Demystifying Qualitative Research for Musculoskeletal Practitioners Part 1: What Is Qualitative Research and How Can It Help Practitioners Deliver Best-Practice Musculoskeletal Care?

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 531-532
Author(s):  
Nardia-Rose Klem ◽  
Anne Smith ◽  
Nora Shields ◽  
Samantha Bunzli
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Musculoskeletal Care

scholarly journals Defining key questions for clinical practice guidelines: a novel approach for developing clinically relevant questions

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Chakraborty ◽  
Bianca Brijnath ◽  
Jacinta Dermentzis ◽  
Danielle Mazza
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
International Guideline ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Clinical Questions ◽  
Key Questions

Abstract Background There is no standardised protocol for developing clinically relevant guideline questions. We aimed to create such a protocol and to apply it to developing a new guideline. Methods We reviewed international guideline manuals and, through consensus, combined steps for developing clinical questions to produce a best-practice protocol that incorporated qualitative research. The protocol was applied to develop clinical questions for a guideline for general practitioners. Results A best-practice protocol incorporating qualitative research was created. Using the protocol, we developed 10 clinical questions that spanned diagnosis, management and follow-up. Conclusions Guideline developers can apply this protocol to develop clinically relevant guideline questions.

scholarly journals Journal Guidelines for Qualitative Research? A Balancing Act That Might Be Worth It

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 726-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Wilhelmy
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Applied Psychology

I agree with and expand on Pratt and Bonaccio's (2016) view that in order to facilitate the use of qualitative research in our field, we need more guidance for industrial–organizational (I-O) researchers in terms of training, best practice articles, and criteria for evaluating research quality. Fortunately, the interest in and openness to qualitative research is slowly but steadily growing in our field, something that is reflected in small but increasing numbers of publications and best practice articles (Bluhm, Harman, Lee, & Mitchell, 2011; Smith, Madden, & Ashmos Plowman, 2015). To give an example, the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP), a journal not well known for publishing qualitative research, has recently published a qualitative article written by my colleagues and me (Wilhelmy, Kleinmann, König, Melchers, & Truxillo, 2016).

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kualitas Outcome Program Keahlian Teknik Sepeda Motor dengan Menggunakan Model “Mega-Pro”

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Tri Nurwati ◽  
Basrowi Basrowi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Stage Analysis ◽  
Participatory Observation

The purpose of this study is to: describe the best practice of conducting management model of TSM skill program using Mapping, Exploring, Goal setting, Assessing, PROmoting (MEGA-PRO) concept and prove that management model of TSM skill program using MEGA-PRO concept is able to reduce waiting time students to have income. The method used is qualitative research. The research was conducted at SMK N 8 Purworejo in Central Java. Data were collected by using participatory observation, interviews, and documentation. Data were analyzed by using a four-stage analysis of qualitative data that includes data collection, data reduction, data classification, and conclusion. Based on the results of data analysis can be concluded that: (1) best practice of conducting management model of TSM skill program using MEGA-PRO model is able to improve the knowledge, skill and students’ attitude, and (2) management of TSM program using MEGA-PRO model is able to reduce waiting time students to have income.

scholarly journals Forced marriage as a lived experience: Victims’ voices

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-367
Author(s):  
Carolina Villacampa
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Qualitative Research Study

The official response to forced marriage in the majority of European countries has been to criminalise the practice. Based on racial stereotypes and outdated Orientalist perspectives, this overlooks the prior need for appropriate empirical analysis in order to better understand the reality of the practice being regulated, and fails to provide victims with the means of protection they need beyond the framework of criminal law. Devising a suitable and effective strategy to address this form of victimisation instead requires an in-depth understanding of the effects that victims of these practices endure, and of what the victims themselves would consider best practice in terms of assistance and protection. In view of these primary objectives, after the existence of forced marriages in Spain had been demonstrated by the corresponding quantitative research, a qualitative research study followed, which was conducted through interviews with victims of forced marriage. The results are presented here. The secondary aim of the study was to draw up the basic guidelines for an integrated programme of action to address this process of victimisation.

The slow interview? Developing key principles and practices

2020 ◽  
pp. 146879412093530
Author(s):  
Charlotte Young ◽  
Joanna Zubrzycki ◽  
Debbie Plath
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Social Constructionism ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Theory Of Knowledge ◽  
Audio Recording ◽  
Recording Technique ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Health And Wellbeing

Audio-recording an interview is often a taken-for-granted aspect of qualitative research. Alternative recording techniques are typically under-reported in the literature meaning that audio-recording interviews may be tacitly conceived as ‘best practice’. To address this gap, this article discusses the effectiveness and suitability of the slow interview recording technique by drawing on the empirical example of a qualitative study concerning African Australian health and wellbeing in Greater Melbourne. This article argues that ‘dialogue-based quality assurance’ is achieved during the slow interview by testing early interpretations with the participant/s as opposed to after the event via member checking of data. Furthermore, we discuss and contribute three foundational principles from whence a researcher may choose the slow interview, including aligning with social constructionism, qualitative validation strategies, and responsible researcher/participant relationships. We argue that while the slow interview is rooted in social constructionism as a theory of knowledge, the slow interview as ‘social practice’ may also facilitate the co-production of research by interpreting the data with the participant during the interview through ‘dialogue-based quality assurance’.

A picture is worth a thousand words: a photo-thematic analysis of city hospitality in municipal popular reporting

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Del Gesso
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis Software

Purpose This paper aims to study the disclosure of information about city hospitality within municipal popular reporting documents, by conducting a photo-thematic analysis of the photographic imagery contained therein. These documents have great potential for integrating supplementary information in a simplified, short and attractive form. Supplementary disclosure by means of pictures, such as that concerning city hospitality, has not previously been researched. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research uses visual data, specifically photographs, as a data source. To capture city hospitality disclosure, a photo-thematic analysis was conducted on a total of 495 photographs contained in a sample of 30 US municipal Popular Annual Financial Reports singled out for best practice. Photographs were inductively thematized using the qualitative data analysis software “QDA Miner”. Findings The photo-thematic analysis yielded an array of themes and sub-themes important to an overall understanding of municipal government disclosure about city hospitality. Going far beyond hosting the hospitality industry segment, city hospitality proved to be a complex area involving city livability and sustainability; it encompasses environmental and landscape resources, facilities, services, activities, events, culture, history, sociability, innovation and much more. Photographs were able to suitably provide supplementary nonfinancial disclosure in popular reports, conveying a welcoming image to the city’s guests – including both its citizens and visitors – in a timely and appealing way. Originality/value This study is the first to examine information disclosure via photographs in popular reporting, focusing on municipal government disclosures about city hospitality. It, therefore, offers new knowledge in both the areas of city hospitality and popular reporting, using an innovative qualitative research approach which gives insight into the power of pictures to generate and convey information beyond textual data.

The Artistry of Judgement: A Model for Occupational Therapy Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 409-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo Paterson ◽  
Joy Higgs ◽  
Susan Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
One Year ◽  
Insight Into

This paper reports on a model developed through qualitative research to examine the intriguing topic of the artistry of judgement in occupational therapy. The construct of professional practice judgement artistry or PPJA was developed (Paterson and Higgs 2001) to explore the cognitive, metacognitive and humanistic aspects of judgement in professional practice. Fifty-three occupational therapy educators and practitioners from four Commonwealth countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom) participated in focus groups and individual interviews over a one-year period in 2001–2. This research identified a number of dimensions and elements that constitute judgement artistry. The model offers a valuable insight into understanding expertise in professional practice in an era when practitioners are struggling with a demand for increased scientific research knowledge to provide evidence for best practice. This research paper recognises the value of the art of occupational therapy and supports a client-centred approach to practice.

When Multi-Method Research Subverts Methodological Pluralism—or, Why We Still Need Single-Method Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 935-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amel Ahmed ◽  
Rudra Sil
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Cross Validation ◽  
Error Reduction ◽  
Methodological Pluralism ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Single Method ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
The Many

While acknowledging the many forms and contributions of multi-method research (MMR), we examine the costs of treating it as best practice on the grounds that it reduces method-specific weaknesses and increases external validity for findings. Focusing on MMR that combines some type of qualitative analysis with statistical or formal approaches, we demonstrate that error-reduction and cross-validation are not feasible where methods are not sufficiently similar in their basic ontologies and their conceptions of causality. In such cases, MMR may still yield important benefits—such as uncovering related insights or improving the coding of variables—but these can be readily obtained through collaboration among scholars specializing in single-method research (SMR). Such scholars often set the standards for the application of particular methods and produce distinctive insights that can elude researchers concerned about competently deploying different methods and producing coherent findings. Thus, the unchecked proliferation of multi-method skill sets risks forefeiting the benefits of SMR and marginalizing idiographically-oriented qualitative research that fits less well with formal or quantitative approaches. This would effectively subvert the pluralism that once gave impetus to MMR unless disciplinary expectations and professional rewards are predicated on a more balanced and nuanced understanding of what various forms of SMR and MMR bring to the table.

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