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Using qualitative methods in intervention studies
Author(s) -
Sandelowski Margarete
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199608)19:4<359::aid-nur9>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - qualitative research , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , antithesis , outcome (game theory) , psychology , clinical trial , nursing , medicine , sociology , epistemology , social science , philosophy , mathematics , mathematical economics , pathology
Qualitative research commonly is viewed as the antithesis of the clinical trial and far removed from the immediate practical aims of intervention studies and nursing practice. Yet, qualitative methods can be used to enhance the significance and harness the benefits of clinical trials, and to emphasize the distinctive work and outcomes of nursing care. Qualitative methods are especially useful for further describing or explaining subject variation on outcome variables, verifying outcomes obtained from standardized instruments, and clarifying and evaluating interventions in their real‐life contexts. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.