A random sample of 1,200 employees of a steel plant in the western United States was randomly assigned to four different self-report methods of assessing illicit drug use: individual interview in the workplace, group-administered questionnaire in the workplace, telephone interview, and individual interview off the worksite. Urine specimens were collected and analyzed on all 928 subjects partici...

Background and aims: When the results of researches be used in the field and suggested ideas come into force, it can be said the purpose of research was achieved. This study was conducted to extract the factors affecting the knowledge translation from faculty member`s perspective. Methods: This qualitative study was done in 2016 among faculty members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Th...

Objective To reflect on the characteristics of the phenomenological interview as part of a phenomenological research in nursing research and to present some practical recommendations for its realization. Method Reflective theoretical study conducted in October and November of 2016 about the development of the phenomenological interview in nursing, based on the scientific literature and critic...

Reasons underlying the elevated prevalence of suicide in bipolar disorder remain underresearched and poorly understood. Participation in suicide-focused research may pose a risk to vulnerable groups, such as those with bipolar disorder. Participants were asked to provide feedback about their experience of participating in a suicide-focused qualitative research interview. The data set was analyz...

This article tests a hypothesized model of overall happiness among homeless people in Spain. The research was conducted based on a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (n = 235), all adults, who had spent the night before the interview in a shelter for homeless people, on the street or in other places not initially designed for sleeping, or who were in supervised accommodation for...

Method In a qualitative study, nurses working in an accident and emergency unit were asked to participate in an interview on the last resuscitation effort that they either participated in or performed themselves. The debriefing that followed this last resuscitation effort was used to explore the quality of the debriefing that the nurses received. With random sampling on the days of the intervie...

BACKGROUND The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is often used in clinical trials to select patients and to assess treatment efficacy. The scale was originally published without suggested questions for clinicians to use in gathering the information necessary to rate the items. Structured and semi-structured interview guides have been found to improve reliability with other scale...

BACKGROUND Using a different mode of contact on the final follow-up to survey non-respondents is an identified strategy to increase response rates. This study was designed to determine if a reminder phone call or a phone interview as a final mode of contact to a mailed survey works better to increase response rates and which strategy is more cost effective. METHODS A randomized study was embe...