Methodological review demonstrates the utility of nominal group processes for exploratory healthcare investigations, highlighting their targeted applicability for specific research problems.
This paper presents a group process for conducting an exploration of the qualitative and quantitative elements, patterns and total structure of a health care problem under preliminary investigation. Reasons for employing the nominal group process as a pilot research instrument are given. The authors emphasize that it is appropriate for some problems but not for others.
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