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- Page navigation anchor for Designing A Mixed Methods Study In Primary CareDesigning A Mixed Methods Study In Primary CareDesigning A Mixed Methods Study In Primary Care I would like to express my appreciation to Creswell et al for their work on “designing a mixed methods study in primary care”. I think careful use of mixed methods is of importance in answering research questions that can only be answered by such methods. Leaving numerous questions an answered will be the end result of not involving the multi-method research. However as other rev...Show MoreCompeting Interests: None declared.
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The article "Designing A Mixed Methods Study In Primary Care" by Creswell, Fetters and Ivankova (1) is a valuable step in the evolution of rigorous methods for combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to primary care research. Their coding template represents a useful means for applying rigorous criteria both to the design of mixed methods studies in primary care, and to the assessment and comparison of such stu...
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In the latest issue of Annales, the article by JW Cresswell, MD Fetters, and NV Ivankova is interesting reading. No doubt the complexity of primary care is well suited for the use of qualitative research. And the positive comments on the article indicate that there is indeed a place for qualitative research (or mixed or integrated qualitative/quantitative research) in primary care research. This is all very well.
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We recently initiated a series of projects designed to answer the questions: 1. What is the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations living in the rural, remote community of Bella Coola? 2. Are there differences in blood sugar control (hemoglobin A1c) between aboriginal and non-aboriginal diabetics? We sent out thousands of surveys, reviewed thousands of charts, and we found t...
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The article "Designing A Mixed Methods Study In Primary Care" by Creswell, Fetters and Ivankova, has presented a basic cross section of what is out there already as far as mixed methods research in primary care. This article raised the discussion about the criteria that is needed to do this type of research. This is very important to me as a junior researcher in having the criteria as reference and also that Family Medic...
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The article by Creswell, Fetters and Ivankova brings into light two major points we must consider when dealing with family medicine research. It cleverly proposes a pragmatical framework for designing and evaluating mixed methods studies. This framework includes a taxonomical approach on which family medicine researchers can build on, as well as a usefull exemple of an evaluation process for five articles based on criter...
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The article “Designing A Mixed Methods Study In Primary Care” by Creswell, Fetters and Ivankova in January/February 2004 Annals of Family Medicine is a well written piece that furthers the efforts of this internationally known team to educate primary care researchers in multi- methods research. The approach of defining multi-methods research, citing its relevance to primary care research and acceptance by the National In...
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I want to commend Creswell et al for their presentation of a framework for understanding the role of qualitative components within a mixed method design. As a staunch quantitative researcher, this article helped me to better conceptualize how qualitative and quantitative methods can complement each other. It almost makes me want to become a qualitative researcher. Almost.
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Creswell and colleagues have performed a valuable service by highlighting multi-method research and by initiating a more thoughtful approach to its use and reporting. My only concern is that they did not carry their analysis far enough.
First, they describe “criteria for designing a mixed methods study,” but the five “criteria” they identify are really nothing but good reporting practices, not really criteria...
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