Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XXIII. Qualitative Research in Health CareB. What Are the Results and How Do They Help Me Care for My Patients?

The second part of this 2-part series on how to interpret qualitative research addresses, "what are the results," and, "how do they help me care for my patients?" Qualitative analysis is a process of summarizing and interpreting data to develop theoretical insights that describe and explain social phenomena such as interactions, experiences, roles, perspectives, symbols, and organizations. Key results are often illustrated with excerpts from …