Prior to Conducting a Grounded Theory Study, in Which 11

question 22

Multiple Choice

Prior to conducting a grounded theory study, in which 11 women undergoing radiation for breast cancer were interviewed multiple times, the researchers conducted a pilot study in which they interviewed three women every 2 weeks from the time radiation was planned until 4 weeks after it was completed. The purpose for the pilot study was to refine the interview instrument and to discover whether women would be willing to be interviewed this frequently about such a private topic. The pilot was not published separately, and the researcher wants to include information about instrument revisions that were influenced by the pilot phase. Where would this be included in the research report?

• A)Introduction
• B)Methods
• C)Results
• D)Appendix

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Definitions:

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