Mixed methods research for nursing and the health sciences / / edited by Sharon Andrew and Elizabeth Halcomb

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910876942203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-30604-9; 9786612306044; 1-4443-1649-4; 1-4443-1650-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AndrewSharon; HalcombElizabeth
• Disciplina: 610.73072
• Soggetti: Nursing - Research - Methodology; Medical sciences - Research - Methodology; Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Nursing Research - methods; Research Design; Data Collection; Health Services Research - methods
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Editors and Contributors; Glossary; Section One: Preliminary Considerations; 1: Introduction to Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences; 2: Does Mixed Methods Constitute a Change in Paradigm?; 3: Designs for Mixed Methods Research; 4: Managing Mixed Methods Projects; Section Two: Conducting Mixed Methods Research; 5: Data Collection in Mixed Methods Research; 6: Analysing Mixed Methods Data; 7: From Rigour to Trustworthiness: Validating Mixed Methods; 8: Reporting Mixed Methods ProjectsSection Three: Exemplars of Mixed Methods Research; 9: Mixed Methods Intervention Trials; 10: A Mixed ; Methods Sequential Explanatory Study: Police Referrals to a Psychiatric Facility; 11: Action Research as a Mixed Methods Design: a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care; 12: Future Challenges for Mixed Methods Research in Nursing and the Health Sciences; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Mixed methods research combines quantitative and qualitative research methods in a single study. The use of mixed methods research is increasingly popular in nursing and health sciences research. This growth in popularity has been driven by the increasing complexity of research problems relating to human health and wellbeing.Mixed Method Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences is an accessible, practical guide to the design, conduct and reporting of mixed method research in nursing or the health sciences. Each chapter stands alone, describing the various steps of the research proc