title: Surveys and questionnaires in nursing research.
abstract: Surveys and questionnaires are often used in nursing research to elicit the views of large groups of people to develop the nursing knowledge base. This article provides an overview of survey and questionnaire use in nursing research, clarifies the place of the questionnaire as a data collection tool in quantitative research design and provides information and advice about best practice in the development of quantitative surveys and questionnaires.
authors.affiliation: Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Timmins
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards
keywords: Data collection; nursing research; qualitative research; quantitative research; questionnaire; research; survey; validity