PASS Qualitative Research

Question 1

Types of questions used in quantitative research

Answer 1

Closed questions

Question 2

Types of questions used in qualitative research

Answer 2

Open questions

Question 3

What are you looking for in quantitative research?

Answer 3

Statistical relationships

Question 4

What are you looking for in qualitative research?

Answer 4

Patterns or themes

Question 5

Advantages of qualitative research

Answer 5

• Numerical data + stats may be insufficient to capture how people feel about the certain topic in their own words
• Focuses on contexts + how they influence behaviours and feelings - social, cultural and profession structures
• Can explain reasons behind quantitative data

Question 6

Disadvantages of qualitative research

Answer 6

Small sample size
Inherently subjective - researcher shapes the research approach
Analysis of data is interpretive - no significance to go off of
More time consuming

Question 7

Sample size in qualitative data

Answer 7

Small sample size

Question 8

Sample size in quantitative data

Answer 8

Large sample size

Question 9

What word is used in qualitative research to say findings are true?

Answer 9

Credibility

Question 10

What word is used in qualitative research to say the findings are applicable broadly?

Answer 10

Transferability

Question 11

What word is used in qualitative research to say the study could be repeated and similar results will be found?

Answer 11

Dependability

Question 12

What word is used in qualitative research to say the findings are drawn from the data?

Answer 12

Confirmability

Question 13

Credibility meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 13

Are the findings true?
Qualitative

Question 14

Transferability meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 14

Are the findings applicable broadly?
Qualitative

Question 15

Dependability meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 15

Could you redo the study and get similar results?
Qualitative

Question 16

Confirmability meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 16

Are the findings drawn from the data?
Qualitative

Question 17

What word is used in quantitative research to say the findings are true?

Answer 17

Internal validity

Question 18

What word is used in quantitative research to say the findings are applicable broadly?

Answer 18

Generalisability

Question 19

What word is used in quantitative research to say the study could be related and similar result would be found?

Answer 19

Reliability

Question 20

What word is used in quantitative research to say the findings are drawn from the data?

Answer 20

Objectivity

Question 21

Internal validity meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 21

Are the findings true?
Quantitative

Question 22

Generalisability meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 22

Are these findings applicable broadly?
Quantitative

Question 23

Reliability meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 23

Could you redo the study and produce similar results?
Quantitative

Question 24

Objectivity meaning
What type of research is it used in?

Answer 24

Are the finding drawn from the data?
Quantitative

Question 25

Types of methodologies in qualitative research

Answer 25

Grounded theory
Phenomenology
Action research

Question 26

Types of methods in qualitative research

Answer 26

Interviews, focus groups
Diary
Ethnography
Free-text survey questions
Arts

Question 27

What are methodologies used for?

Answer 27

To look qualitatively at an issue

Question 28

Explain grounded theory

Answer 28

• Asks broad question and tries to make a theory
• Gathers data from multiple sources
• Looks for patterns in data
• can used any sort of method

Question 29

What methods can be used for grounded theory?

Answer 29

Any method

Question 30

Explain phenomenology

Answer 30

• Investigates the everyday experiences, thoughts + feelings of human beings
• Uses interviews, focus groups, arts, diaries

Question 31

What methods can be used for phenomenology?

Answer 31

Interviews
Focus groups
Arts
Diaries

Question 32

Explain action research

Answer 32

• Seeks to find an evidence based solution to a specific local problem
• Practice based data collection
• Uses interviews + ethnography

Question 33

What methods can be used in action research?

Answer 33

Interviews
Ethnography

Question 34

Explain interviews/focus groups

Answer 34

• Asks a series of questions on themes around the topic 1-1 or in small groups
• Done in person or online by videocall

Question 35

Explain diaries as a method

Answer 35

• Ask respondent to write down thoughts, experiences reflections regularly
• Done on paper, word, blog or texts

Question 36

What are methods used for?

Answer 36

Tools and techniques for gathering data

Question 37

Explain ethnography

Answer 37

• Reseacher spends time immersed in a place observing what practices and experiences happen
• Done in person or remotely (digital ethnography)

Question 38

Explain thematic analysis of qualitative data

Answer 38

Looking for themes or topics that come up

Question 39

Explain discourse analysis of qualitative data

Answer 39

Looking for the way (words, metaphors) people talk about things

Question 40

Explain narrative analysis of qualitative information

Answer 40

Looking for stories people construct about their experiences

Question 41

How can patient experiences be used to improve healthcare?

Answer 41

Making better suggestions for better health supports, education + relationships

Question 42

How can observations of services/facilities be used to improve healthcare?

Answer 42

Making suggestions for better practices, procedures + standards

Question 43

How can healthcare practitioners’ views be used to improve healthcare?

Answer 43

Making suggestions for better training, workforce support and resources

Question 44

Ways to analyse data

Answer 44

Thematic - themes
Discourse - words
Narrative - stories