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Nursing Research Finding and Identifying Qualitative and Quantitative Research Articles Using CINAHL Complete START with CINAHL Complete • • • • From the SEARCH EBSCOhost tab From the Nursing Research Guide From the A to Z Database List From the Nursing Research D2L Widget Use Advanced Search Enter Key Words • What methods can prevent accidental falls in nursing homes? • Patient education programs for gestational diabetes • Effects of music therapy on post-operative patients • Incentive based health promotion plans • Culturally sensitive interventions for Native Americans Scan “Subjects” for improved key words • Look for words that describe your topic and appear in many records • Look for words that are unique to your topic. • Look for alternate ways to describe your topic Search Again with Improved Key Words • If phrases are used, include them in “quotation marks” • If multiple words or phrases are used, combine them with OR Examples • fall prevention nursing homes becomes – falls prevention – “nursing homes” or “nursing home patients” • patient education gestational diabetes – was the right guess – no changes needed • music therapy post-operative becomes – music therapy postoperative Examples • Incentive health promotion – was the right guess – no changes needed • Culturally sensitive interventions Native Americans becomes – “cultural sensitivity” or “transcultural care” or “cultural competence” – “Native Americans” Add or make sure limits are still in place • Full Text (if desired) • Publication Date 2009• Research Article Show Abstracts on main screen • Choose “Page Options” • Choose “Detailed” Review Abstracts for Qualitative and Quantitative Key Words • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Qualitative Case Study Content Analysis Documentary Analysis Ethnographic Experiences Field Notes Focus Group Grounded Theory Interview Narrative Analysis Observation Open Ended Participatory Perceptions Phenomenological Qualitative • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Quantitative Before-and-after Chi Square Test Cohort Confidence interval Control Group Cross sectional Experimental Intervention Numbers Percentages Pretest-Posttest Randomized Regression Analysis …. Scale Treatment outcomes [names of specific tests used] Research questions drive research methods • Many subjects will be researched almost exclusively with either quantitative or qualitative methods (not both). • Consider different research questions/approaches to the broader question. • Mostly quantitative? – Ask perception or experience questions • Mostly qualitative? – Ask measurement questions Some Solutions: Broaden the Topic • Postoperative music therapy (19) becomes – Music therapy and pain (50) • Patient education gestational diabetes (17) becomes – Patient education diabetes (482) Some Solutions: Limit to Qualitative Concepts • Add – qualitative or interviews or perceptions or experiences EBSCOhost Research Management Tools: APA Citations EBSCOhost Research Management Tools: Email Articles and APA Citations EBSCOhost Research Management Tools: Print and Save Articles EBSCOhost Research Management Tools: Folders EBSCOhost Research Management Tools: My EBSCOhost • Choose • Sign in • Then choose • Create a New Account • Follow the prompts • Write down and save your username and password information! • Now you can come back to articles saved in folders Recommended MyEBSCOhost Preferences: • Default List Display • Detailed • Default format • APA (American Psychological Assoc.) • E-mail to • Your favorite email account Need More Help? • Review handouts and videos on the “More” tab of the Nursing Research Guide: http://www.okcu.edu/library/guides/nursing.aspx • Contact the Nursing Librarian: – Email [email protected] – Phone 405-208-5072 – Online Chat from Nursing Research Guide – Visit Dulaney-Browne Library Room 108