Routledge International Handbook of Advanced Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research

Designed to support global development of nursing science, the Routledge International Handbook of Advanced Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research provides a new, comprehensive, and authoritative treatment of advanced quantitative methods for nursing research. Incorporating past approaches that have served as the foundation for the science, this cutting edge book also explores emerging approaches that will shape its future. Divided into six parts, it covers: -the domain of nursing science - measurementclassical test theory, IRT, clinimetrics, behavioral observation, biophysical measurement -models for prediction and explanationSEM, general growth mixture models, hierarchical models, analysis of dynamic systems -intervention researchtheory-based interventions, causality, third variables, pilot studies, quasi-experimental design, joint models for longitudinal data and time to event -e-scienceDIKW paradigm, big data, data mining, omics, FMRI -special topicscomparative effectiveness and meta-analysis, patient safety, economics research in nursing, mixed methods, global research dissemination Written by a distinguished group of international nursing scientists, scientists from related fields, and methodologists, the Handbook is the ideal reference for everyone involved in nursing science, whether they are graduate students, academics, editors and reviewers, or clinical investigators.