Malterud Kirsti, Hamberg Katarina, Reventlow Susanne
a The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.
b Research Unit for General Practice , Uni Research Health , Bergen , Norway.
Scand J Prim Health Care. 2017 Dec;35(4):309-312. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2017.1397257. Epub 2017 Nov 2.
Qualitative methodology is gaining increasing attention and esteem in medical research, with general practice research taking a lead. With these methods, human and social interaction and meaning can be explored and shared by systematic interpretation of text from talk, observation or video. Qualitative studies are often included in Ph.D. theses from general practice in Scandinavia. Still, the Ph.D. programs across nations and institutions offer only limited training in qualitative methods. In this opinion article, we draw upon our observations and experiences, unpacking and reflecting upon values and challenges at stake when qualitative studies are included in Ph.D. theses. Hypotheses to explain these observations are presented, followed by suggestions for standards of evaluation and improvement of Ph.D. programs. The authors conclude that multimethod Ph.D. theses should be encouraged in general practice research, in order to offer future researchers an appropriate toolbox.
定性方法在医学研究中越来越受到关注和重视，全科医学研究处于领先地位。通过这些方法，可以通过对谈话、观察或视频中的文本进行系统解读，来探索和分享人类与社会互动及意义。定性研究在斯堪的纳维亚半岛的全科医学博士论文中经常出现。然而，各国和各机构的博士项目在定性方法方面提供的培训有限。在这篇观点文章中，我们借鉴自己的观察和经验，剖析并反思将定性研究纳入博士论文时所涉及的价值观和挑战。我们提出了解释这些观察结果的假设，随后给出了博士项目评估标准和改进建议。作者得出结论，在全科医学研究中应鼓励采用多方法博士论文，以便为未来的研究人员提供合适的工具包。
