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S M Kodadek

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PubMed1990

Using interpretive methods to understand family caregiving when a child is blind.

Interpretive research methods can enhance nursing practice with families caring for a child with a chronic illness or handicapping condition by providing an understanding of the family caregiving experience based on an interpretation of the meanings, practices and concerns of family caregivers themselves. In this article, the authors give an introductory overview to interpretive research and a discussion of its contributions to family nursing, using an illustration taken from an interpretive study of the family experience of caring for a blind child.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1987

The use of lie scales in psychometric measures of children.

The appropriateness of lie scales commonly used in psychometric tools for health research with children was investigated. A convenience sample of 74 children was used to test the hypothesis that children at a less mature stage of cognitive development would score higher on a lie scale than would children at a more mature stage. Each child was tested using the Cartoon Conservation Scale to assess the Piagetian cognitive level and the nine-item lie scale for the "How I Think and Feel Test". The findings supported the hypothesis; a two-way analysis of variance showed a significant main effect of cognitive level (F = 13.274; p less than 0.001). A stepwise multiple regression indicated that age and cognitive level accounted for 53% of the variance in lie scale scores.

Age Factors↗