Background: Qualitative research is increasingly being recognised as a vital aspect of
primary healthcare research. Teaching and learning how to conduct qualitative research is …

This editorial is an epilogue to close the How to… series in qualitative research, in which we
have been guiding the reader through the labyrinth of qualitative research. Our goal was to …

This paper offers a selective overview of the increasingly popular paradigm of qualitative
research. We consider the nature of qualitative research questions, describe common …

Background: A seminar course was developed in order to train medical students in
qualitative research methods, while providing an introduction to the field of General Practice …

As noted in Chapter 2, quantitative research is embedded within the positivist (or scientific)
paradigm and is based on the assumption that there is one objective truth that can be sought …

On a daily basis, health professionals engage in interviewing and observation. They do this
while eliciting a medical history, inviting patients to share their stories, and when observing …

Background The interest for qualitative research methodology has expanded beyond
theoretical academic research on medical education, gathering interest from all healthcare …

In the last 10 years, qualitative research methods have become increasingly well accepted
within medical journals. In earlier times, qualitative researchers were used to having their …

Qualitative inquiry provides a means of apprehending the personal and contextual
experiences of health and health care as well as the complex social, cultural and political …

''Theory''as a construct can be ambiguous. Those who wish to conduct a qualitative study for
the first time may struggle to see how theory can be used to support and enrich qualitative …