Murphy E, Mattson B
School of Social Studies, University of Nottingham, UK.
Fam Pract. 1992 Mar;9(1):85-91. doi: 10.1093/fampra/9.1.85.
Recent years have seen the development of interest in the usefulness of qualitative methods in family practice research. This paper shows how the underlying concerns of family practice medicine parallel those of the qualitative research tradition. After contrasting the philosophical underpinnings of both quantitative and qualitative methods, we go on to describe the methodological commitments of qualitative research. We relate this emerging debate within family practice to that which has taken place in other disciplines, particularly that of education. We discuss the relative strengths of qualitative and quantitative methods, and argue that these two traditions have complementary contributions to make to the discipline of family practice medicine.
近年来，人们对定性方法在家庭医疗实践研究中的实用性的兴趣不断发展。本文展示了家庭医疗实践医学的潜在关注点如何与定性研究传统的关注点并行。在对比了定量和定性方法的哲学基础之后，我们接着描述定性研究的方法论承诺。我们将家庭医疗实践中这场新出现的辩论与其他学科，特别是教育学科中发生的辩论联系起来。我们讨论了定性和定量方法的相对优势，并认为这两种传统对家庭医疗实践医学学科都有互补的贡献。
