Question

A nurse researcher used a QUAL + QUAN design to explore anxiety and depression among adults whose older parents were in hospice care in a distant location. Using the Cresswell and Plano Clark design terminology, what is the name of the design the researcher used?

	A.	Convergent design
	B.	Embedded design
	C.	Exploratory design
	D.	Explanatory design

Answer 1

The Researcher used the Convergent Design.

A. The convergent design is appropriate where the QUAL +QUAN used simultaneously. It is the most approach mixing method of Cresswell, Plano, Clark. This helps to obtain different data (anxiety, depression) on the same topic. The interpretation is based on the merging of two data results of both QUAL + QUAN. This method uses same time frame with equal weight(qualitative and quantitative are equal).

B. Embedded Design is not appropriate. In this, each type of question requires the different type of data which is qualitative or quantitative. The researcher used qualitative data with the quantitative methodology or the quantitative data with qualitative methodology. The qualitative and quantitative is unequal.

C. The exploratory design is not appropriate. This two-phase method. the first one is the qualitative phase and the second phase is the quantitative phase. Usually, The variables are unknown and the instruments are not available. It is usually qualitative.

D. Explanatory Design is not appropriate. In this design, the qualitative data builds based on quantitative results. It consists of the two-phase mixed method. First, the collection of qualitative data and second phase connects with the quantitative phase. It is usually quantitative.