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Practical mixed methods strategies used to integrate qualitative and quantitative methods in community-based primary health care research.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A Systematic Review of External Validity in Pediatric Integrated Primary Care Trials.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2020Pooled it
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- Updating the Good Reporting of a Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS) Reporting Guidelines: Protocol for a Methodological Review and Modified Delphi Process.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Strategies for Implementing Nursing Activities for Chronic Pain Management in Primary Care: Integrated Findings from a Sequential Mixed-Methods Study.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Article
- Physiotherapist and Patient Experiences of Team-Based Interprofessional Collaboration During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2025Article
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- Cross-referencing French hematology teams' knowledge and perception of end-of-life situations: a national mixed-methods survey.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Prospective acceptability of mass drug administration for malaria in Kedougou region in Senegal: a mixed method study.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- A commentary on the use of mixed methods in chiropractic research: Part 2: findings and recommendations for improving future chiropractic mixed methods studies.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2024Article
- User Perceptions of Visual Clot in a High-Fidelity Simulation Study: Mixed Qualitative-Quantitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- User Perceptions of ROTEM-Guided Haemostatic Resuscitation: A Mixed Qualitative-Quantitative Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of medical school faculty members' educational performance in Korea in 2022 through analysis of the promotion regulations: a mixed methods study.Journal of educational evaluation for health professions · 2023Article
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- Quality of life, socioeconomic and psychological concerns in parents of children with tuberous sclerosis complex, STXBP1 and SYNGAP1 encephalopathies: a mixed method study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Systematic Review of Mixed Studies on Malaria in Pregnancy: Individual, Cultural and Socioeconomic Determinants of Its Treatment and Prevention.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 6: Longitudinal qualitative and mixed-methods approaches for longitudinal and complex health themes in primary care research.The European journal of general practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMixed methods (MM) are common in community-based primary health care (CBPHC) research studies. Several strategies have been proposed to integrate qualitative and quantitative components in MM, but they are seldom well conceptualized and described. The purpose of the present review was to identify and describe practical MM strategies and combinations of strategies used to integrate qualitative and quantitative methods in CBPHC research.
methodsA methodological review with qualitative synthesis (grouping) was performed. Records published in English in 2015 were retrieved from the Scopus bibliographic database. Eligibility criteria were: CBPHC empirical study, MM research with detailed description of qualitative and quantitative methods and their integration. Data were extracted from included studies and grouped using a conceptual framework comprised of three theoretical types of MM integration, the seven combinations of these types and nine practical strategies (three per type of integration) and multiple combinations of strategies.
resultsAmong the 151 articles reporting CBPHC and MM studies retrieved, 54 (35.7%) met the inclusion criteria for this review. The included studies provided examples of the three theoretical types of MM integration, the seven combinations of these types as well as the nine practical strategies. Overall, 15 combinations of these strategies were observed. No emerging strategy was observed that was not predicted by the conceptual framework.
conclusionsThis review can provide guidance to CBPHC researchers for planning, conducting and reporting practical strategies and combinations of strategies used for integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in MM research.
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