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Use of qualitative methods in published health services and management research: a 10-year review.
Review in Medical care research and review : MCRR, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of the qualitative literature on barriers to high-quality prenatal and postpartum care among low-income women.Health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Understanding what changes adults in a smoking cessation study believe they need to make to quit smoking: A qualitative analysis of pre- and post-quit perceptions.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022Trial
- Integrating Large Language Models into Qualitative Methods in Health Services Research: A Proof-of-Concept Study.Research square · 2026Article
- Qualitative research literacy among pediatric oncology providers: institutional capacity, barriers, and implications for patient-centered cancer care in a middle-income setting.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Relevant Criteria for Improving Quality of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Treatment: A Delphi Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- 'Do we need doulas…?' - Perspectives of maternity care managers on the role of doulas in Poland.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Qualitative Research Among Health Sciences Faculty.Cureus · 2023Article
- Ethnography and user-centered design to inform context-driven implementation.Translational behavioral medicine · 2022Article
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- Harmonizing evidence-based practice, implementation context, and implementation strategies with user-centered design: a case example in young adult cancer care.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
- Context counts: a qualitative study exploring the interplay between context and implementation success.Journal of health organization and management · 2021Article
- Pain Standards for Accredited Healthcare Organizations (ACDON Project): A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional analysis of bibliometrics and altmetrics: comparing the impact of qualitative and quantitative articles in theBMJ open · 2020Article
- Burnout and Leadership Style in Behavioral Health Care: a Literature Review.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2020Review
- Beyond exploratory: a tailored framework for designing and assessing qualitative health research.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Do not do in COPD: consensus statement on overuse.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2018Article
- Housing First and harm reduction: a rapid review and document analysis of the US and Canadian open-access literature.Harm reduction journal · 2017Review
- Aging and orthopedics: how a lifespan development model can inform practice and research.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2016Review
- Disentangling the concept of "the complex older patient" in general practice: a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2016Article
- The Importance Of Integrating Narrative Into Health Care Decision Making.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Over the past 10 years, the field of health services and management research has seen renewed interest in the use of qualitative research methods. This article examines the volume and characteristics of qualitative research articles published in nine major health services and management journals between 1998 and 2008. Qualitative research articles comprise 9% of research articles published in these journals. Although the publication rate of qualitative research articles has not kept pace with that of quantitative research articles, citation analysis suggests that qualitative research articles contribute comparably to the field's knowledge base. A wide range of policy and management topics has been examined using qualitative methods. Case study designs, interviews, and documentary sources were the most frequently used methods. Half of qualitative research articles provided little or no detail about key aspects the study's methods. Implications are discussed and recommendations are offered for promoting the publication of qualitative research.
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