Focus groups in nursing research
The literature suggests that prior to the 1950s, focus groups were almost unknown...
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The literature suggests that prior to the 1950s, focus groups were almost unknown...
In this paper, Isis Lioba Howatson-Jones reviews some of the dilemmas experienced...
Factor analysis is useful for examining relationships among large numbers of...
The material gathered can provide valuable insight but interviewing those in the...
The use of the term ‘expert’ occurs widely in healthcare research, in the context...
This article, in which Amanda Clarke recounts her own experiences as a novice...
Case study research provides nurses with a form of inquiry that is holistic and...
Elaine Ballard’s article focuses on health informatics, a field which has developed...
Research is of little value to clinical practice if the findings are not...
A research project was designed to look at health issues relating to Hispanic...
Research studies can flounder if a state of trust has not been established between...
What do nursing students worry about as they set off on their journey towards...
Kathryn Clarke and Ron Iphofen describe how combining two methods – diaries and...
The term ‘reflexivity’, as it applies to nursing, is poorly described and elusive....
In this paper Dympna Casey gives a personal account of the factors affecting her...
More stringent research governance in the NHS has led to an increased focus on the...
Observation is a highly valued and effective research method, as well as being an...