The value of combining qualitative and quantitative approaches in nursing research by means of method triangulation
The value of combining qualitative and quantitative approaches in nursing research by means of method triangulation
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02366.x
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Ellefsen, B
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作者：
Foss, C;Ellefsen, B
目的。本文有助于对护理研究中三角测量的认识论基础进行理论讨论。背景。在护理研究中，越来越多地采用定性与定量相结合的方法。尝试通过不同方法的三角测量来关联不同类型的数据是一项具有挑战性的任务，因为通过不同方法得出的数据被视为不可通约的内容。认识论问题成为不同方法三角测量中的一个重要问题，因为定性和定量方法建立在知识结构和确认的哲学差异之上。护理的认识论是多方面的、复杂的、多种多样的。当代护理研究应该在反映这种多样性的认识论的基础上发展。三角测量的好处和问题是在认识论立场的基础上讨论的，该认识论立场承认对各种类型的知识的需要，并且不试图将它们按层次顺序排列或赋予它们不同的价值。结论。我们的结论是，现实的复杂性和多样性为另一种认识论立场提供了本体论基础。所使用的各种方法应该被认为源于不同的认识论传统，当它们结合起来时，为所研究的现象增添了新的视角。不同类型的知识不应被视为排名，而应被视为同样有效和必要，以获得更丰富和更全面的所调查问题的了解。
Aim. The article contributes to the theoretical discussion of the epistemological grounds of triangulation in nursing research.Background. In nursing research, the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods is being used increasingly. The attempt to relate different kinds of data through triangulation of different methods is a challenging task as data derived through different methodologies are viewed as incommensurable.Content. Epistemological questions become a vital issue in triangulation of different methods, as qualitative and quantitative methods are built on philosophical differences in the structure and confirmation of knowledge. The epistemology of nursing is manifold, complex and multifarious in character. Contemporary nursing research should be developed on the bases of an epistemology that reflects this multiplicity. The benefits and problems of triangulation are discussed on basis of an epistemological position that acknowledges the need for various types of knowledge and that does not attempt to rank them in a hierarchical order or place different values on them.Conclusion. We conclude that the complexity and diversity of reality provides the ontological basis for an alternative epistemological position. The various methods used should be recognized as springing from different epistemological traditions which, when combined, add new perspectives to the phenomenon under investigation. The different types of knowledge should not be seen as ranked, but as equally valid and necessary to obtain a richer and more comprehensive picture of the issue under investigation.