Knapp Thomas R
University of Rochester, NY, USA The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Clin Nurs Res. 2016 Oct;25(5):467-72. doi: 10.1177/1054773816666280. Epub 2016 Aug 24.
The one-group pretest-posttest pre-experimental design has been widely criticized, yet continues to be used in some clinical nursing research studies. This editorial explains what is wrong with the design, suggests reasons for its continued use, and gives some recommendations regarding what can be done about it.
单组前后测预实验设计受到了广泛批评,但在一些临床护理研究中仍被使用。这篇社论解释了该设计存在的问题,提出了其仍被使用的原因,并给出了一些关于如何应对的建议。