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Qualitative Evidence in Pediatrics

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Abstract

Qualitative research makes a unique and valuable contribution to health evidence by illuminating the attitudes, opinions, feelings, and behavior of individuals around common phenomena. Knowledge of the state of qualitative research in pediatrics is important to identify what qualitative research has been done, how qualitative evidence has been used, and to identify opportunities for future work. This chapter provides a scoping review of the use of qualitative research in pediatrics to identify key approaches, applications, and trends in the use of these qualitative methods. One hundred and sixty three articles were included in the review. Extracted data was coded and categorized and a cross-comparison of methods and discipline, methods and year, perspective and year, and sample and year was conducted. Nurses most commonly used qualitative methods, and the dominant qualitative tradition was phenomenology. Of the five themes explored (care experiences, health and illness experiences, care delivery systems, care needs, and family dynamics), care experiences was the most commonly identified theme. There is an underutilization of qualitative approaches to explore family dynamics in pediatrics and additional health services research concepts. The use of qualitative methods has steadily increased with time in pediatrics, demonstrating an increasing recognition of the value of qualitative research to shape decisions and link evidence with practice. Going forward, we urge the use of more detailed methods of reporting and encourage even more qualitative inquiry in pediatrics. The use of qualitative methods provides a voice to patient and family experiences, and allows for the evaluation of treatment responses and explanations of processes within disease trajectories and health care systems.

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    Shannon D. Scott RN, BN, MN, Ph.D., Mandy Archibald RN, BScN, Ph.D. Candidate, Lesley Pullishy RN, BScN & Thane Chambers M.L.I.S.

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Scott, S.D., Archibald, M., Pullishy, L., Chambers, T. (2016). Qualitative Evidence in Pediatrics. In: Olson, K., Young, R., Schultz, I. (eds) Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice. Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability, vol 4. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2920-7_16

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