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ReviewEClinicalMedicine2026

Advancing child health through applied qualitative research.

Sara Malone, Gemma Bryan, Erica Carlisle, Danielle D DeCourcey, Kimberly Montez, Amy Porter, Asya Agulnik, Myra Bluebond-Langer, Erica C Kaye, Dylan Graetz and 1 more

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Review in EClinicalMedicine, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Sara MaloneSchool of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Gemma BryanDepartment of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Erica CarlisleDepartment of Surgery- Pediatric Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Danielle D DeCourceyDivision of Medical Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Kimberly MontezDepartments of Pediatrics and Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Amy PorterDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Asya AgulnikDepartment of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Myra Bluebond-LangerDundas Centre for Children's Palliative Care, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Erica C KayeDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Dylan GraetzDepartment of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Applied Qualitative Research Working Group

Funding

Strategies to Improve Communication Structure and Quality in Low-resource Childhood Cancer HospitalsR01CA287374 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Sara Malone · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA287374
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite a decrease in child mortality since the establishment of the Millennium Development Goals, children and young people (CYP) continue to face threats to their health and well-being, including acute and chronic diseases, mental illness, and trauma-related injury. Qualitative research is underutilized in certain contexts, yet it is an essential methodology to advance child health outcomes. This paper presents recommendations generated by multidisciplinary experts at the Symposium on Applied Qualitative Research, outlining a value proposition for qualitative inquiry to illuminate the complex social, economic, and environmental factors affecting CYP. We advocate for greater integration of qualitative approaches in paediatrics to center the perspectives, experiences, needs, and preferences of CYP across the research continuum. We also discuss challenges in applied qualitative research in paediatrics and propose expert recommendations to guide best practices to ensure the quality and credibility of qualitative approaches, with the goal of advancing inclusive, responsive, and effective child health interventions, programs, and policies worldwide.

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Adolescent healthChild healthMethodsQualitativeResearch

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PMID41768989
PMCPMC12947647

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