Including qualitative research in systematic reviews: opportunities and problems
Including qualitative research in systematic reviews: opportunities and problems
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DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-2753.2001.00257.x
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发表时间：
2001-05-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Roberts, K
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作者：
Dixon-Woods, M;Fitzpatrick, R;Roberts, K
近年来，定性研究越来越被认为对卫生保健研究具有独特和重要的贡献。它本身就可以作为一种方法上充分的方法，作为定量研究的先驱，在试验期间或之后用于解释过程和结果，并作为加强证据与实践之间联系的手段。然而，定性研究很少被用作系统评价的证据资源。我们认为，定性和定量研究形式的正式综合是必不可少的，我们讨论了在进行这种综合时需要克服的一些问题。这些问题包括方法论上的偏见，在寻找定性证据方面的问题，以及在综合定性数据方面的问题。我们呼吁在将定性研究纳入医学证据基础的科学和方法方面取得进展。
Qualitative research has been increasingly recognized in recent years as having a distinctive and important contribution to make to health care research. It is capable of being used as a methodologically sufficient approach in its own right, as a precursor to quantitative studies, during or after trials to explain processes and outcomes, and as a means of enhancing the link between evidence and practice. However, qualitative research has been little used as an evidence resource for systematic reviews. We argue that formal synthesis of both qualitative and quantitative forms of research is essential, and we discuss some of the problems that need to be overcome in carrying out such syntheses. These include methodological prejudice, problems in searching for qualitative evidence, and issues in synthesizing qualitative data. We call for progress to be made on the science and methods of including qualitative research in the evidence base of medicine.