Journal article
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: XXIII. Qualitative Research in Health Care A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?
Abstract
Quantitative research is designed to test well-specified hypotheses, determine whether an intervention did more harm than good, and find out how much a risk factor predisposes persons to disease. Equally important, qualitative research offers insight into emotional and experiential phenomena in health care to determine what, how, and why. There are 4 essential aspects of qualitative analysis. First, the participant selection must be well …
Authors
Giacomini MK; Cook DJ; Group FTE-BMW
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 284, No. 3, pp. 357–362
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
July 19, 2000
DOI
10.1001/jama.284.3.357
ISSN
0098-7484