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Successive surveys of an expert panel: research in decision‐making with health visitors
Author(s) -
Lemmer Bill
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00544.x
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , delphi method , psychology , relation (database) , medical education , applied psychology , delphi , nursing , measure (data warehouse) , medicine , computer science , database , artificial intelligence , programming language , operating system
A United Kingdom expert panel was consulted to develop a self‐completion instrument for research on decision making in health visiting practice. The use of a Delphi‐type technique demonstrated how a stand‐alone postal survey was an insufficient measure for health visitors, requiring a supplementary follow‐up method to study types of casework. A review of literature raised questions about the significance of intuitive thinking and reasoning in health visitor practice, in relation to measuring professional service and individual performance.