Lawson Angela K, Marsh Erica E
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 1845, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, L4000 Women's Hospital, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2017 Mar;44(1):109-120. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2016.11.005.
In order to provide effective evidence-based health care to women, rigorous research that examines women's lived experiences in their own voices is needed. However, clinical health research has often excluded the experiences of women and minority patient populations. Further, clinical research has often relied on quantitative research strategies; this provides an interesting but limited understanding of women's health experiences and hinders the provision of effective patient-centered care. This article defines qualitative research and its unique contributions to research, and provides examples of how qualitative research has given insights into the reproductive health perspectives and behaviors of underserved women.
为了向女性提供基于有效证据的医疗保健服务，需要开展严谨的研究，以女性自己的声音来审视她们的生活经历。然而，临床健康研究常常将女性和少数族裔患者群体的经历排除在外。此外，临床研究常常依赖定量研究策略；这虽然能提供有趣但有限的对女性健康经历的理解，且阻碍了以患者为中心的有效护理的提供。本文定义了定性研究及其对研究的独特贡献，并举例说明定性研究如何深入了解了服务不足女性的生殖健康观点和行为。
