Table 1.

Examples of Current and Proposed Nursing Research Methods Guided by Transnationalism

	Current Nursing Research Methods	Proposed Nursing Research Method Guided by Transnationalism
Study design	Various designs: i.e. cross-sectional, longitudinal and experimental study designs to explore health within one country (one geographical context).	Various designs: i.e. 1) Cross-sectional design to investigate how living across two nations relates to patterns of health and disease 2) Longitudinal design to clarify how immigrants are developing their transnational identities and how those identities inform health patterns over time
Participants	Individuals within one location within confined geographical borders.	Immigrants who have transnational identities, transcending geographical spaces. Primarily, immigrants who are involved in one or more transnational activities (i.e. remittance sending,)
Data Collection	Both quantitative and qualitative approaches consider factors (i.e. socioeconomic, political) experienced within one country.	Transnationalism Scale Questions that capture lived experiences within and across host and home countries including: immigration experiences, social downgrading, gender-negotiation, and international financial demands/responsibilities. Explore and coordinate with travel plans prior to recruiting individuals (given that the potential participant may be traveling during data collection). Explore additional contextual factors as part of the demographic questionnaire, including: remittance practices, length of stay, years of migration, age at time of migration.
Data Analysis	i.e. For qualitative studies, participant involvement in identifying influential factors within one country.	Participant involvement in identifying most influential factors affecting health with home or host country.
Implications	social and political implications for one country and lessons learned.	Social and political implications for both host and home country. Could result in parallel policy/social changes in both countries.