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TOPIC: The role of qualitative research in evidence based practice

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What do we know about life on acute psychiatric wards in the UK? a review of the research evidence

Despite the development of community care and associated processes of de-institutionalisation, the hospital remains the hub of mental health services in the UK. However, previous quantitative and survey research indicates that quality of care in acute psychiatric (admission) wards has been compromised or is under threat, and points to a bleak experience for people who are admitted. Indicators of this include that there have been increases in admission rates, the proportion of compulsory admissions, and bed occupancy rates. There is also evidence of violence, sexual harassment and substance misuse in this setting, accompanied by rapid staff turnover, low staff morale, and an increasing proportion of ‘difficult’ patients (especially young men with schizophrenia). This paper reviews the evidence about life on psychiatric wards, focusing on how it is experienced by patients in acute settings. Research conducted in the UK in the 1990s, supports the impression that organisational pressures are having a negative impact on the quality of care. It shows that: nurse–patient (N–P) relationships are perceived to be an important aspect of care, but that N–P contact has declined; and patients are critical of conditions on the ward and view life there as both boring and unsafe. However, very little in-depth ethnographic research has been conducted on acute wards in the UK (and none since the 1970s) leaving us with a ‘black box’ view of in-patient care in this setting. Studies conducted during earlier ‘care paradigms’, notably those in the USA by Goffman and Strauss et al., provide useful insights into the patient's experience, but the extent to which these can be conceptually generalised to the present situation is unknown. The paper concludes by outlining questions and priorities for future investigation, focusing on the role of qualitative research.

Book: Review/Commentary: Understanding and Responding to Drug Use: The Role of Qualitative Research

Book: Review/Commentary: Understanding and Responding to Drug Use: The Role of Qualitative Research

The role of qualitative research in broadening the 'evidence base' for clinical practice.

This paper presents the case for seeking to broaden the 'evidence base' of medicine and health care by the inclusion of qualitative research findings. In order for qualitative research to make a significant contribution, advocates of this approach must demonstrate its ability to address questions of relevance to practice and proponents of EBM must rethink their ideas as to what may constitute a research question. A definition of qualitative research is provided, highlighting the somewhat different assumptions which underpin this model. The potential contribution of qualitative findings is assessed and the paper examines the ways in which such insights can be utilized. Finally it addresses the question as to how qualitative findings can be incorporated in the 'evidence base'.

The role of qualitative research in a national project on decision making about hysterectomy and the use of hormone replacement therapy.

THIS SPECIAL ISSUE introduces the Ethnicity, Needs, and Decisions of Women (ENDOW) at midlife project, a federally funded multisite research project that focuses on how women of various ethnic groups make decisions about hysterectomy/surgical menopause and the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The ENDOW project combines qualitative and quantitative research approaches, and this issue of the Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine focuses on the results of the initial qualitative research conducted at each of the four ENDOW sites (Alabama, South Carolina, New Mexico, and Texas). This article serves as a brief introduction to the project and outlines why qualitative methods were used as a first phase of the research. We focus specifically on the intended purposes of qualitative research and how these purposes are related to the goals of ENDOW. The articles that follow describe the research at each site in more detail, elaborate on the specific qualitative methods that were used, and discuss how the data were used to determine quantitative instrument and intervention development.

EDITORIAL: THE ROLE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS

Journal of Marital and Family TherapyVolume 20, Issue 3 p. 227-229 EDITORIAL: THE ROLE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR ASPIRING AUTHORS Douglas H. Sprenkle, Douglas H. SprenkleSearch for more papers by this author Douglas H. Sprenkle, Douglas H. SprenkleSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.1994.tb00112.xCitations: 15AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume20, Issue3July 1994Pages 227-229 RelatedInformation

Diversity and Direction: The Role of Qualitative Research in Information Centers

Qualitative research is discussed in terms of its nature and potential as a research methodology. The issue of qualitative versus quantitative approaches is presented within the scope of conference papers by David Carr, Virgil Blake, and Marianne Cooper. Three key questions regarding qualitative and quantitative methodologies are offered for consideration

The role of qualitative research in management

It is argued that there are currently two separate research approaches to behaviour in organizations; the qualitative approach and the quantitative approach, each with their own framework, criteria of proof, and accepted procedures. Reasons for the dominance of the quantitative approach and the renewed interest in the qualitative approach are presented. Implications for future research in organizational behaviour are developed. There is a need for more multi-approach research efforts and for a conceptual scheme that will locate the two approaches in relation to one another.