Nursing research. The use of grounded theory methodology to study the process of life-style changes.
This article describes a method of evaluating research with the use of grounded theory methology, a qualitative research technique. The preceding article by Frenn and colleagues, which uses this method to study the process of life-style change, is evaluated as an example. Sample procedures, data collection and analysis, and evaluation of scientific merit are discussed.
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D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D009742:Nursing Theory