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Interfacing bioinstruments with computers for data collection in nursing research
Author(s) -
Harrison Lynda Law
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770120210
Subject(s) - interfacing , data collection , interface (matter) , computer science , nursing research , human–computer interaction , data science , nursing , medicine , computer hardware , operating system , sociology , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , social science
Nurse researchers gain many advantages over manual collection and recording of data when they interface bioinstruments with computer technology for data collection. This article describes both the advantages and disadvantages of such technology, and uses examples from a study evaluating the effects of parent touch on preterm infants to illustrate strategies to overcome potential disadvantages.