Data integration using the building technique in mixed-methods instrument development: Methodological discussion.

To discuss and illustrate how meaningful integration can be achieved in instrument development design. Discussion paper. A mixed-methods study about challenges of nurse educators in Pakistan. The building technique was implemented when the findings of the qualitative phase were integrated to develop an instrument to determine educators' challenges while teaching nursing students in academic and clinical settings. Nurses are required to use cultural- and population-specific instruments for data collection. The six-step building approach can enable nurses to develop such instruments using rigorous and robust mixed-methods design. Building and merging techniques are used in instrument development design during and after the completion of the study, respectively. However, building technique is essential for using the qualitative findings to develop the instrument. The proposed building approach starts with a robust qualitative data analysis and is strengthened with the selection of key themes and subthemes, linking them to the participants' quotes and then the conversion of the quotes into meaningful and pertinent items. Using the proposed building integration technique can enable researchers to meaningfully and efficiently use qualitative findings for developing instruments using mixed-methods designs. Mixed methods are valuable for the development of data collection instruments that are tailored to the study context and relevant for the study participants. There is limited guidance about how meaningful integration can be achieved when developing research instruments using mixed methods. We proposed a practical building technique that allows researchers to meaningfully use qualitative findings from one phase to develop an instrument for the subsequent phase. The proposed approach is useful for researchers aiming to develop data collection instruments using mixed methods. 目的: 旨在探讨并阐述如何在工具开发设计中实现有意义的整合。 设计: 论文讨论。 数据来源: 一项关于巴基斯坦护士教育工作者面临的挑战的混合方法研究。在整合定性阶段的研究结果后,采用了构建技术,以开发一种工具,从而确定教育工作者在学术和临床环境中教授护理学生时面临的挑战。 对护理工作的影响: 护士须使用特定于文化和人口统计的工具来收集数据。根据六步构建法,护士可采用严格且可靠的混合方法设计来开发此类工具。 结论: 在研究过程中和研究完成后,在工具开发设计中,分别采用了构建技术和合并技术。但构建技术对于利用定性研究结果开发工具至关重要。所提出的构建方法从可靠的定性数据分析开始,并通过选择关键主题和子主题,将其与受试者的引用信息联系起来,然后将引用信息转化为有意义的相关项目,从而加强构建方法。利用所提出的构建整合技术,使研究者有意义地、有效地利用定性结果,利用混合方法设计开发工具。 影响: 在开发适合研究背景并与研究受试者相关的数据收集工具方面,混合方法非常有用。在使用混合方法开发研究工具时,有关如何实现有意义的整合的指导是有限的。在本研究中,提出了一种实用的构建技术,使研究人员能够有效使用某一阶段的定性研究结果,为后续阶段开发工具。所提出的方法对旨在使用混合方法开发数据收集工具的研究人员很有用。.

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