Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences

✍ Scribed by Sharon Andrew, Elizabeth J. Halcomb

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 250
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 process, but contains links to other chapters. Within the text, 'real-life' examples from the published literature, doctoral theses and the unpublished work of the authors, illustrate the concepts being discussed. Places mixed methods research within its contemporary context Includes international contributions from UK, Australia, NZ and USA Provides an accessible introduction to theoretical and philosophical underpinnings Demystifies strategies for analysing mixed methods data Examines strategies for publishing mixed methods research Includes learning objectives and exemplars in each chapter* Final chapters provide 'real-life' examples of applied researchAbout the Authors:Sharon Andrew is Head of Program (Postgraduate) and Elizabeth J. Halcomb is Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Western Sydney.Also of Interest:The Research Process in Nursing (Fifth Edition)Edited by Kate Gerrish and Anne Lacey978-14051-3013-4Research Handbook for Healthcare ProfessionalsMary Hickson978-14051-7737-5Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-ResearchersSecond editionColin Robson978-0631-21305-5Reviewing Research Evidence for Nursing Practice: Systematic ReviewsEdited by Christine Webb and Brenda Roe978-14051-4423-0

✦ Table of Contents

Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Editors and Contributors......Page 13
Glossary......Page 16
Section One: Preliminary Considerations......Page 21
1: Introduction to Mixed Methods Research for Nursing and the Health Sciences......Page 23
2: Does Mixed Methods Constitute a Change in Paradigm?......Page 33
3: Designs for Mixed Methods Research......Page 51
4: Managing Mixed Methods Projects......Page 70
Section Two: Conducting Mixed Methods Research......Page 85
5: Data Collection in Mixed Methods Research......Page 87
6: Analysing Mixed Methods Data......Page 104
7: From Rigour to Trustworthiness: Validating Mixed Methods......Page 139
8: Reporting Mixed Methods Projects......Page 155
Section Three: Exemplars of Mixed Methods Research......Page 179
9: Mixed Methods Intervention Trials......Page 181
10: A Mixed Methods Sequential Explanatory Study: Police Referrals to a Psychiatric Facility......Page 201
11: Action Research as a Mixed Methods Design: a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care......Page 215
12: Future Challenges for Mixed Methods Research in Nursing and the Health Sciences......Page 237
Index......Page 245