Public Health Nursing Volume 23 Issue 3, Pages 277 - 283

Susan M. Jack, R.N., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Epidemiological data, derived from quantitative studies, provide important information about the causes, prevalence, risk correlates, treatment and prevention of diseases, and health issues at a population level. However, public health issues are complex in nature and quantitative research findings are insufficient to support practitioners and administrators in making evidence-informed decisions