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Method Section

Method Section. Janine Overcash, PhD. Elements in a Method Section. Study Design Setting Sample Measurement Data Collection Procedures Procedures Analysis. Replication.

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Method Section

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  1. Method Section Janine Overcash, PhD

  2. Elements in a Method Section • Study Design • Setting • Sample • Measurement • Data Collection Procedures • Procedures • Analysis

  3. Replication • The main purpose of the Method Section is replication. This section should provide enough detail so that other scientists could carry out a similar study. • Often, this section provides data on which to judge validity and reliability of the study.

  4. Study Design • Quantitative or Qualitative • Descriptive • Retrospective • Randomized Clinical Trial • Experimental • Intervention Studies • How were the groups determined

  5. Setting • Where the study was preformed • Agency • Country • Region

  6. Sample • What type of participants were sampled • Inclusion Criteria • Exclusion Criteria • Informed Consent • How were the participants invited to participate • Convenient Sample • Breast cancer patients, aged 50 and over, English Speaking and who have never undergone chemptherapy

  7. Measurements or Instruments • Illustrate each of the instruments used in the study. • Describe scoring of each instrument • Describe the validity and reliability of each instrument.

  8. Data Collection Procedures • How the participants were recruited. • Where did the data collection taken place (exam room) • What period of time is required for the data collection per participant • How often are the participants sampled • Support the data points. Why is data collection required at the beginning of chemo, at middle and end.

  9. Data Collection Procedures • How the participant’s privacy will be protected. • Who is the data collector • How will they be trained • On what will the data be recorded (hardcopy or computer) • Any information that would facilitate reconstruction.

  10. Data Analysis • Statistical Procedures. • Organized • Cogent with research questions stated in the beginning of the paper.

  11. Resources • Fridlund, B. (2006). Writing a Scientific Manuscript: Some Formal and Informal Proposals. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 5, 185-187.

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