Essential characteristics of qualitative research and its commonly used methods.
- Author:
Hong-wei ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing. jianping-l@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Qualitative Research;
Research Design
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2008;28(2):167-169
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The main objectives of qualitative research lies in exploring the opinion, attitude, behavior, and experience of a person as a social role, also a patient. This essay introduces the basic characteristics of qualitative research, including its natural property, inductive method adopted, open character and wholism concept; the results of qualitative research are presented in a text form; and its commonly used methods include observation, individual interview and focus group discussion.
