Five ways of being "theoretical": Applications to provider-patient communication research
Five ways of being "theoretical": Applications to provider-patient communication research
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pec.2008.10.014
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Mast, Marianne Schmid
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作者：
Hall, Judith A.;Mast, Marianne Schmid
Objective: Analyzes the term "theoretical" as it applies to the area of provider-patient communication research, in order to understand better at a conceptual level what the term may mean for authors and critics.Methods: Based on literature on provider-patient communication.Results: Offers, and discusses, five definitions of the term "theoretical" as it applies to empirical research and its exposition: (1) grounding, (2) referencing, (3) design and analysis, (4) interpretation, and (5) impact. Each of these definitions embodies a different standard for evaluating the theoretical aspects of research.Conclusion: Although it is often said that research on provider-patient communication is not "theoretical" enough, the term is ambiguous and often applied vaguely. A multidimensional analysis reveals that there are several distinct ways in which empirical research can be strong or weak theoretically.Practice implications: Researchers, educators, editors, and reviewers could use the "Five Ways" framework to appraise the theory-relevant strengths and weaknesses of empirical research and its exposition. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
