Qualitative description - the poor cousin of health research?
Qualitative description - the poor cousin of health research?
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10.1186/1471-2288-9-52
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发表时间：
2009-07-16
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Sondergaard, Jens
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作者：
Neergaard, Mette Asbjoern;Olesen, Frede;Sondergaard, Jens
背景资料：定性描述作为一种定性研究方法在卫生服务research.The知识和使用是有限的，这篇文章的目的是讨论一个定性描述方法的潜在好处，以确定其优点和缺点，并提供use.Discussion的例子：定性描述是一个有用的定性方法，在许多医学研究，如果你记住的方法的局限性。它特别适用于混合方法研究，问卷编制和旨在获得患者，亲属或专业人员对特定主题的经验的第一手知识的研究项目。这种方法的另一个巨大优势是，如果时间或资源有限，它是合适的。总结：由于在健康科学的定性研究的增长，研究人员有时觉得有必要指定他们的工作作为现象学，扎根理论，民族志或叙事研究时，其实不是。定性描述可能是一个值得考虑的有用的替代方法。
Background: The knowledge and use of qualitative description as a qualitative research approach in health services research is limited.The aim of this article is to discuss the potential benefits of a qualitative descriptive approach, to identify its strengths and weaknesses and to provide examples of use.Discussion: Qualitative description is a useful qualitative method in much medical research if you keep the limitations of the approach in mind. It is especially relevant in mixed method research, in questionnaire development and in research projects aiming to gain firsthand knowledge of patients', relatives' or professionals' experiences with a particular topic. Another great advantage of the method is that it is suitable if time or resources are limited.Summary: As a consequence of the growth in qualitative research in the health sciences, researchers sometimes feel obliged to designate their work as phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography or a narrative study when in fact it is not. Qualitative description might be a useful alternative approach to consider.