mmr

Question 1

commonly used where?

Answer 1

health research, policy evaluation, intervention studies

Question 2

benefits of mmr

Answer 2

provides comprehensive understanding, helps explains contradictions between numerical data, enhances confidence in findings, useful for intervention design

Question 3

convergent design

Answer 3

goal: compare quantitative results with qualitative findings (QUAL + QUAN)
example: studying type 1 diabetes self management behavior, by combining glucose monitoring (quan) with real time patient behavior (qual)
challenges: differences in how people rate experiences + describe them

Question 4

explANatory sequential

Answer 4

goal: use qualitative data to explain unclear quantitative results

Question 5

explORatory sequential

Answer 5

goal: use qualitative data to develop surveys, interventions, or instruments for quantitative testing

Question 6

examples of mmr

Answer 6

adolescent health research, hospital performance studies, public health interventions

Question 7

challenges in mmr

Answer 7

balancing rigor, participant burden, time constraints, interpreting contradictory findings

Question 8

why use mmr

Answer 8

generates numbers and stories to guide comprehensive decision making, helps with policy advocacy, ensures better intervention development (what works + why)