Characteristics of qualitative studies in influential journals of general medicine: a critical review.
Characteristics of qualitative studies in influential journals of general medicine: a critical review.
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2009-12
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通讯作者：
H. Yamazaki;B. Slingsby;Miyako Takahashi;Yoko Hayashi;H. Sugimori;T. Nakayama
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H. Yamazaki;B. Slingsby;Miyako Takahashi;Yoko Hayashi;H. Sugimori;T. Nakayama
虽然自1990年代以来定性研究有所增加，但一些报告指出，直到2000年，相对较少有影响力的期刊发表这些研究。本研究对2000年以来发表在顶级医学期刊上的定性研究的特点进行了批判性回顾。我们评估了2000年至2004年发表在《内科学年鉴》、《英国医学杂志》、《美国医学会杂志》、《柳叶刀》和《新英格兰医学杂志》上的定性研究的全文。我们发现了80项定性研究，其中73项（91%）发表在BMJ上。只有10项研究（13%）结合了定性和定量方法。62项研究（78%）仅使用一种数据收集方法。访谈主导了数据收集的选择。中位样本量为36（范围：9-383）。33项研究（41%）没有说明使用的分析类型，而是详细描述了分析过程。其余的表明了数据分析的模式，其中最流行的方法是常数比较法（23%）和扎根理论方法（22%）。33项研究（41%）使用了定性数据分析软件。在有影响力的全科医学期刊中，只有《英国医学杂志》在2000年至2004年期间平均发表了15篇定性研究报告。这些发现使我们深入了解了什么样的品质和特征使一项定性研究值得考虑在一本有影响力的杂志上发表，主要是BMJ。
Although qualitative studies have increased since the 1990s, some reports note that relatively few influential journals published them up until 2000. This study critically reviewed the characteristics of qualitative studies published in top tier medical journals since 2000. We assessed full texts of qualitative studies published between 2000 and 2004 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, BMJ, JAMA, Lancet, and New England Journal of Medicine. We found 80 qualitative studies, of which 73 (91%) were published in BMJ. Only 10 studies (13%) combined qualitative and quantitative methods. Sixty-two studies (78%) used only one method of data collection. Interviews dominated the choice of data collection. The median sample size was 36 (range: 9-383). Thirty-three studies (41%) did not specify the type of analysis used but rather described the analytic process in detail. The rest indicated the mode of data analysis, in which the most prevalent methods were the constant comparative method (23%) and the grounded theory approach (22%). Qualitative data analysis software was used by 33 studies (41%). Among influential journals of general medicine, only BMJ consistently published an average of 15 qualitative study reports between 2000 and 2004. These findings lend insight into what qualities and characteristics make a qualitative study worthy of consideration to be published in an influential journal, primarily BMJ.