Bias control in quantitative nursing research
Section: Metodología de la investigación
How to quote
Del Pino Casado R, Frías Osuna A, Palomino Moral PA. El control de sesgos en la investigación cuantitativa enfermera. RIdEC 2011; 4(1): 24-34.
Authors
1Rafael del Pino Casado, 2Antonio Frías Osuna, 3Pedro A. Palomino Moral
Position
1Enfermero. Licenciado en Antropología y Doctor por la Universidad de Jaén. Profesor Contratado Doctor. Departamento de Enfermería, Univers
Contact address
Rafael del Pino Casado. Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Jaén. Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n. 23071 Jaén.
Contact email: rdelpino@ujaen.es
Abstract
This article aims to expose and to analyze an important subject in quantitative nursing research: bias control. To this end, a conceptual review has been made according to the type of bias as well as an in-depth analysis of the different ways to avoid these biases when designing, implementing and analyzing the data of a given research.
This document is intended to generate a working tool for the novel nursing researcher that handles basic research concepts but who needs to go beyond such concepts and gain further insight into practical applications.
It is of interest for us to highlight as strong points of this article: the gathering and updating of aspects that are ispersed
in the literature into one single document, the practical orientation of the contents approached, and the exemplification of situations that, on the one side, help to understand the said contents and, on the other, are framed within research situations in Community Nursing.
This document is intended to generate a working tool for the novel nursing researcher that handles basic research concepts but who needs to go beyond such concepts and gain further insight into practical applications.
It is of interest for us to highlight as strong points of this article: the gathering and updating of aspects that are ispersed
in the literature into one single document, the practical orientation of the contents approached, and the exemplification of situations that, on the one side, help to understand the said contents and, on the other, are framed within research situations in Community Nursing.
Keywords:
bias; community nursingquantitative research
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Título:
El control de sesgos en la investigación cuantitativa enfermera
