PASS Qualitative Research Flashcards
Types of questions used in quantitative research
Closed questions
Types of questions used in qualitative research
Open questions
What are you looking for in quantitative research?
Statistical relationships
What are you looking for in qualitative research?
Patterns or themes
Advantages of qualitative research
- Numerical data + stats may be insufficient to capture how people feel about the certain topic in their own words
- Focuses on contexts + how they influence behaviours and feelings - social, cultural and profession structures
- Can explain reasons behind quantitative data
Disadvantages of qualitative research
Small sample size
Inherently subjective - researcher shapes the research approach
Analysis of data is interpretive - no significance to go off of
More time consuming
Sample size in qualitative data
Small sample size
Sample size in quantitative data
Large sample size
What word is used in qualitative research to say findings are true?
Credibility
What word is used in qualitative research to say the findings are applicable broadly?
Transferability
What word is used in qualitative research to say the study could be repeated and similar results will be found?
Dependability
What word is used in qualitative research to say the findings are drawn from the data?
Confirmability
Credibility meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Are the findings true?
Qualitative
Transferability meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Are the findings applicable broadly?
Qualitative
Dependability meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Could you redo the study and get similar results?
Qualitative
Confirmability meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Are the findings drawn from the data?
Qualitative
What word is used in quantitative research to say the findings are true?
Internal validity
What word is used in quantitative research to say the findings are applicable broadly?
Generalisability
What word is used in quantitative research to say the study could be related and similar result would be found?
Reliability
What word is used in quantitative research to say the findings are drawn from the data?
Objectivity
Internal validity meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Are the findings true?
Quantitative
Generalisability meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Are these findings applicable broadly?
Quantitative
Reliability meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Could you redo the study and produce similar results?
Quantitative
Objectivity meaning
What type of research is it used in?
Are the finding drawn from the data?
Quantitative
Types of methodologies in qualitative research
Grounded theory
Phenomenology
Action research
Types of methods in qualitative research
Interviews, focus groups
Diary
Ethnography
Free-text survey questions
Arts
What are methodologies used for?
To look qualitatively at an issue
Explain grounded theory
- Asks broad question and tries to make a theory
- Gathers data from multiple sources
- Looks for patterns in data
- can used any sort of method
What methods can be used for grounded theory?
Any method
Explain phenomenology
- Investigates the everyday experiences, thoughts + feelings of human beings
- Uses interviews, focus groups, arts, diaries
What methods can be used for phenomenology?
Interviews
Focus groups
Arts
Diaries
Explain action research
- Seeks to find an evidence based solution to a specific local problem
- Practice based data collection
- Uses interviews + ethnography
What methods can be used in action research?
Interviews
Ethnography
Explain interviews/focus groups
- Asks a series of questions on themes around the topic 1-1 or in small groups
- Done in person or online by videocall
Explain diaries as a method
- Ask respondent to write down thoughts, experiences reflections regularly
- Done on paper, word, blog or texts
What are methods used for?
Tools and techniques for gathering data
Explain ethnography
- Reseacher spends time immersed in a place observing what practices and experiences happen
- Done in person or remotely (digital ethnography)
Explain thematic analysis of qualitative data
Looking for themes or topics that come up
Explain discourse analysis of qualitative data
Looking for the way (words, metaphors) people talk about things
Explain narrative analysis of qualitative information
Looking for stories people construct about their experiences
How can patient experiences be used to improve healthcare?
Making better suggestions for better health supports, education + relationships
How can observations of services/facilities be used to improve healthcare?
Making suggestions for better practices, procedures + standards
How can healthcare practitioners’ views be used to improve healthcare?
Making suggestions for better training, workforce support and resources
Ways to analyse data
Thematic - themes
Discourse - words
Narrative - stories
