To accomplish this objective, a mixed methods concurrent triangulation design was conducted by sending an online survey to foster parents in one state located in the southwest.
The mixed methods concurrent triangulation design was used which involved administering a quantitative measure of family functioning and satisfaction with services, triangulated with qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews with at least one adult member of each family.
It is a mixed methods study (concurrent QUANTITATIVE + qualitative) utilising participants' clinical outcome data, two comprehensive postnatal surveys at 6 weeks and 6 months, and data from eight focus groups.
The study employed concurrent mixed method approach applying both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
The in-depth study used a mixed method design with a concurrent triangulation strategy [ 25] to investigate a group of carers and care recipients with dementia.
The mixed method design employed was a concurrent explanatory design, with the emphasis on the quantitative data.
Nurses roles in initiating and supporting appropriate referrals to a variety of providers, agencies and information sources requires further study using mixed methods designs with concurrent control groups.
Seventeen mixed method studies implemented data collection procedures sequentially (68%), six implemented them concurrently (24%), and two combined both sequential and concurrent procedures (8%).
