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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2018

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess a qualitative study.

Lucas Gallo, BHSc, Jessica Murphy, Luis H Braga, Forough Farrokhyar, Achilleas Thoma

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lucas GalloFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Gallo); the Division of Plastic surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Thoma, Murphy); the Division of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga); the Dept of Surgery, McMaster University, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga, Farrokhyar, Thoma); and the Dept of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Formerly Dept of CE&B), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Farrokhyar, Thoma).
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Jessica MurphyFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Gallo); the Division of Plastic surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Thoma, Murphy); the Division of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga); the Dept of Surgery, McMaster University, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga, Farrokhyar, Thoma); and the Dept of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Formerly Dept of CE&B), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Farrokhyar, Thoma).
Luis H BragaFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Gallo); the Division of Plastic surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Thoma, Murphy); the Division of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga); the Dept of Surgery, McMaster University, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga, Farrokhyar, Thoma); and the Dept of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Formerly Dept of CE&B), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Farrokhyar, Thoma).
Forough FarrokhyarFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Gallo); the Division of Plastic surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Thoma, Murphy); the Division of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga); the Dept of Surgery, McMaster University, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga, Farrokhyar, Thoma); and the Dept of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Formerly Dept of CE&B), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Farrokhyar, Thoma).
Achilleas ThomaFrom the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Gallo); the Division of Plastic surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Thoma, Murphy); the Division of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga); the Dept of Surgery, McMaster University, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Braga, Farrokhyar, Thoma); and the Dept of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Formerly Dept of CE&B), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (Farrokhyar, Thoma).

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

summaryQualitative research contributes to the medical literature through the observation, description and interpretation of theories about social interactions and individual experiences as they occur in their natural setting. This type of research has the potential to enhance the understanding of surgeons' and patients' preferences, attitudes and beliefs, as well as assess how these may change with time. To date, there is no widely accepted standard for the methodological assessment of qualitative research. Despite ongoing debate, this article seeks to familiarize surgeons with the basic techniques for the critical appraisal of qualitative studies in the surgical literature.

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Guidelines as TopicQualitative ResearchSurgeonsBiomedical ResearchHumansInterpersonal RelationsPatients

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PMID29806819
PMCPMC5973909

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