Main description:

This fully revised and updated edition of Qualitative Research in Health Care offers a clear and accessible introduction to conducting and interpreting qualitative research, incorporating new examples, references and chapters relevant for a comprehensive introduction to the subject. New chapters and references include: * Synthesising qualitative research * Secondary analysis of primary data * Ethical issues * Mixed research methods and integrating qualitative with quantitative techniques * Consensus and other methods for eliciting public and professional views and preferences * Conversation analysis

Contents:

1 Qualitative methods in health research. Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays. 2 Qualitative interviews. Nicky Britten. . 3 Focus groups. Jenny Kitzinger. . 4 Observational methods. Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays. . 5 Conversation analysis. Sarah Collins, Nicky Britten. . 6 Ethical issues. Dawn Goodwin. . 7 Analysing qualitative data. Catherine Pope, Sue Ziebland, Nicholas Mays. . 8 Quality in qualitative health research. Nicholas Mays, Catherine Pope. . 9 Combining qualitative and quantitative methods. Alicia O'Cathain, Kate Thomas. . 10 Case studies. Justin Keen. . 11 Action research. Julienne Meyer. . 12 Consensus development methods. Nick Black. 13 Synthesising qualitative research. Catherine Pope, Nicholas Mays