Table 1.
Longitudinal Studies and Waves of Data Collection by Decade in Studies Published in Three Nursing Research Journals
| Years | Waves
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.