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Characteristics of Quantitative Nursing Research from 1990 to 2010

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Purpose: To assess author credentials of quantitative research in nursing, the composition of the research teams, and the disciplinary focus of the theories tested. Design: Nursing Research, Western Journal of Nursing Research, and Journal of Advanced Nursing were selected for this descriptive study; 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010 were included. The final sample consisted of 484 quantitative research articles. Findings: From 1990 to 2010, there was an increase in first authors holding doctoral degrees, research from other countries, and funding. Solo authorship decreased; multi-authorship and multidisciplinary teams increased. Theories tested were mostly from psychology; the testing of nursing theory was modest. Multidisciplinary research far outdistanced interdisciplinary research. Conclusions: Quantitative nursing research can be characterized as multidisciplinary (distinct theories from different disciplines) rather than disciplinespecific to nursing. Interdisciplinary (theories synthesized from different disciplines) research has been conducted minimally. Clinical Relevance: This study provides information about the growth of the scientific knowledge base of nursing, which has implications for practice.

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Series Title

Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Volume 45, Number 4 2013

Call Number

(05) 610.5 WIL j

Publisher

Malden : Wiley-Blackwell., 2013

Collation

Hlm. 405-411

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

1527-6546

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(05) 610.5 WIL j

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Volume 45, Number 4

Subject(s)

Disciplinary-specific
multidisciplinary
interdisciplinary research in nursing

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