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The goal of medical care is to improve the patient’s quality of life (QOL) by maintaining function and well-being. Consequently, there is an increasing consensus that the patient’s perspective is pivotal in monitoring the outcomes of medical care in general. This is particularly important when management decisions are not clear-cut through a lack of clinical evidence. In such cases, it is imperative to study the health problems from all possible aspects. To achieve this aim we might need to study patients’ experiences and views of a particular disease process. This might optimize management outcomes by improving the clinician’s understanding of patients’ perceptions toward medical intervention. Qualitative studies can offer dental care providers with important aspects of the disease process. Particularly, how does the patient understand a particular oral health problem, and how does this knowledge improve oral health outcomes. This particular aspect cannot be explored using quantitative methods, which is widely used in the medical research field. This short guide tries to shed a light on the use of a qualitative research paradigm through qualitative research methodologies commonly used in medical research. These methodologies are; thematic analysis, phenomenology, interpretive phenomenology, grounded theory, and generic qualitative approaches. These methodologies will be presented in a rather different way from what a medical researcher might expect. This book will use fine art examples as an analogy. The author will use famous artworks to enlighten the main features of each qualitative research methodology.
A Short Guide to Qualitative Studies for Dental Researcher
2020
The goal of medical care is to improve the patient’s quality of life (QOL) by maintaining function and well-being. Consequently, there is an increasing consensus that the patient’s perspective is pivotal in monitoring the outcomes of medical care in general. This is particularly important when management decisions are not clearcut through a lack of clinical evidence. In such cases, it is imperative to study the health problems from all possible aspects. To achieve this aim we might need to study patients’ experiences and views of a particular disease process. This might optimize management outcomes by improving the clinician’s understanding of patients’ perceptions toward medical intervention. Qualitative studies can offer dental care providers with important aspects of the disease process. Particularly, how does the patient understand a particular oral health problem, and how does this knowledge improve oral health outcomes. This particular aspect cannot be explored using quantitative methods, which is widely used in the medical research field. This short guide tries to shed a light on the use of a qualitative research paradigm through qualitative research methodologies commonly used in medical research. These methodologies are; thematic analysis, phenomenology, interpretive phenomenology, grounded theory, and generic qualitative approaches. These methodologies will be presented in a rather different way from what a medical researcher might expect. This book will use fine art examples as an analogy. The author will use famous artworks to enlighten the main features of each qualitative research methodology.
Using qualitative research for evidence-based dental hygiene practice
Canadian Journal of …, 2004
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Objectives: Although qualitative research is becoming more prominent in health care, qualitative data are not widely implemented in medical/dental clinical practice, since clinical teachers are usually unfamiliar with qualitative research and feel unconfident about its reliability. However, this kind of methodology may produce valuable data to a depth that standardized quantitative methods cannot reach and therefore qualitative reports may be useful in order to assess the impact of several medical/dental disorders on psychophysical health of the individuals. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to describe a qualitative research paradigm in dental education, demonstrating how the use of qualitative