The use of between-methods triangulation in cancer nursing research - A case study examining information sources for partners of women with breast cancer

This article describes between-methods triangulation-the combination of res earch strategies using different methods-and illustrates its use in cancer nursing research by outlining a case study, which identified the informatio n sources for partners of women with breast cancer By combining both qualit ative and quantitative data, the study was found to possess good convergent validity Between-methods triangulation also provided a more complete pictu re of the topic of inquiry than that supplied by either method alone. It is a useful strategy for identifying the information sources for partners of women with breast cancer and its use is encouraged in cancer nursing resear ch.