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RESEARCH UPDATE

Designing a Research Study

Robin Whittemore, PhD, APRN and Gail D'Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-ANP, FAAN

From the Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut.

Address correspondence to Robin Whittemore, PhD, APRN, Yale School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, New Haven, CT 06536 (robin.whittemore{at}yale.edu).

Diabetes educators and advanced-practice nurses in diabetes care often participate in clinical research. The purpose of this article is to provide a broad overview of important decisions in planning a research study. The research process is reviewed, including the conceptual phase, the design and planning phase, the empirical phase, the analytic phase, and the dissemination phase. Issues unique to diabetes education research are highlighted.

The Diabetes Educator, Vol. 34, No. 2, 201-216 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0145721708315678
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