Q-Methodology as a research design: A brief overview

L. Kumar, R. George, Jibin Kunjavara, P. Anisha
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Scientific research uses objective facts to build evidence. Due to restrictions in collecting objective data from study subjects and study aims, researchers may need to acquire subjective data. In such cases, qualitative and mixed-method designs are essential in medicine and allied fields. Medical and nursing research increasingly uses qualitative and mixed-method techniques. Mixed methods assess study participants' perspectives, opinions and outlooks on specific occurrences. Subjective data collection is like searching in the sea; potential data may be overlooked. Q-technique collects and analyses subjective data from study participants on a given topic. Q-methodology, Q-sort and Q-techniques are commonly used interchangeably, but they have different meanings. Q might be a data-gathering method or a study approach. This article discusses the basic process of using Q-methodology as a research design for novice researchers.
q -方法论作为一种研究设计:简要概述
科学研究用客观事实来建立证据。由于从研究对象和研究目的中收集客观数据的限制,研究人员可能需要获取主观数据。在这种情况下,定性和混合方法设计在医学和相关领域是必不可少的。医学和护理研究越来越多地使用定性和混合方法技术。混合方法评估研究参与者对特定事件的观点、意见和前景。主观数据收集就像在大海中搜寻;潜在的数据可能被忽略。Q-technique收集和分析研究参与者关于给定主题的主观数据。q -方法论、q -排序和q -技术通常可以互换使用,但它们具有不同的含义。Q可能是一种数据收集方法或一种研究方法。本文讨论了新手研究人员使用q方法进行研究设计的基本过程。
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