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Methodological considerations in cohort study designs

15 April 2011

Nurse Researcher

General

Aim This paper discusses the methodological considerations inherent in the use of the cohort study as a research design. Background Cohort studies are observational...

Clinical and research databases in healthcare research

01 July 2008

Nurse Researcher

General

This paper reports on the experiences of two nurse researchers sampling from clinical and research databases for the purpose of research. The authors focus on their...

Survey postal questionnaire: optimising response and dealing with non-response

01 January 2009

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

In any survey, despite researchers’ best efforts in the use of scientific techniques, results can only be drawn and generalised based on the amount of information...

A research routine to assess bias introduced by low response rates in postal surveys

01 October 2009

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

Low response rates to postal surveys potentially bias study results. We used three approaches to determine why 46 per cent of a sample were non-responders, and to...

Qualitative research sampling: the very real complexities

01 July 2004

Nurse Researcher

General

In this article Anthony Tuckett discusses the complexities of qualitative research sampling. He analyses a research experience, together with the rationales for and...

Conducting qualitative longitudinal research using interpretative phenomenological analysis

24 September 2014

Nurse Researcher

Minimising bias

Aim To discuss the methodological and epistemological challenges experienced when conducting a longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of...