Abstract
Are we overlooking the qualitative 'look' of obesity?
Highlights
During the opening ceremonies of the 4th Canadian Obesity Summit held recently in Toronto, along with the traditional speeches and awards, a woman who formerly had obesity shared her personal story
Qualitative research has proved important in many areas of clinical and health research, including understanding patients’ and clinicians’ decision making and enhancing quality of health services delivery related to utilization, feasibility and appropriateness of care.[1,2]
We reviewed the authorship guidelines for all five journals and found no explicit statements regarding the exclusion of qualitative research or specific preferences for quantitative research, some details were applicable to quantitative study designs only
Summary
During the opening ceremonies of the 4th Canadian Obesity Summit held recently in Toronto, along with the traditional speeches and awards, a woman who formerly had obesity shared her personal story. We reviewed the authorship guidelines for all five journals and found no explicit statements regarding the exclusion of qualitative research or specific preferences for quantitative research, some details (for example, testing hypotheses; including controls) were applicable to quantitative study designs only.
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