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A Continuity of Care Integrated Literature Review, Part 2: Methodological Issues
Author(s) -
Sparbel Kathleen J.H.,
Anderson Mary Ann
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 1527-6546
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00131.x
Subject(s) - data collection , research design , construct (python library) , nursing research , psychology , management science , nursing , computer science , medicine , sociology , engineering , social science , programming language
Purpose: In Part 2 of this two‐part series, research designs, methods, and measurement of continuity of care are explored. Design: Qualitative, integrated literature review of a sample of 38 continuity of care nursing research articles published 1990–1995. Methods: Ganong's (1987) stages of the integrative literature research review process were followed. A data collection tool was designed and pilot tested, and rules for data analysis and interpretation were established. Research articles were systematically analyzed and reported using descriptive analysis. Findings: Results showed few nursing models, primarily convenience sampling and nonexperimental cross‐sectional study designs, varied data collection methods, and inadequate instrumentation. Measurement criteria were diverse and influenced by the perspectives of the measurer. Conclusions: Continuity of patient care was identified as a construct comprised of many related and tangential concepts in need of more sophisticated review. Recommendations for researchers are discussed.