Murphy Kathy, Casey Dympna, Devane Declan, Meskell Pauline, Higgins Agnes, Elliot Naomi, Lalor Joan, Begley Cecily
National University of Ireland, Galway.
Nurse Res. 2014 Mar;21(4):13-9. doi: 10.7748/nr2014.03.21.4.13.e1225.
To reflect on the added value that a mixed method design gave in a large national evaluation study of specialist and advanced practice (SCAPE), and to propose a reporting guide that could help make explicit the added value of mixed methods in other studies.
Recently, researchers have focused on how to carry out mixed methods research (MMR) rigorously. The value-added claims for MMR include the capacity to exploit the strengths and compensate for weakness inherent in single designs, generate comprehensive description of phenomena, produce more convincing results for funders or policy-makers and build methodological expertise.
Data illustrating value added claims were drawn from the SCAPE study.
Studies about the purpose of mixed methods were identified from a search of literature.
The authors explain why and how they undertook components of the study, and propose a guideline to facilitate such studies.
If MMR is to become the third methodological paradigm, then articulation of what extra benefit MMR adds to a study is essential. The authors conclude that MMR has added value and found the guideline useful as a way of making value claims explicit.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE/RESEARCH: The clear articulation of the procedural aspects of mixed-methods research, and identification of a guideline to facilitate such research, will enable researchers to learn more effectively from each other.
反思混合方法设计在一项关于专科和高级实践的大型全国性评估研究（SCAPE）中所带来的附加值，并提出一份报告指南，以帮助明确混合方法在其他研究中的附加值。
最近，研究人员专注于如何严谨地开展混合方法研究（MMR）。MMR的增值主张包括能够利用单一设计固有的优势并弥补其弱点、对现象进行全面描述、为资助者或政策制定者提供更具说服力的结果以及积累方法学专业知识。
说明增值主张的数据取自SCAPE研究。
通过文献检索确定有关混合方法目的的研究。
作者解释了他们开展研究各部分的原因及方式，并提出了一项便于此类研究的指南。
如果MMR要成为第三种方法学范式，那么阐明MMR给一项研究带来的额外益处至关重要。作者得出结论，MMR具有附加值，并发现该指南作为明确价值主张的一种方式很有用。
对实践/研究的启示：清晰阐述混合方法研究的程序方面，并确定一项便于此类研究的指南，将使研究人员能够更有效地相互学习。
