Semi-structured and unstructured interviewing: A comparison of methodologies in research with patients following discharge from an acute psychiatric hospital

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 469-477

  Gibson, C ^a  

^a Southampton Comm Hlth Serv NHS T   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expectations; Experiences; Interviewing methodology; Semi structured interviewing; Unstructured interviewing

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0032234216     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1998.560469.x     Document Type: Review

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