis
2021 US Ramos et al. Intersectional Effects of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Internalized Homophobia, and Gender Expression on Sexual Identity and HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Men of Colour: A Path Analysis. Examine how intersecting identities, in aggregate, contribute to HIV risk in sexual minority men Minority men and HIV risk and gender expression All nursing Empirical – quantitative
2021 US Webster et al. The Concept of Vulnerability Among Black and Latina Transgender Women in the United States. Review the current body of knowledge on vulnerability among Black and Latina transgender women Black and Latina transgender women All nursing Review
2021 US Ruiz et al. A Historical Analysis of the Impact of Hegemonic Masculinities on Sexual Assault in the Lives of Ethnic Minority Women: Informing Nursing Interventions and Health Policy Deepen the understanding of how hegemonic masculinity shapes minority women's experiences of sexual assault Minority women's experiences of sexual assault

All nursing

Review
2021 US

Ruiz et al. An integrative literature review and critical reflection of intersectionality theory

Critically reflect on intersectionality by considering the semantic and structural consistency, generalizability, simplicity and complexity, and the utility and value to nursing science and practice Utility of intersectionality theory in nursing All nursing Review
2022 Canada Al‐Hamad et al. The Potential of Merging Intersectionality and Critical Ethnography for Advancing Refugee Women's Health Research Outline the potential of using the blended theoretical approach in advancing refugee women's health research and to inform a particular methodological approach for nursing research and health care practice Refugee women All nursing Theoretical
2022 US Bergman et al. Reframing Intersectional Stigma for a South African Context Integrating Tuberculosis, HIV and Poverty Stigma Reframe intersectionality by considering a new set of stigmatized identities and create a situation‐specific framework Intersectional stigma in South Africa All nursing Theoretical
2022 Brasil Souza & Tanaka Healthcare: Action research with trans people living on the streets. To analyse the representations of healthcare provided to trans people living on the streets. Trans people living on the streets Community nursing

Empirical –

qualitative

2022 US Schmitt et al. Adverse childhood experiences among previously homeless African American women. The aim was to examine the role adverse childhood experiences played in life course trajectories of previously homeless African American women. African American women who have previously been homeless All nursing Empirical‐ qualitative
2022 US

Schoon & Krumwiede

A holistic health determinants model for public health nursing education and practice.

Propose a model for population health assessment Health determinants Nursing education Theoretical
2022 UK

Qureshi et al.

Understanding the disproportionate effects of COVID‐19 on nurses from ethnic minority backgrounds

Define intersectionality and outline intersecting factors contributing to disproportionate effects of COVID‐19 on nurses from ethnic minority backgrounds Nurses from ethnic minority backgrounds Work environment of nurses Theoretical