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More About This Title Qualitative Research in Health Care 3e
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New chapters and references include:
- Synthesising qualitative research
- Secondary analysis of primary data
- Ethical issues
- Mixed research methods and integrating qualitative with quantitative techniques
- Consensus and other methods for eliciting public and professional views and preferences
- Conversation analysis
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Nicholas Mays, Professor of Health Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK
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Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays.
2 Qualitative interviews.
Nicky Britten.
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3 Focus groups.
Jenny Kitzinger.
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4 Observational methods.
Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays.
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5 Conversation analysis.
Sarah Collins, Nicky Britten.
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6 Ethical issues.
Dawn Goodwin.
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7 Analysing qualitative data.
Catherine Pope, Sue Ziebland, Nicholas Mays.
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8 Quality in qualitative health research.
Nicholas Mays, Catherine Pope.
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9 Combining qualitative and quantitative methods.
Alicia O’Cathain, Kate Thomas.
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10 Case studies.
Justin Keen.
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11 Action research.
Julienne Meyer.
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12 Consensus development methods.
Nick Black.
13 Synthesising qualitative research.
Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays
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"This is the third edition of a book on how to conduct and interpret qualitative research that was initially published in 1996.
The purpose is to show how qualitative research can be used effectively in practice. This is a worthy goal, as the importance of qualitative research is becoming more recognized.
These authors are widely published in the area of qualitative research.
This fully revised and updated edition covers how to conduct interviews and focus groups, observational data collection, and conversational analysis.
Ethical issues are examined and suggestions for data analysis are provided. A chapter on assessing qualitative studies is included and the reader is introduced to combining quantitative and qualitative research methods. The book concludes with case studies, action research, and synthesizing qualitative research. This is a small book that provides the essential information about areas of qualitative research.
This book should be of interest to the target audience. It provides basic information regarding qualitative research and is a quick reference. New content and references have been included in this edition.
Weighted Numerical Score: 96 - 4 Stars!"
Diane M. Tomasic, EdD, RN(West Liberty State College)
