Does the sequence of data collection influence participants' responses to closed and open-ended questions? A methodological study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 664-671

  Covell, Christine L ^a   Sidani, Souraya ^b   Ritchie, Judith A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interviews; Mixed methods; Qualitative; Quantitative; Research design; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING RESEARCH;

CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 84861529404     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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