Designing questionnaires and achieving high response rates in a longitudinal study of nurse diplomates' careers

Robinson, Sarah; Marsland, Louise; Murrells, Trevor; Hickey, Gary; Hardyman, Rachel; Tingle, Alison

doi:10.1177/174498719800300304

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“…This study demonstrates one of the cardinal features of longitudinal studies, namely attrition ( Watson 1998), with the sample size reducing by almost half throughout the study. Considerable effort is required to maintain sample size throughout such studies ( Robinson et al . 1998 ).…”

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A longitudinal study into the perceptions of caring among student nurses using multivariate analysis of the Caring Dimensions Inventory

Watson

Deary

Lea

1999

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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A longitudinal study involving student nurses' responses to the Caring Dimensions Inventory (CDI) was carried out to investigate the development of perceptions of caring. This study continues previously reported work in which the development of the CDI was described. The current study was designed to see if the CDI could detect changes in perceptions of caring among student nurses as they progressed through their training. Data were collected on the same subjects at three points, each a year apart, throughout the study. A cohort of 168 student nurses entering training was recruited into the present study and data from the CDI was analysed using exploratory factor analysis. A four factor structure for perceptions of caring throughout the study was supported, with some evidence for a five factor structure at 24 months into the programme of nurse education. A professional and technical factor increased in congruence with a similar factor, identified in a previous study, throughout the present study and was used to provide factor scores for individual students. There was a statistically significant and moderately sized correlation between the score on this factor and the age of the student nurses. The five factor solution yielded a factor of accountability. Professional and educational consequences of the study are discussed along with the problem of attrition in longitudinal studies.

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A longitudinal study into the perceptions of caring among student nurses using multivariate analysis of the Caring Dimensions Inventory

Watson

Deary

Lea

1999

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Testing for statistical significance used McNemar's test for correlated data (multiple response) and Fisher's Exact two‐tailed test for independent groups. Further information about all aspects of research design and data analysis is available in Robinson et al . (1998, 1999) and Marsland & Murrells (2000).…”

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Continuing education opportunities for recently qualified mental health diplomates

Robinson

Tingle

2003

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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While successive reports concerned with mental health services have emphasized the importance of continuing professional development for mental health nurses, there have been long-standing concerns about the provision of appropriate courses and opportunities for attendance. Drawing from a longitudinal study of the careers of a cohort of mental health diplomates, this paper focuses on fulfilment of their continuing education plans in the early post-qualification period. During the first 6 months, just under half the cohort had wanted to start a course but been unable to do so. For some, even at this early career stage, dissatisfaction with continuing education opportunities was cited as reason for leaving, or considering leaving, a first job. Reasons for starting courses included career progress and meeting the care-giving needs of the immediate work situation. Diplomates may need guidance on their continuing education needs; there was much uncertainty about plans to take courses and moreover, demand for courses which they had wanted to start but been unable to do so, was not always sustained.

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“…The likely response rates for the main cohort are also assessed at this stage. Further details of the design of the study are available elsewhere (Robinson et al . 1998).…”

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Using questionnaires to ask nurses about working in the community: problems of definition

Hickey

Hardyman

2000

Health &Amp; Social Care in the Community

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Given the emphasis on providing services in the community, it is likely that there will be an increase in research into various aspects of the community. It is important that the way in which 'community' is defined in research will provide valid and reliable data and facilitate comparisons with other work on the subject. This paper discusses how the problems of defining the community were approached in a longitudinal study of the careers of people qualifying from the pre-registration diploma course in nursing.

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Designing questionnaires and achieving high response rates in a longitudinal study of nurse diplomates' careers

Cited by 17 publications

References 7 publications

A longitudinal study into the perceptions of caring among student nurses using multivariate analysis of the Caring Dimensions Inventory

A longitudinal study into the perceptions of caring among student nurses using multivariate analysis of the Caring Dimensions Inventory

Continuing education opportunities for recently qualified mental health diplomates

Using questionnaires to ask nurses about working in the community: problems of definition

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