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Evaluating a Qualitative Research Paper

Evaluating a Qualitative Research Paper. Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD. Qualitative Research -- What is it?. A style of research that focuses on understanding meaning rather than in generating numbers to be combined. Aims to provide understanding of the topic, which is usually human behavior

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Evaluating a Qualitative Research Paper

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  1. Evaluating a Qualitative Research Paper Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD

  2. Qualitative Research -- What is it? A style of research that focuses on understanding meaning rather than in generating numbers to be combined. Aims to provide understanding of the topic, which is usually human behavior Seeks to generate hypotheses or theories rather than conclusions or explanations

  3. Qualitative Research -- What is it? Like quantitative research Consists of question, evidence, assessment, findings, and drawing conclusions Unlike qualitative research It involves reflection on the data, reconceptualization midway through the research, subjectivity

  4. Quantitative Research Methodology Research question → Hypothesis generation→ Evidence collection → Evidence analysis → Interpretation → . . . . . . . . . . . .Conclusions

  5. Qualitative Analysis Research question → Collect evidence → Understand the question . . . . . . . . . . . .Conclusions

  6. Research Styles • Case studies • Ethnographic • Focus groups • Role playing • In-depth surveys • Discourse analysis • Textual analysis

  7. Evaluating a Qualitative Research Article • Step 1: Relevance • Step 2: Validity • Was the appropriate method used to answer the question? • Perceptions: Interviews, focus groups • Behaviors: Some type of observation

  8. Evaluating a Qualitative Research Article • Was sampling appropriate and adequate? • Random sampling not important • Goal: Enough subjects with enough different views or behaviors to provide sufficient information • Not looking for generalizability • Example: utility in decision analysis • Patients vs physicians as source

  9. Evaluating a Qualitative Research Article • Was an iterative process used? • Collect data -- analyze -- collect more data -- analyze, . . . • Example: content analysis of the hypertension self-assessment module

  10. Evaluating a Qualitative Research Article • Was a thorough analysis presented? • Interpretation, subjective and value-laden, is important • Researchers are part of the research

  11. Evaluating a Qualitative Research Article • What is the background of the investigators? • What lens are they looking through? • Nurse vs physician vs anthropologist vs sociologist • Not to judge, but to understand their biases

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