title: Evaluation of analytical studies of critical pathway variances in Japan.
abstract: In the last 10 years (1994-2004), the contents of original papers that examined critical pathway variances were analyzed. The results revealed that many research achievements were not applied to practically improving path variances as a result of insufficient coding of variances, and the use of coded data for statistical tests was limited. In order to obtain scientific evidence for evidence-based nursing, it is necessary to actively plan a research design for intentionally analyzing variance.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Applied Informatics University of Hyogo, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kajimura
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanouchi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012196:Review Literature as Topic