Ensuring valid measurements for a disabled population: an insulin pen pilot study.

Corresponding Author: Ann S. Williams, Ph.D., R.N., C.D.E., Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106; email address [email protected] Health promotion and self-management for persons with disabilities have been severely underemphasized in health care research. As researchers seek to fill these gaps in knowledge, it is essential that they validate their methods through use of pilot studies. The following pilot study illustrates how such exploration can lead to unexpected and necessary modification of methods.