Uses of a research diary: learning reflectively, developing understanding and...
The author of this paper started a research diary to provide transparency to her...
01 Oct 2009
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Developing and testing attitude scales around IT
Information technology (IT) is an integral component of the healthcare delivery...
01 Oct 2009
Issues in using methodological triangulation in research
This paper describes how methodological triangulation was used in two nursing...
01 Jul 2009
Involving children and young people in the development of art-based research tools
In this article, the authors describe how they worked with children and young...
01 Jul 2009
Conducting research on acute mental health admission wards
A group of researchers investigated medication (drug) rounds on mental health...
01 Jul 2009
Tips on overlapping confidence intervals and univariate linear models
In randomised controlled trials, an overlap of confidence intervals is often cited...
01 Jul 2009
A new critical framework for applying hermeneutic phenomenology
Phenomenological research seeks to understand how individuals perceive and make...
01 Jul 2009
Asking sensitive questions: accessing the ‘private’ account
People living with faecal incontinence (FI) are often reluctant to talk to family...
01 Jul 2009
An exploration of intent for narrative methods of inquiry
This article discusses the purpose, process and usefulness of narrative-based research....
01 Jul 2009
Focus groups: principles and process
Focus groups have been used by researchers in the social and behavioural sciences...
01 Apr 2009
Rigour in qualitative research: mechanisms for control
Qualitative research methods are accepted as congruent with and relevant to the...
01 Apr 2009
The family research interview
Family researchers enter a sacred space in which the most intimate, formative and...
01 Apr 2009
From substantive theory towards a family nursing scale
This paper describes the process of developing and testing a family nursing scale...
01 Apr 2009
An interprofessional approach to the ethics of undertaking research with children
Ethics has been defined as moral principles that in the context of research pertain...
01 Apr 2009
Presenting with precision: preparing and delivering a polished conference presentation
Conference presentations are increasingly recognised as a mechanism for the...
01 Apr 2009
Using group reflection in an action research study
This paper will discuss the outcomes when group reflection was used to identify...
01 Jan 2009
Methodological challenges in intervention studies
Drug abuse rehabilitation, characterised by high recidivism and difficult-to-access...
01 Jan 2009
Partnership for healthy living: an action research project
Globally, the population is ageing. The world’s elderly population is increasing by...
01 Jan 2009