Integration and Publications as Indicators of "Yield" From Mixed Methods Studies
Integration and Publications as Indicators of "Yield" From Mixed Methods Studies
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DOI：
10.1177/1558689806299094
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发表时间：
2007-04-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Nicholl, Jon
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作者：
O'Cathain, Alicia;Murphy, Elizabeth;Nicholl, Jon
混合方法研究有可能产生独立进行的定性研究和定量研究无法获得的知识。混合方法研究的任何独特见解或“产量”在实践中可能难以评估。然而，考虑到来自研究不同组成部分的数据或发现的整合是混合方法研究的核心特征，可以使用两个可能的产出指标：第一，研究人员在多大程度上利用混合方法研究的整合潜力;第二，这种整合在同行评议的期刊文章中传播的方式。在这里，作者将这些指标应用于英国卫生服务研究中的混合方法研究。
A mixed methods study has the potential to produce knowledge that is unavailable to a qualitative study and a quantitative study undertaken independently. Any unique insight or "yield" from a mixed methods study may be difficult to assess in practice. However, given that integration of data or findings from different components of a study is a core characteristic of mixed methods research, two possible indicators of yield can be used: first, the extent to which researchers exploit the potential for integration in mixed methods studies; and second, the way in which this integration is communicated in peer-reviewed journal articles. Here, the authors apply these indicators to mixed methods studies in health services research in the United Kingdom.