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Series: Practical guidance to qualitative research. Part 6: Longitudinal qualitative and mixed-methods approaches for longitudinal and complex health themes in primary care research.

Irene KorstjensAlbine Moser
Published in: The European journal of general practice (2022)
This article, the sixth in a series aiming to provide practical guidance for qualitative research in primary care, introduces two approaches for addressing longitudinal and complex health themes in primary care research. The first approach - longitudinal qualitative research - supports the study of change during the life course. The second approach - mixed-methods research - integrates quantitative and qualitative research to gain new insights to address the complex and multifaceted themes in primary care.We discuss the context, what, why, when and how of these approaches and their main practical and methodological challenges. We provide examples of empirical studies using these approaches and sources for further reading.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • systematic review
  • cross sectional
  • general practice
  • study protocol
  • randomized controlled trial
  • health information
  • high resolution
  • risk assessment
  • human health
  • case control