Tuthill Emily L, Maltby Ann E, DiClemente Kira, Pellowski Jennifer A
Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA.
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Int J Qual Methods. 2020 Jan 1;19. doi: 10.1177/1609406920965799. Epub 2020 Oct 26.
Longitudinal qualitative research (LQR) is an emerging methodology in health behavior and nursing research. Researchers are turning to LQR to understand experiences across time as well as identify facilitators and inhibitors of health/illness behaviors and transitions. Currently, a lack of information exists to guide researchers on LQR techniques and considerations. Our objective was to provide a methodological resource for health behavior and nursing researchers conducting LQR. LQR may be applied to understand any human experience, as well as the sequalae of the experience and is well suited for studying transitions and developmental or behavioral changes. Conducting LQR is resource intensive and requires flexibility and complex analyses. We discuss multiple components of LQR such as design considerations, analysis options, and our lessons learned. Despite complexities, LQR provides the opportunity to understand experiences across time within an individual and among a group resulting in holistic, in-depth understandings beyond a cross-sectional time point.
纵向定性研究（LQR）是健康行为和护理研究中一种新兴的方法。研究人员正转向LQR，以了解随时间推移的经历，并确定健康/疾病行为及转变的促进因素和抑制因素。目前，缺乏指导研究人员进行LQR技术和注意事项的信息。我们的目标是为开展LQR的健康行为和护理研究人员提供一种方法学资源。LQR可用于理解任何人类经历及其后果，非常适合研究转变以及发育或行为变化。进行LQR需要大量资源，并且需要灵活性和复杂的分析。我们讨论了LQR的多个组成部分，如设计考量、分析选项以及我们的经验教训。尽管存在复杂性，但LQR提供了一个机会，可在个体内部和群体之间了解随时间推移的经历，从而产生超越横断面时间点的全面、深入的理解。
