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EDITORIAL Dinner is served: A full course of multiple research approaches for your health sciences methodological appetite MICHAEL D FETTERS University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Writing publishable mixed research articles: Guidelines for emerging scholars in the health sciences and beyond NANCY L LEECH Educational Psychology/Research Methods, School of Education and Human Development, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE AND JULIE P COMBS Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA ABSTRACT In…
Where there is no gold standard: Mixed method research in a cluster randomised trial of a tool for safe prioritising of patients by medical receptionists SALLY J HALL Australian National University Medical School, Rural Clinical School, Canberra, ACT, Australia CHRISTINE B PHILLIPS Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, ACT, Australia PHILLIP GRAY Australian National University…
Can focus groups be used for longitudinal evaluation? Findings from the Medellin early prevention of aggression program MICHAEL UNGAR School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada LUIS F DUQUE School of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia DORA HERNANDEZ University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia ABSTRACT As part of a longitudinal evaluation of…
Beyond the ceiling effect: Using a mixed methods approach to measure patient satisfaction SHARON ANDREW Professor of Nursing, Department of Acute Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK; Family and Community Health Research Group FaCH, Penrith, NSW, Australia YENNA SALAMONSON School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney; Family and Community Health Research Group…
Designing mixed methods studies in health-related research with people with disabilities THILO KROLL School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK ABSTRACT People with disabilities have traditionally faced exclusion from health-related research in multiple ways. They have been excluded as participants in the research agenda setting process as well as contributors to the…
INHospital Study: Do older people, carers and nurses share the same priorities of care in the acute aged care setting? LOUISE D HICKMAN School of Nursing, The University of Notre Dame, Broadway, NSW, Australia PATRICIA M DAVIDSON Centre of Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney and Curtin University,…
Integrating qualitative and quantitative research approaches via the phenomenological method WILLIAM P FISHER, JR. Founder and Principal, Living Capital Metrics, Sausalito, CA, USA A JACKSON STENNER Chief Executive Officer, MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC, USA ABSTRACT Separated and mixed applications of qualitative and quantitative methods are typically encumbered by markedly different philosophical orientations. Multiple inefficiencies arise…
Factors to drive clinical practice improvement in a Malaysian intensive care unit: Assessment of organisational readiness using a mixed method approach KIM LAM SOH Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Putra University, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Sydney, NSW, Australia PATRICIA M…
Child protection workers: What they do REBECCA O’REILLY School of Nursing & Midwifery, Family & Community Health Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW, Australia LAURETTA LUCK School of Nursing & Midwifery, Family & Community Health Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW, Australia LESLEY WILKES Clinical Nursing Research Unit, Sydney West Area…
EPILOGUE From ‘should we be?’ to ‘how are we?’: Moving forward with mixed methods health research SHARON ANDREW Department of Acute Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK; Family and Community Health Research Group (FaCH), Penrith, NSW, Australia ELIZABETH J HALCOMB School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney; Family and Community Health Research…
Carspecken’s critical methodology – A theoretical assessment COLIN A HOLMES AND WENDY SMYTH School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia ABSTRACT This paper builds on the authors’ earlier introduction to Carspecken’s highly theorized ‘critical qualitative research’ methodology, also referred to as ‘critical ethnography’, and reviews its diverse theoretical origins. In…
Ethnographic context meets ethnographic biography: A challenge for the mores of doing fieldwork KATHERINE E CARROLL Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Health Communication, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia JESSICA MESMAN Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Limburg, The Netherlands ABSTRACT Research involves a complex network of universities, external funding bodies and industry,…
A mixed research study of pedagogical approaches and student learning in doctoral-level mixed research courses ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE Dept of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA REBECCA K FRELS Department of Counseling and Special Populations, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA NANCY L LEECH School of Education and Human Development, University…
How voice-recognition software presents a useful transcription tool for qualitative and mixed methods researchers ANNA K FLETCHER AND GREG SHAW Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia ABSTRACT Voice recognition (VR) software has increased in accuracy and ease of use over the last decade. While VR may carry the potential…
Evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral activation on quality of life and combat stress control for Vietnam veterans with co-morbid complaints: A case study MARY-CATHERINE MCCLAIN Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA ABSTRACT Research consistently demonstrates a strong relationship between traumatic events and increased levels of substance use. This…