Qualitative research in health care / edited by Catherine Pope, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, Nicholas Mays, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pope, Catherine, editor.

Mays, Nicholas, editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

William Pepper Medical Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Research--Methodology.

Medical care.

Qualitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Introduction p. 1 / Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope

1.1 What Is Qualitative Research? p. 1

1.2 The Uses of Qualitative Research p. 4

1.3 Methods Used in Qualitative Research p. 6

1.4 The Place of Qualitative Methods in Health Care Research p. 7

1.5 Outline of the Structure of the Book p. 9

2 The Role of Theory in Qualitative Research p. 15 / Catherine Pope and Nicholas Mays

2.2 Differences in Ontology and Epistemology p. 16

2.3 Implications of Ontology and Epistemology p. 18

2.4 Choose Your Philosophical Umbrella - Positivism or Interpretivism? p. 19

2.5 Theoretical Perspectives p. 21

3 Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research p. 27 / Dawn Goodwin and Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope

3.2 Ethical Principles p. 28

3.2.1 Informed Consent p. 30

3.2.2 Confidentiality p. 31

3.2.3 Anonymity p. 34

3.3 Situational Ethics p. 35

3.4 Relational Ethics p. 38

4 Interviews p. 43 / Lisa Hinton and Sara Ryan

4.2 What Makes a Good Qualitative Interview? p. 46

4.3 Role of the Interviewer p. 47

4.4 The Practicalities of Qualitative Interviews p. 48

4.4.1 How Many Interviews Is Enough? p. 48

4.4.2 Sampling p. 49

4.4.3 Recruitment p. 50

4.4.4 Fundamentals - Quiet Space, Recording, and Transcription p. 51

4.4.5 Designing a Topic Guide p. 51

4.4.6 Data Saturation p. 52

4.5 Reflexivity p. 52

5 Focus Groups p. 57 / Jonathan Q. Tritter and Bodil J. Landstad

5.2 What Is a Focus Group? p. 58

5.3 Doing Focus Group Research p. 58

5.3.1 Recruitment and Sampling p. 59

5.3.2 Initiating the Focus Group p. 61

5.3.3 Follow-on or Second Focus Groups p. 62

5.5 Ethical Issues p. 63

6 Observational Methods p. 67 / Catherine Pope and Davina Allen

6.2 Observational Methods and Ethnography p. 68

6.3 Rationales for Observational Studies in Health Care Research p. 69

6.4 Practical Issues to Consider When Using Observational Methods p. 72

6.4.1 Ethical Issues p. 72

6.4.2 Access to the Field p. 72

6.4.3 Research Roles p. 73

6.4.4 Recording Observational Data p. 74

6.5 The Relationship Between Theory and Observational Research p. 76

6.7 Quality in Observational Studies p. 77

7 Documentary Analysis p. 83 / Martin Gorsky and Alex Mold

7.2 Uses of Documentary Methods p. 84

7.3 Sources and Location p. 86

7.4 Selection, Recording, and Storing p. 89

7.5 Approaches to Analysis p. 90

8 Digital Data and Online Qualitative Research p. 97 / John Powell and Michelle H. van Velthoven

8.2 Types of Digital and Virtual Data p. 98

8.3 Who Goes Online? The Have-Nets and the Have-Nots p. 99

8.4 Using Existing Online Data for Qualitative Health Research p. 100

8.5 Eliciting Qualitative Data Using Online Methods p. 103

8.6 Big Data and Digital Qualitative Research p. 104

8.7 Ethics of Using Digital Data and Conducting Online Research p. 105

9 Analysis p. 111 / Catherine Pope and Sue Ziebland and Nicholas Mays

9.1 The Nature and Scale of Qualitative Data p. 111

9.2 Data Preparation p. 112

9.3 The Relationship Between Data and Analysis p. 113

9.4 Counting and Qualitative Data p. 114

9.5 Initial Steps in Analysis p. 116

9.6 Thematic Analysis p. 119

9.7 Grounded Theory p. 120

9.8 IPA p. 122

9.9 The 'Framework' Approach p. 123

9.10 Software Packages Designed to Handle Qualitative Data p. 124

9.11 Developing Explanations - The Role of the Researcher p. 126

9.12 Working in a Team p. 128

10 Conversation Analysis p. 135 / Geraldine M. Leydon and Rebecca K. Barnes

10.2 What Is CA? p. 135

10.3 What Kinds of Questions Can CA Be Used to Answer? p. 137

10.4 Collecting Naturalistic Data p. 137

10.5 Transcription p. 139

10.7 Sharing CA to Inform Health Care Practice p. 144

10.9 Further Considerations for CA Research p. 146

11 Synthesising Qualitative Research p. 151 / Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope

11.2 Should We Synthesise Qualitative Research at all? p. 152

11.3 The Purposes of Synthesis p. 153

11.4 Generic Issues in Qualitative Synthesis p. 154

11.4.1 Refining the Research Question and Search Strategy p. 154

11.4.2 Data Extraction p. 155

11.4.3 Quality Appraisal of Studies p. 156

11.4.4 Analysis and Interpretation p. 156

11.5 Methods for Synthesising Qualitative Research p. 157

11.5.1 Narrative Synthesis p. 157

11.5.2 Framework Synthesis p. 158

11.5.3 Qualitative Cross-Case Analysis p. 158

11.5.4 Meta-ethnography p. 159

11.6 Synthesis of Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence p. 160

11.6.1 Integrating at the Review Level p. 161

11.6.2 Integrating Using a Common Structure, Framework, or Model p. 161

11.6.3 Integrating Through 'Transformation' of Data p. 162

11.6.4 Using an Integrative Method p. 164

12 Mixed Methods Research p. 169 / Alicia O'Cathain

12.2 Dealing with the 'Paradigm Wars' p. 170

12.3 Getting to Grips with Mixed Methodology p. 170

12.4 Mixed Methods Study Designs p. 171

12.4.2 Survey and Interviews p. 173

12.4.3 Development of Questionnaires and Measures p. 173

12.5 Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Data and Findings p. 174

12.6 Thinking About Quality p. 175

12.7 Team Working p. 176

12.8 Publishing p. 176

13 Case Studies p. 180 / Alec Fraser and Nicholas Mays

13.2 Types of Case Study Research p. 182

13.3 Practical Considerations for Using Case Study Approaches in Health Care Settings p. 184

13.3.1 Defining Cases p. 184

13.3.2 Sampling p. 185

13.3.3 Data Collection Methods p. 187

14 Participatory Research in Health Care p. 193 / Kath Maguire and Nicky Britten

14.2 Co-production p. 196

14.3 Participatory Action Research p. 199

14.4 Service User-Controlled Research p. 201

14.5 Citizen Science p. 204

15 Quality in Qualitative Research p. 211 / Nicholas Mays and Catherine Pope

15.2 Can We Use the Same Quality Criteria to Judge Qualitative and Quantitative Research? p. 213

15.2.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Research are Separate and Different: The Anti-Realist Position p. 214

15.2.2 It Is Possible to Assess Qualitative and Quantitative Research Using Similar Criteria: The Subtle Realist Position p. 216

15.3 Assuring and Assessing the Validity of Qualitative Research p. 216

15.3.1 Triangulation p. 217

15.3.2 Respondent Validation p. 218

15.3.3 Clear Exposition of Methods of Data Collection and Analysis p. 218

15.3.4 Reflexivity p. 219

15.3.5 Attention to Negative Cases p. 220

15.3.6 Fair Dealing p. 220

15.4 Relevance p. 221

15.5 The Appropriate Role for Quality Guidelines in Qualitative Research p. 222

15.5.1 Spencer and Colleagues' Framework for Assessing the Quality of Qualitative Research Evidence p. 223

15.5.1.1 Guiding Principles p. 223

15.5.1.2 Appraisal Questions p. 224

15.5.1.3 Quality Indicators p. 224

15.5.1.4 The Framework p. 224

15.5.2 Additional Quality Assessment Criteria p. 224

15.5.2.1 Data Collection p. 224.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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111941086X

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