School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411, USA.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2011 Jan;38(1):44-53. doi: 10.1007/s10488-010-0314-z.
This paper describes the application of mixed method designs in implementation research in 22 mental health services research studies published in peer-reviewed journals over the last 5 years. Our analyses revealed 7 different structural arrangements of qualitative and quantitative methods, 5 different functions of mixed methods, and 3 different ways of linking quantitative and qualitative data together. Complexity of design was associated with number of aims or objectives, study context, and phase of implementation examined. The findings provide suggestions for the use of mixed method designs in implementation research.
本文描述了混合方法设计在过去 5 年中在 22 项同行评议期刊发表的精神卫生服务研究中的应用。我们的分析揭示了定性和定量方法的 7 种不同结构安排、混合方法的 5 种不同功能以及将定量和定性数据联系在一起的 3 种不同方式。设计的复杂性与目标数量或目的、研究背景和实施阶段有关。研究结果为实施研究中混合方法设计的使用提供了建议。