Quality control in qualitative research

Qualitative research in health care. Assessing quality in qualitative research.

Towards quality in qualitative research.

Sir, I write to comment on the article ‘The impact of hypodontia: a qualitative study on the experiences of patients’ by (Meaney et al., 2012). I read this article with great interest. Whilst the information presented in this article were of high importance by adopting a qualitative approach to explore patients’ experiences in relation to hypodontia, there were some methodological aspects relat...

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH Qualitative methods in research on healthcare quality

There are no easy solutions to the problem of improving the quality of care. Research has shown how difficult it can be, but has failed to provide reliable and effective ways to change services and professional performance for the better. Much depends on the perspectives of users and the attitudes and behaviours of professionals in the context of their organisations and healthcare teams. Qualit...

The issue of quality in qualitative research

This article addresses the perennial issue of the criteria by which qualitative research should be evaluated. At the present time, there is a sharp conflict between demands for explicit criteria, for example in order to serve systematic reviewing and evidence-based practice, and arguments on the part of some qualitative researchers that such criteria are neither necessary nor desirable. At issu...

Qualitative methods in research on healthcare quality.

There are no easy solutions to the problem of improving the quality of care. Research has shown how difficult it can be, but has failed to provide reliable and effective ways to change services and professional performance for the better. Much depends on the perspectives of users and the attitudes and behaviours of professionals in the context of their organisations and healthcare teams. ...