Mixed-methods research in wellbeing and health / edited by Rachel Locke and Amanda Lees.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Locke, Rachel, editor.

Lees, Amanda, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Research--Methodology.

Public health.

Well-being--Research--Methodology.

Well-being.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

Mixed-Methods Research in Wellbeing and Health brings together nine examples of high-quality research into wellbeing and health using a range of mixed methods. Research that employs mixed methods can yield robust data that is both more reliable and valid than that arising from a single-method approach. Mixed-methods research is a vital component in responding to recent changes to the more complex needs of an increasingly diverse society and its health sector. This book covers how mixed-methods research can be designed creatively and applied sensitively in the context of wellbeing and health research. The editors have included a set of bespoke questions for reflection at the end of each chapter. The expert editorial commentary highlights the benefits and methodological challenges of mixed-methods research as well as 'thinking points' for researchers as they plan and carry out mixed-methods research on wellbeing and health topics. Within a holistic view of wellbeing and health, the mixed-methods research designs are applied appropriately in both practice and community settings. The research can be shaped by pragmatism and the actual needs of a study rather than purely theoretical considerations. This practical book makes high-quality, mixed-methods research design and execution guidance readily accessible to health-care practitioners and researchers working in the fields of health, social care and wellbeing services and to undergraduate and postgraduate students in courses in research and health-care studies, as well as health management.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsement Page

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of boxes

List of contributors

Foreword by Andrée le May

Foreword by Simon Jobson

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter synopsis and ordering

References

Chapter 1: Methodological issues in researching everyday music therapy practice

Background and introduction

A context for practice and research

Researching music therapy practice

Approaching research

Ethical considerations

Summarising research

Using video in research

Video use in the research interview

Video use within microanalysis

Microanalysis - of what?

Reflections

Concluding thoughts

Questions for discussion and further reflection

Chapter 2: Using a mix of qualitative methods to investigate vulnerability in the medical profession

Background

Vulnerability and the medical professional

Approach to research

Our case studies

Prevention of harmful stress amongst doctors

Doctors with dyslexia: Impact and 'workarounds'

Identification of poor performance in NHS amongst doctors

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Qualitative methods to optimise design and conduct of randomised controlled trials with clinical populations

Setting the scene

Reflective practice

The use of qualitative techniques to enhance trials research

Issues for trialists to consider before data collection

Protocol development

Recruitment

What are the key reasons for lack of participation?

Trust

Trial documentation

Use of qualitative techniques at the pre-trial phase

During data collection

What key traits should a clinical researcher have?.

Use of qualitative techniques to enhance the running of the trial

Looking forwards

Chapter 4: Mixed methods and wellbeing: Issues emerging from multiple studies into mentoring for doctors

Background/context

Mentoring in medicine

Research into mentoring

Mentoring and wellbeing

The studies

Accessing diverse viewpoints - building a jigsaw

Study 1: Hints of wellbeing

Study 2: Further glimpses

Study 3: A picture appearing

Study 4: The finishing pieces

Looking back over the studies

Beware of shared unspoken and spoken assumptions

Attending to anonymity and confidentiality

The participant-researcher relationship: Not so cut and dry

Conclusions

Chapter 5: Mixing methods and data: Exploring health and wellbeing on a social scale

Introduction to mixed-methods research

Why mix methods?

Mixing data types

Mixed-methods research in action

Health and wellbeing on a social scale

Why mix data?

How to mix data

Challenges of mixing methods and data types

Data protection and ethics

Accessing participants

Handling big datasets

Conclusions and reflections

Chapter 6: Community-participatory investigation of the health-environment-wellbeing nexus of WaSH in rural Eswatini

Strengths and limitations of quantitative and qualitative approaches to researching WaSH

The potential of mixed-methods approaches to understand the complexity of WaSH

Aims

Participatory mixed-methods study design process

Finding out about WaSH

Water

Participatory mapping and photography

Survey

Sanitation

Participatory mapping

Hygiene.

Supplementary techniques for collecting data about all aspects of WaSH

Techniques for integrating data to better understand WaSH

Mixing methods and data for sampling

Using (qualitative) map data to determine the (quantitative) census survey population

Sampling focus group discussion participants using and linking their comments to participant demographic survey data

Combining data from different qualitative sources for integrated analysis

Interfacing qualitative and quantitative data in the results narrative

Results and discussion

Hygiene

Meta-inferences enabled by integrating data from different sources

Chapter 7: Using mixed and multi-modal methods in psychological research with young people

Representing complexity

Disrupting 'reality'

Engagement and engaging

Voice and visibility

Challenges and advice for other researchers

Chapter 8: A multimethods approach for defining a strategy to engage vulnerable families in research

Multimethods versus mixed methods

Background and context for main study

Formative research questions and approach

Literature review

Literature review findings

Low HL and health inequality

Interventions to address HL

How the literature review shaped our approach

Qualitative PPI work with practitioners and parents

Practitioner PPI

Parent PPI

Desk research to identify, profile and 'map' socio-economically deprived communities in Hampshire

How the desk research shaped our approach

How the PPI work shaped our approach

Concluding reflections

References.

Chapter 9: Mixed methods in community-based health and wellbeing practices

Design

Mixed methodologies

Trend analysis

Agency models

Case exemplars

Future scenarios

In summary

The bigger picture

Conclusion: Developing mixed-methods research practice in wellbeing and health

How can we define mixed-methods research in the context of wellbeing and health research?

What happens to 'philosophical position' when we mix approaches from two different paradigms?

Why employ mixed methods in wellbeing and health research?

What are the challenges and benefits of mixed-methods research designs?

'Thinking points' to assist research design

Research topic and context

Study design and preparation

Methodological approach

Methods

Integration and ordering

Ethics

Reflection and reflexivity

Final thoughts

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-26348-1

0-429-55405-2

9780429263484

OCLC:

1264401140