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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Res. 2011 May-Jun;60(3 Suppl):S5–14. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e318216dfd3

Table 1.

Longitudinal Studies and Waves of Data Collection by Decade in Studies Published in Three Nursing Research Journals

Years Waves
2 n (%) 3 n (%) ≥ 4 n (%)
1986-1988
 Number of Papers 299
 Longitudinal Studies N (%) 71 (59.2) 42 (59.2) 15 (21.1) 14 (19.7)
1996-1998
 Number of Papers 301
 Longitudinal Studies N (%) 82 (21.1) 29 (35.4) 19 (23.2) 34 (41.5)
2006-2008
 Number of Papers 327
 Longitudinal Studies N (%) 83 (19.7) 31 (37.3) 24 (28.9) 28 (33.7)

Notes. Papers published in Nursing Research, the Western Journal of Nursing Research, and Research in Nursing & Health were reviewed.