Rigor in cross-cultural nursing research.
With the increasing number of cross-cultural nursing studies, many scholars have suggested methods for conducting cross-cultural research. However, rigor in cross-cultural research has rarely been addressed. In this paper, five evaluation criteria for rigor in cross-cultural nursing research are proposed based on a review of the literature related to cross-cultural research published from 1965 to 2003. The proposed evaluation criteria include: (a) cultural relevance; (b) contextuality; (c) appropriateness; (d) mutual respect; and (e) flexibility. We advocate that these evaluation criteria be used to ensure rigor of cross-cultural nursing research, whether quantitative or qualitative work.
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. eim@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Eun-Ok
EO
Im
Robin
R
Page
Li-Chen
LC
Lin
Hsiu-Min
HM
Tsai
Ching-Yu
CY
Cheng
D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000592:standards*