Focus groups to explore the perceptions of older adults on a pedometer-based intervention.

Focus group methodology was used to explore in depth the perceptions of older adults who had participated in a 12-week pedometer-based intervention. Nineteen women and 8 men, ages 55-86 years, volunteered to take part in the focus groups following participation in the intervention. Four focus groups of six to eight participants were scheduled at primary sites in the southern Maine area.

Effect of a pedometer-based intervention on daily step counts of community-dwelling older adults.

This study investigated the effect of a 12-week pedometer-based intervention on daily step counts of 147 older adults randomly assigned to an intervention or wait-list control group (M age = 72.9 years, SD = 8.8).

From practice to theory: tightening the link via three fieldwork strategies.

Background: Theory that is directly linked with clinical experience has far greater relevance for nursing practice; however, problems continue to persist with the establishment of that linkage. The use of fieldwork as a strategy for developing and linking theory has enormous potential for enhancing the number of theories that truly fit the clinical practice realities of nursing. Traditionally, fieldwork has been conducted in contexts that are unfamiliar to the researcher.