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<journal-id>1665-7063</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Enfermería universitaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Enferm. univ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-7063</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Escuela Nacional de Enfermería y Obstetricia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-70632016000400246</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.reu.2016.09.001</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Reflexión crítica epistemológica sobre métodos mixtos en investigación de enfermería]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epistemological critical reflection on nursing research mixed methods]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Reflexão crítica e epistemológica sobre métodos mistos em pesquisa de enfermagem]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Guerrero-Castaneda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.F.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Prado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. Lenise do]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Ojeda-Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.G.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guanajuato División de Ciencias de Salud e Ingenierías Departamento de Enfermería Clínica]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Celaya Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina Departamento de Enfermería ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Florianópolis Santa Catarina]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guanajuato División de Ciencias de Salud e Ingenierías Departamento de Enfermería y Obstetricia]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Celaya Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>246</fpage>
<lpage>252</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-70632016000400246&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-70632016000400246&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-70632016000400246&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La justificación del uso de métodos mixtos es para dar explicación de un fenómeno cuando un enfoque u otro no alcanzan a resolver la problemática planteada. El objetivo es reflexionar sobre los métodos mixtos desde una perspectiva epistemológica y paradigmática de los enfoques que los integran. Los paradigmas que sustentan la investigación cualitativa es el comprensivo mientras que para la cuantitativa es el explicativo. Desde la epistemología de la investigación ambos enfoques poseen características distintas que pueden abonar a un fenómeno por caminos distintos. En realidad un fenómeno puede ser estudiado desde ambos enfoques y al final se puede complementar bajo miradas fundamentadas en los propios paradigmas que los sustentan. Basado en esta reflexión paradigmática de los diseños y en asumir que hay distintos caminos para acercarse a la realidad, se aboga a favor de los diseños complementarios; cada uno con su propio sustento paradigmático y con aporte a la comprensión del fenómeno desde su perspectiva.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The purpose of the use of mixed methods is to give an explanation of a phenomenon when other methods fail to reveal the nature of it. The objective is to reflect on mixed methods from an epistemological and paradigmatic perspective of their integrated focuses. The paradigms which sustain qualitative and quantitative research are the comprehensive and the explicative respectively. From the epistemology of research, both focuses have distinctive characteristics which can address the phenomenon of study from different routes. Moreover, a phenomenon can be studied with both focuses since they can complement each other under their sustaining paradigms. Based on this paradigmatic reflection, and considering that there are different forms to approaching reality, it is possible to favor those designs which are complementary; each with its own sustenance and paradigmatic contribution to the understanding of the phenomenon from their perspective.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: A justificação do uso de métodos mistos é dar explicação de um fenómeno quando uma abordagem u outra não atingem a resolver a problemática proposta. O objetivo é refletir sobre os métodos mistos desde a perspectiva epistemológica e paradigmática das abordagens que os integram. Os paradigmas que sustentam a pesquisa qualitativa é o compreensivo, enquanto para a qualitativa é o explicativo. Desde a epistemologia da pesquisa ambas as abordagens possuem caraterísticas diferentes que podem defender a um fenómeno com caminhos diferentes. Na realidade um fenómeno pode ser estudado desde ambas abordagens e no final pode-se complementar sob olhares fundamentados nos próprios paradigmas que os sustentam. Baseado nesta reflexão paradigmática dos desenhos e considerando que há diferentes caminhos para se aproximar à realidade, fala-se a favor dos desenhos complementários; cada um com seu sustento paradigmático para a compreensão do fenómeno desde sua perspectiva.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Investigación en enfermería]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Métodos mixtos]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Epistemología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Nursing research]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mixed methods]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Paradigm]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Epistemology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Pesquisa em Enfermagem]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Paradigma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Epistemologia]]></kwd>
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