How will I collect data? Methods for exploratory studies.
In summary, level I methods offer the investigator a way to navigate previously uncharted waters. They allow the investigator to answer questions about the phenomenon of interest from the point of view of the subjects. These methods are increasingly finding favor with nurse researchers.
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University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham 35294-1210.
D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D013850:Thinking