Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Nov 25;28(12):2743-2748. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab195.
Qualitative research, the analysis of nonquantitative and nonquantifiable data through methods such as interviews and observation, is integral to the field of biomedical and health informatics. To demonstrate the integrity and quality of their qualitative research, authors should report important elements of their work. This perspective article offers guidance about reporting components of the research, including theory, the research question, sampling, data collection methods, data analysis, results, and discussion. Addressing these points in the paper assists peer reviewers and readers in assessing the rigor of the work and its contribution to the literature. Clearer and more detailed reporting will ensure that qualitative research will continue to be published in informatics, helping researchers disseminate their understanding of people, organizations, context, and sociotechnical relationships as they relate to biomedical and health data.
定性研究通过访谈和观察等方法对非定量和不可量化的数据进行分析，是生物医学和健康信息学领域不可或缺的一部分。为了展示其定性研究的完整性和质量，作者应报告其工作的重要内容。本文观点提供了有关报告研究组成部分的指南，包括理论、研究问题、抽样、数据收集方法、数据分析、结果和讨论。在论文中解决这些问题有助于同行评审员和读者评估工作的严谨性及其对文献的贡献。更清晰、更详细的报告将确保信息学继续发表定性研究，帮助研究人员传播他们对与生物医学和健康数据相关的人、组织、背景和社会技术关系的理解。
