Background. Mixed methods research uses qualitative and quantitative methods together in a single study or a series of related studies. Objectives. To review the prevalence and quality of mixed methods studies in complementary medicine. Methods. All studies published in the top 10 integrative and complementary medicine journals in 2012 were screened. The quality of mixed methods studies was app...

Background Lecture absenteeism is a widespread issue and has been reported for large range of university disciplines. The aim this study was to describe face-to-face lecture attendance within Bachelor Paramedicine cohort at Australian explore associated factors. Methods A sequential mixed method undertaken using counts, cross-sectional questionnaire semi-structured interviews. Attendance record...

Sequential tests have been used commonly in clinical trials to compare treatments. For sequential analysis of right-censored survival data with covariate adjustment, several different methods have been studied based on either Cox proportional hazards model or accelerated failure time model. Here we propose a test process based on linear transformation models for staggered entry data. The propos...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to determine the uses of mixed method research designs published in major marketing journals. Design/methodology/approach – This study involved a content analysis of 2,166 articles published between 2003 and 2009 in nine prominent marketing journals. Findings – A total of 34 mixed method studies implemented data-collection procedures sequentially (79 per...

BACKGROUND Surveys of doctors are an important data collection method in health services research. Ways to improve response rates, minimise survey response bias and item non-response, within a given budget, have not previously been addressed in the same study. The aim of this paper is to compare the effects and costs of three different modes of survey administration in a national survey of doct...

OBJECTIVES It has been argued that mixed methods research can be useful in nursing and health science because of the complexity of the phenomena studied. However, the integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches continues to be one of much debate and there is a need for a rigorous framework for designing and interpreting mixed methods research. This paper explores the analytical appro...

Introduction Programmatic assessment (PA) is an increasingly popular approach to competency-based (CBA), yet evaluation evidence limited. This study aimed identify and explore supervisor attitudes before after implementing a novel PA using sequential explanatory mixed methods design. In phase one, survey was used perspectives on work-based placements, CBA. Survey results were then applied devel...