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Why Is the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design Still Used?

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Journal Clin Nurs Res
Specialty Nursing
Date 2016 Aug 26
PMID 27558917
Citations 27
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Abstract

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.

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