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ArticleJournal of hospital medicine2025

Methodological progress note: Longitudinal qualitative research and applications to hospital medicine.

Andrew R Orr, Dorene F Balmer

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Article in Journal of hospital medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Andrew R OrrDivision of Hospital Medicine at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-4568
Dorene F BalmerPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6805-4062

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Longitudinal qualitative research (LQR) is an emerging methodology in healthcare and health professions education research that focuses on change in complex, dynamic transitions, and processes as that change unfolds. This approach allows for in-depth exploration of personal and professional transitions, developmental processes, and evolution in how individuals make sense of experiences and events. In this Methodological Progress Note, we define the key features of LQR, distinguish LQR from other qualitative methodologies, and present a case for longitudinal qualitative work to offer a lens of time that might illuminate gaps in the field of hospital medicine.

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Hospital MedicineQualitative ResearchResearch DesignHumansLongitudinal Studies

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PMID39921649
PMCPMC12217414

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