[…]are a reasonable amount of preexisting knowledge and theory in the topic studied . The outcome is presented as some form of agreement with the preexisting theory. It may sometimes be presented using some form of statistics. Summative content analysis: Creating a “Word sallad” where the size of each word represents […]
Suggested pre-reading What this web page adds Introduction to qualitative methods Data collection Transcribing All empirical-holistic (qualitative) approaches code their data into units of meaning or codes. These codes are often grouped to create categories. These categories may be further grouped and linked to create overarching themes or theories. This […]
[…]other variables where it may be sensible to create a variable reducing the number of steps. It is common to have a variable containing several possible responses but it would be useful to recode to a binary variable. A common example is ethnicity where one variable can contain a number […]
[…]of a case and what we can learn from that case. A case can be one person, family, group, community, company, country, etc. Ethnography Aim to describe the characteristics of a culture (or subculture) and what we can learn from them. Grounded Theory Aim to develop a new theory around […]
[…]should be placed in the footer, visible on all pages. Logotypes should be placed in the header. Common pitfalls The two most common mistakes are: a) writing too much in the background / introduction making it into a text book and b) writing too little in the methods section so […]
[…]into ensuring that each group becomes very similar in in multiple baseline characteristics. It is common to use computer programs to ensure this. Minimization has received some critique for not being a true random process. Baseline differences A handy side effect of randomisation is that groups often become similar and […]
[…]subheading labelled “Strengths and limitations” or alternatively “Methodological aspects”. Comment your own results and compare it with results from previous studies. This can be done in one or several sections (depending on what you want to discuss). This is a tricky part. A common mistake is to summarise previous studies […]
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[…]the software PASS version 11.0.8 (Hintze, J. (2011). PASS 11. NCSS, LLC. Kaysville, Utah, USA. www.ncss.com.) A randomized controlled trial analysed with with Cox proportional hazards regression Assuming a hazard ratio between intervention and control group of 1.75 (a patient at any given time has a 75% higher probability of being […]
[…]says each question should be structured in the PICO format; Patient or Problem, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome/s. The following video describes (in a funny way) evidence based medicine and PICO: The PICO format is perfect for clinical questions around choice of therapy (where no therapy might be one of available choices). […]
