Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis Methods in Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue Management
Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis Methods in Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue Management
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结合定性和定量数据收集和分析方法来了解多发性硬化症疲劳管理
DOI：
10.1177/160940691501400206
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
M. Finlayson
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作者：
Merrill J. Turpin B.Occ. Thy;M. Asano;M. Finlayson
在混合方法研究方法中将定性询问与定量频率数据相结合，对于理解多发性硬化症（MS）患者用于管理其疲劳的策略是有价值的。了解其管理是很重要的，因为疲劳通常被MS患者描述为他们最致残的症状，并且可以渗透到一个人生活的各个方面。这项研究旨在确定人们使用特定疲劳管理策略的频率以及影响其在日常生活中使用的因素。研究方法是定性描述与现象学的弦外之音，使用方便抽样，半结构化和结构化的组成部分，并结合类型学的发展频率的采访。来自伊利诺伊州芝加哥和澳大利亚昆士兰州布里斯班的31名MS患者接受了采访，并要求将15张常见疲劳管理策略的卡片分为3类，表明他们是否经常使用，有时使用或从不使用。频率计数用于确定将特定策略置于特定类别中的参与者数量。频率被用来开发一个类型与编码的定性数据。在每个类别中最常见的策略是：计划/组织一天的日常使用，有时寻求帮助，使用从未使用过的移动设备。混合方法研究技术使我们能够更深入地探索参与者的疲劳管理。每个数据类型（即，定性和定量数据）相互补充，使人们对问题的理解比任何一方单独提供的都要丰富。
Combining qualitative inquiry with quantitative frequency data in a mixed methods research approach was valuable in understanding the strategies that people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) used to manage their fatigue. Understanding its management is important because fatigue is often described by people with MS as their most disabling symptom and can pervade all aspects of a person's life. This research aimed to identify how often people used particular fatigue management strategies and the factors that influenced their use in the context of daily life. The methodology was Qualitative Description with phenomenological overtones using convenience sampling, interviews with semi-structured and structured components, and frequencies combined with typology development. Thirty-one people with MS from Chicago, Ill and Brisbane, Queensland in Australia who experienced fatigue were interviewed and asked to sort 15 cards with common fatigue management strategies into 3 categories, indicating whether they used them regularly, sometimes or never. Frequency counts were used to identify the number of participants who placed a specific strategy in a particular category. Frequencies were used to develop a typology with which to code the qualitative data. The strategies placed most frequently in each category were: Plan / organize the day used regularly, Ask someone for help used sometimes, and Use mobility devices never used. Mixed methods research techniques enabled us to explore the participants' fatigue management in greater depth. Each data type (i.e., qualitative and quantitative data) complemented the other and led to a richer understanding than either could provide in isolation.
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发表时间：
2011
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影响因子：
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作者：
C. Robson
通讯作者：
C. Robson