A researcher conducts a survey to determine the perceived health status of elderly persons living independently at home
The same subjects participate in a phone call in which they describe the lived experience of living with chronic illness. When writing up the research study, the nurse would describe using:
a. a control group.
b. triangulation.
c. a pilot study.
d. secondary data analysis.
ANS: B
Correct: Triangulation is the use of a variety of methods to collect data on the same concept—in this situation, quantitative research through survey and qualitative research through phenomenology.
Incorrect:
a. A control group is a set of subjects in an experiment who do not receive the experimental treatment and whose performance provides a baseline against which the effects of the treatment can be measured.
c. Pilot studies are small-scale studies, often referred to as feasibility studies, to determine if a larger, more sophisticated research study is needed.
d. Secondary data analysis use preexisting data to answer a research question.
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