Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research: A Synthesis of Recommendations
Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research: A Synthesis of Recommendations
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DOI：
10.1097/acm.0000000000000388
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
Cook, David A.
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作者：
O'Brien, Bridget C.;Harris, Ilene B.;Cook, David A.
目的许多类型的定量研究都有报告标准，但目前还没有适用于广泛的定性研究的报告标准。本研究的目的是制定和定义报告定性研究的标准，同时保留必要的灵活性，以适应不同的范式、方法和方法。方法作者通过搜索PubMed、Web of Science和Google确定定性研究的指南、报告标准和关键评估标准，直到2013年7月；审查检索来源的参考列表；并联系专家。具体地说，两位作者审查了一个来源样本，以产生在报告定性研究中潜在重要的一组初始项目。通过审查来源、修改项目集和对项目的所有来源进行编码的迭代过程，作者编制了一份接近最终的项目和说明清单，并将该清单发送给五名外部审查员，以供反馈。报告标准中的最终项目和描述反映了这一反馈。结果《报告定性研究标准》(SRQR)由21个项目组成。作者定义并解释了每个项目的关键要素，并提供了最近发表的文章中的例子，以说明如何达到标准。结论SRQR旨在通过为报告定性研究提供明确的标准，提高定性研究各方面的透明度。这些标准将帮助作者准备手稿，编辑和审稿人评估可能出版的手稿，以及读者批判性地评估、应用和综合研究结果。
PurposeStandards for reporting exist for many types of quantitative research, but currently none exist for the broad spectrum of qualitative research. The purpose of the present study was to formulate and define standards for reporting qualitative research while preserving the requisite flexibility to accommodate various paradigms, approaches, and methods.MethodThe authors identified guidelines, reporting standards, and critical appraisal criteria for qualitative research by searching PubMed, Web of Science, and Google through July 2013; reviewing the reference lists of retrieved sources; and contacting experts. Specifically, two authors reviewed a sample of sources to generate an initial set of items that were potentially important in reporting qualitative research. Through an iterative process of reviewing sources, modifying the set of items, and coding all sources for items, the authors prepared a near-final list of items and descriptions and sent this list to five external reviewers for feedback. The final items and descriptions included in the reporting standards reflect this feedback.ResultsThe Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) consists of 21 items. The authors define and explain key elements of each item and provide examples from recently published articles to illustrate ways in which the standards can be met.ConclusionsThe SRQR aims to improve the transparency of all aspects of qualitative research by providing clear standards for reporting qualitative research. These standards will assist authors during manuscript preparation, editors and reviewers in evaluating a manuscript for potential publication, and readers when critically appraising, applying, and synthesizing study findings.