Qualitative Research in Health Care

Provides the essential information that health care researchers and health professionals need to understand the basics of qualitative research

Now in its fourth edition, this concise, accessible, and authoritative introduction to conducting and interpreting qualitative research in the health care field has been fully revised and updated.

Continuing to introduce the core qualitative methods for data collection and analysis, this new edition also features chapters covering newer methods which are becoming more widely used in the health research field; examining the role of theory, the analysis of virtual and digital data, and advances in participatory approaches to research.

Qualitative Research in Health Care, 4th Edition looks at the interface between qualitative and quantitative research in primary mixed method studies, case study research, and secondary analysis and evidence synthesis. The book further offers chapters covering: different research designs, ethical issues in qualitative research; interview, focus group and observational methods; and documentary and conversation analysis.

    A succinct, and practical guide quickly conveying the essentials of qualitative research
    Updated with chapters on new and increasingly used methods of data collection including digital and web research
    Features new examples and up-to-date references and further reading

The fourth edition of Qualitative Research in Health Care is relevant to health care professionals, researchers and students in health and related disciplines.

CATHERINE POPE is Professor of Medical Sociology, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. She serves on the editorial boards of Sociology of Health & Illness, Digital Health, and the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy.

NICHOLAS MAYS is Professor of Health Policy, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. He directs the National Institute for Health Research funded Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit. He was co-editor of the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy for over 20 years and is now on its editorial advisory board.