Qualitative research methods are enjoying unprecedented popularity. Although checklists
have undoubtedly contributed to the wider acceptance of such methods, these can be …

Five years is a long time in the world of qualitative research; the landscape has shifted and
a number of significant debates have raged. Consequently, the first edition of this book (…

Everyone thinks they know something about interviewing-and quite rightly too! The media
images are everywhere. There are the crime series which show the rough, tough, police officer …

Background: Post‐stroke dysarthria rehabilitation should consider social participation for
people with dysarthria, but before this approach can be adopted, an understanding of the …

Introduction. Each year an estimated 30,000–45,000 UK individuals experience stroke-related
dysarthria (impairment of movements required to produce speech). Many will experience …

Background. Cardiac rehabilitation can be an effective means for the secondary prevention
of coronary heart disease, but a majority of eligible individuals fail to attend or drop out …

Context This paper provides an overview of the contribution of medical education research
which has employed focus group methodology to evaluate both undergraduate education …

Although the advisability of combining qualitative and quantitative approaches has been
questioned on the grounds of incompatibility of epistemological assumptions that underpin the …

A judicious combination of qualitative and quantitative methods can play a valuable role in
health services research. This paper reviews the main reasons for combining methods: for …

The growing popularity of qualitative research has led to calls for it to be incorporated into the
evidence base. It is argued that, in seeking to respond to this challenge, it is important that …