An improved methodology for advancing nursing research: Factorial surveys

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-238

  Ludwick, Ruth ^a   Wright, Marion Elizabeth ^b   Zeller, Richard Allen ^a   Dowding, Dawn W ^c   Lauder, William ^d   Winchell, Janice ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Factorial survey; Judgment; Methods; Nurses; Nursing; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HYBRID; NURSE; NURSING; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 6944238728     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200407000-00007     Document Type: Review

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