Journal article
Issues in Cross-Cultural Comparative Research
Research and theory for nursing practice, Vol.24(4), pp.233-240
01/01/2010
DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.24.4.233
PMCID: PMC3056550
PMID: 21197918
Abstract
It is the purpose of this article to describe the methodological issues when designing qualitative cultural comparative studies, which may be used to address health disparities. Overall, two broad types of comparative studies were found: primary and secondary comparative studies. Methodological issues to consider when designing primary studies were reviewed. The main areas discussed in this article relate to sampling and study purpose, sample boundaries, theoretical context, concept development, analogous comparisons, and systematic comparisons. Nurses are in a prime position to pose the qualitative research questions needed to address health disparities within their clinical settings. It is suggested that awareness of the method types and issues might inspire further qualitative comparative work.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Issues in Cross-Cultural Comparative Research
- Creators
- Tracie Harrison - The University of Texas at AustinRamona Ann Parker
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research and theory for nursing practice, Vol.24(4), pp.233-240
- DOI
- 10.1891/1541-6577.24.4.233
- PMID
- 21197918
- PMCID
- PMC3056550
- NLM abbreviation
- Res Theory Nurs Pract
- ISSN
- 1541-6577
- eISSN
- 1945-7286
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- 1R01NR010360 / National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Nursing Research; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984696563902771
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