Using the evidence: The benefits of passive data collection and e-memory for qualitative research Robert Cook Introduction Advances in technology have been the central driving force in creating the ...

Primary qualitative studies evaluated by NICE have generally collected data through focus groups, one-to-one interviews, or questionnaire surveys with analysis of free-text responses. Thematic ...

Qualitative research in dentistry This paper explores the most common methods of data collection used in qualitative research: interviews and focus groups. The paper examines each method in detail ...

Results: A range of methods is available for synthesising diverse forms of evidence. These include narrative summary, thematic analysis, grounded theory, meta-ethnography, meta-study, realist ...

Quantitative data involves measurable evidence, while qualitative data stems from observation and interpretation, often being more subjective. “Quantitative data provides the hard numbers, trends and ...

Grounded theory is considered one of the most significant strategies of qualitative inquiry and its methodology has come a long way. With the objective of building middle-range theories, grounded ...